I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I just say no to ebay, so that isn't an option.

Thanks,
Wayne D.

Wayne wrote:
I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I bought a 6" Enco about a year ago. It's as
straight and flat as I can measure, +/- .0005

I bought my used Kurt 6 inch vise for $200 - why not try and get him the
real thing (used)


"Wayne" wrote in message
...
I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I just say no to ebay, so that isn't an option.

Thanks,
Wayne D.




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Wayne wrote:

I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I just say no to ebay, so that isn't an option.

I got a Palmgren lowboy once, the fixed jaw was out about .002"
in 4", shimmed it with a cigarette paper and it was good to go.

Grant
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Jim Stewart has brought this to us :
Wayne wrote:
I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I bought a 6" Enco about a year ago. It's as
straight and flat as I can measure, +/- .0005

Do you recall the part#?

I just did some web searches on used ones. The prices on the ones I saw
were high enough that I'd fork over a few more bucks and go new,
especially since I wouldn't be able to inspect them.
It was worth a look though.

Bill Noble formulated on Tuesday :
I bought my used Kurt 6 inch vise for $200 - why not try and get him the real
thing (used)


"Wayne" wrote in message
...
I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I just say no to ebay, so that isn't an option.

Thanks,
Wayne D.




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I have a used Bridgeport brand vise for sale. No round base. Just the
vise with handle. I will have to check if it has jaws, price depends
on that but I never ask for too much.

i

On 2008-11-19, Wayne wrote:
I just did some web searches on used ones. The prices on the ones I saw
were high enough that I'd fork over a few more bucks and go new,
especially since I wouldn't be able to inspect them.
It was worth a look though.

Bill Noble formulated on Tuesday :
I bought my used Kurt 6 inch vise for $200 - why not try and get him the real
thing (used)


"Wayne" wrote in message
...
I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I just say no to ebay, so that isn't an option.

Thanks,
Wayne D.




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I'd prefer the lockdown type. I should be seeing my older brother
tomorrow (the real machinist in the family) and see if he's used
one of the bridgeport types.

Ignoramus11212 formulated on Tuesday :
I have a used Bridgeport brand vise for sale. No round base. Just the
vise with handle. I will have to check if it has jaws, price depends
on that but I never ask for too much.

i

On 2008-11-19, Wayne wrote:
I just did some web searches on used ones. The prices on the ones I saw
were high enough that I'd fork over a few more bucks and go new,
especially since I wouldn't be able to inspect them.
It was worth a look though.

Bill Noble formulated on Tuesday :
I bought my used Kurt 6 inch vise for $200 - why not try and get him the
real thing (used)


"Wayne" wrote in message
...
I want to pick up a mill vise for little bro who inherited
my old mill/drill.
Over 10 yrs ago I got the Enco vise, but it was so crooked
I returned it and got a Kurt. I don't know if the Enco's are
any better now. It seems there are lot of manufacturers that
I haven't heard of before charging Kurt prices.
So does anyone know of someone who makes something up
to $200 that is half way decent?

I just say no to ebay, so that isn't an option.

Thanks,
Wayne D.




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