Originally Posted by
davester
Well, it wasn't the highest quality vise, but I've had it for probably 25 years from before the time that Harbor Freight appeared. I had been thinking that I'd like a heavier duty vise. The problem is that most of the ones available (even from high end brands like Wilton) are cheap chinese knock-offs. Perhaps I should look for an old one on craigslist.
That's why I snagged my father-in-law's old Craftsman bench vise when he died, before anyone else in the family had a chance. There is no such thing as a cheap tool -- you pay in dollars up front, or you pay in pain, anguish, and broken parts later.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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