[modeleng] Re: Milling machine vice

Good to hear from you again John.  Hope your silence
has been due to lots of shop time and not to an
illness.

Al Messer

--- john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi to all long time no messages,
> Do you have the chance of going around to find a
> second hand vice(of a known manufactuerer) from a
> secondhand tool dealer, grenrally they are of good
> construction with the strength wear it required even
> if the jaws may need a skim.
> 
> we have quite alot of second hand tool dealers where
> you can buy a vice for about half the price you
> would pay for a new far eastern one.
> 
> speak to the group more soon.
> 
> regards John Burridge
> 
> 
> > Message Received: Nov 19 2005, 01:27 PM
> > From: BrVoelker@xxxxxxx
> > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: 
> > Subject: [modeleng] Milling machine vice
> > 
> > I have a Rong Fu  RL80RF311 Mill/Drill with a 8" x
> 28" Table. This is  one of 
> > the popular Mills/Drills seen in many ads. I
> understand this machine is  made 
> > in Taiwan, not Red China. There is a local store
> which sells an identical  
> > machine but made in Red China which seems to be a
> real lost cause.
> >  
> > My question is: the Vice which came with the
> machine is very poor. The  store 
> > where I bought my machine caters to larger machine
> shops and could not  help 
> > me find a suitable Milling Machine Vice. I want
> something which is very  
> > substantial ~ 4" jaw width. Does anyone have an
> idea ?
> >  
> > thanks in advance,
> > Bruce
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