/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Clamp vices are fine and have uses, but are not a good alternative to a mounted vice unless portability is that important to you.

>>1714772
The clamp break down with use quicky in my experience. Don't expect to hold anything larger than a smartphone steady with one of these.

>>1714772
it's €14, that's not a lot to regret. give it a shot.

>>1714772
If you need to put something into it because it needs a little old school persuasion from a single jack you probably will.

>>1714772
depends what you wanna do.

I got one of these the other week to help keep a piece of pipe in place, shit didn't work at all. I had to go get the big 98 dollar one, together they worked well tho. If you're trying to just solder or something this thing is fine.

>>1714772
>that anvil on the back

>>1714772
Those are tiny, looks larger on the picture. I guess if you work with small stuff is ok, but as soon as you try to use a hacksaw on anything big it'll come loose.

>>1714772
Funny, just got one that looks 100% identical but has a different name (probably a rebranded item) for my little tinkering space in my apartment, where I can't really be hammering shit all day anyway.

>>1715079
>my little tinkering space in my apartment,
oi, you got a Tinkering loicense for that, mate?

>>1715080
No it's under the 10m2 threshold so no Tinkering license is required.

>Want to buy an American made vice.
>Cheapest are like $700

>>1715109
Just get the Wilton Chinese one for like 160 bucks. I got one of Taiwan one's years ago before they started making them in China, and it's a good vise.

>>1715122
I want American made, though. It's simply a matter of pride. I'm sure a Britisher would want one made in England.

>>1714772
Get it, worst case you're out $14. Cheap way to see if you'll actually use a vice or not. If you end up using it a lot, then upgrade.

>>1715109
uh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcbTopj5u7A
tldw: harbour freight
want a good one? built it yourself, no you don't need a waterjet, angle grinder, hand dril (and some work with carbide end), simplest stickwelder will do

>>1715165
>harbour freight
dewalt it was that did decently i think - still a chink

>>1715129
Good god no, nationalism should have no place in choosing a tool, I'd always go for the best I can afford regardless of where it came from.

>>1715129
>I'm sure a Britisher would want one made in England.

>>1714772
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saT1XPAI580

this looks bready cool, european fren.....

>>1714772
>50 mm
That’s less than 2 inches subtard.

>>1714996
kek

if we're doing a thread on preventing regret, am i gonna regret this? i need a metal lathe thats tiny and quiet enough for an apt that I can turn gold and silver rings on. Jeweler by profession but im looking into machining to avoid having to cast molds for simple bands

>>1714772
https://youtu.be/U2jNeObHnZY

No one will remember your vice, but this one we remember.

>>1717533

>It's $440 and doesn't even have a compound

I can see literally no reason to get this over one of the 7x lathes. It's not much cheaper, but substantially more crap.

>>1717533
look at sherline.

>>1717533
Look at old jewelers/watchmakers lathes which use hand tools, files and gravers to cut metal. The way I prevent regret is buy quality after thorough research. Study the varieties of lathe and attachments.

>>1715109
>an American made vice
nascigs.com
way cheaper than $700. oh, you wanted a vise. sorry.

>>1717533
Thatl turn silver and gold, but you might want to spend the extra money and buy the Harbor Freight ones.
They are better equipped and insanely popular. Youll be able to get parts and do modifications and all sorts of stuff with the fanbase it has.

Ive literally never heard or seen the grizzly lathe before.

>>1714772
Like others have said, depends 100% on what you want to do with it.

>>1714772
I have absolutely broken a clone of this thing by using a bar on the handle to tighten it up. Bent the slides now its really tough to open and close.
So use your brain I guess don't chop trees with a chisel

>>1717533
a friend of mine had a wood shop full of grizzly tools; never had a problem from any of them, all were trued from the factory, none of them bogged down beyond what's normal when working with black walnut and other dense hardwoods. I've no experience with their metal working line, though.

>>1715129
>want American made
>don't want to pony up the cash for new
Find a flea market/craigslist special and restore it then dumbass

>>1714772
A lifetime of fairly stable clamping vs 14 Greek whores. Tough call.

>>1715831
found the chinaman

>>1714772
I have a very similar one (the $15 orange Pony vice from Amazon). It's very sturdy, I've lifted up the entire 200 pound desk it's attached to trying to bend something with it before. Definitely worth the price. Some vice is better than no vice every time.

>>1717533
Do not buy. If you're spending less than 2 grand get a used one, at least those usually come with tooling.

>>1714772
yes it's rough on the edges and will scratch your ballsack during usage