Portable vice - buying advice sought

If you want a good one I would choose this, Niko **LINK** https://www.heuer.de/fileadmin/content/Bilder_content/Compact/Produktinformation-2Seiter/Product_information_compact_set_en.pdf

Edited By speelwerk on 29/04/2021 21:59:06

@SillyOldDuffer - You are right, really. I was planning to solve most problems with clip-on jaw but yup, the more I think about it the less I like my "potential winner"... it's riddled with compromises. I also take your point about softer jaws. I mean whilst it's good to have vice jaws that dont get deformed, obviously it's bad if by being so hard that they mark the part.

@Tim - OK, yes absolutely. Thank you for the clarification.

@speelwerk - Yes, HEUER Compact-Set is a very clever design and build quality looks good. It comes with a variety of sensible magnetic protective jaws, very wide jaw span (130mm) adjusted at high speed too (3 secs)... Not much of an anvil, but otherwise brilliant in almost every possible way. I

The only thing that worries me is that it does look a bit TOO light in weight and no doubt those jaws will twist slightly when a part is gripped hard at one end... but the upside is that it is highly portable as a result. I wonder how bad that affect is - and whether one could accidentally damage the vice by over-tightening it in that way.

Maybe one of its bigger brothers would be better.

Also horribly expensive, but still possible.

I shall have another look when I have more time... but this is a new Potential Winner!

Thanks for the suggestion

J