They do make the same one in the US, or will. They're double the price though.It's too expensive for me as a general purpose vice, but I'm glad these are manufactured in "the West" (not just in Asia).
Edit: Actually, it's made in Taiwan... Nothing wrong with it, but here I was hoping manufacturing is coming back to the west...
I'm not surprised made in the US is more expensive, but double Wow.They do make the same one in the US, or will. They're double the price though.
Yes, but only in one direction. 90 degrees around the fixed jaw is inside the footprint of the table. I mounted it so that none of the baseplate overhangs, and thats what I found. Hell, I'll just do an update.Can you rotate the base so the fixed jaw is overhanging the edge of the bench? It would be a shame to lose the ability to clamp long parts vertically.
He's trying really hard to make one in the US. However, it's been more than difficult. In Taiwan, there's a factory that can make themIt's too expensive for me as a general purpose vice, but I'm glad these are manufactured in "the West" (not just in Asia).
Edit: Actually, it's made in Taiwan... Nothing wrong with it, but here I was hoping manufacturing is coming back to the west...