[modeleng] Re: Milling machine vice

Harry, what Bruce needs is a 6" "Made in India" mill vise/vice like the one 
I got from ENCO.  The thing prolly weighs more that his milling machine as 
it is all I can do to lift it onto my mill from off its storage table. 
(Actually I may have stretched that a bit as the vise only weighs 120 pounds 
and I am sure his machine weighs more than that.)

Redneck Jesse in Tennessee

>
> Bruce,
>      The general murmer around the machine tool world is that Rong Fu
> verisons of various machines are as good as you will find from the far
> east.        Are you in the USA?  If so all of the big mail-order tool
> houses (MSC, J&L, Travers, etc) carry Chinese clones of "Kurt" brand
> milling machine vises in 4" size for between $125 and $150.  Mine is from
> Travers Tool, Cat #61-204-204 (Taiwan) and I and two other owners I know
> have been completely satisfied with ours although as you know the exact
> item may change from year to year depending upon their supplier.  Even the
> 4" size are rather heavy at about 50lbs=B1 ea.
>
>
> Regards,
> Harry Wade
> Nashville  Tennessee

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