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Let me first say, I hope the example of the vise I got is still available
I bought a Shars 4" milling machine vise, with swivel base, I bought the vise used, but unused from a guy in Rochester NY, he bought it, opened the box, said yep its all there and set the box in his shop. Then 3 days later, bought a much larger milling machine, then started to retool for that machine. So the vise has set, according to the seller for 6-8 months in his shop, feeling some day he might still need it, but then decided to sell it to me.
Obviously the vise is an import, but is very nice, the movable jaw is straight to the fixed jaw, both open and closed, the movable jaw is tight, but is still very smooth in operation. The jaws are 4" wide and opens to 4-3/4", it has a swivel base, that I probably not use, but is nice to have, just in case. Unlike the other mill vises I have the fixed jaw is held down by bolts, that go down through the top of the fixed jaw assembly. The casing is well done, no visible voids or rough casing edges. Within the next couple of weeks, I will start the actual use of the vise and will report back.
I bought a Shars 4" milling machine vise, with swivel base, I bought the vise used, but unused from a guy in Rochester NY, he bought it, opened the box, said yep its all there and set the box in his shop. Then 3 days later, bought a much larger milling machine, then started to retool for that machine. So the vise has set, according to the seller for 6-8 months in his shop, feeling some day he might still need it, but then decided to sell it to me.
Obviously the vise is an import, but is very nice, the movable jaw is straight to the fixed jaw, both open and closed, the movable jaw is tight, but is still very smooth in operation. The jaws are 4" wide and opens to 4-3/4", it has a swivel base, that I probably not use, but is nice to have, just in case. Unlike the other mill vises I have the fixed jaw is held down by bolts, that go down through the top of the fixed jaw assembly. The casing is well done, no visible voids or rough casing edges. Within the next couple of weeks, I will start the actual use of the vise and will report back.