On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:10:32 +0000 (UTC), David Lesher
wrote:

A friend on the North Wet Coast in in need of a good vice, and a
drill press. He already has a mostly woodworking shop but also
is building up metalworking tools.

Gunner will likely chime in with some of his stock of old but good
vises.

PNW? If you're near Bellingham, stop in at Grizzly.


I'm trying to help Santa but don't know where to start. What
brand names matters in the metalworking vice category, and where
do you buy such? (Assuming we avoid H-F...)

Why? I've been happily beating the crap out of a $24 HF 5" Mechanic's
vise since 1977, when they opened the Escondido, CA store. Nirvana!


On a drill press, his spouse didn't balk at $400 so I'm looking
at CraigsList in the Seattle area for lack of a better approach.
I've proved myself less knowledgeable on such than I thought.
Where is Yoda when I need him?

Joined with the Force at the hip, as usual.

--
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act,
the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.
-- George Lois