a good quality milling vise for sale

I stumbled on this 5" milling vise one ebay today. It is a Toolmex, Polish make with a swivel base. Priced to sell fast, it is better than the average by a mile. I would have snapped it up, but for the 5" ARC one I have and the pair of Bison 4" ones.

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It looks like a bit like vice that's had a paint job done on it to me.

Is that wear on the ground horizontal area?

Edited By blowlamp on 09/12/2019 17:08:03

Yes the paint is suspect, but there are no signs of the common drilling marks. And the scribe mark which lines up the zero on the base has not been made yet.

Edited By old mart on 09/12/2019 17:08:51

That said, the jaws show very few, if any, dings.

I was editing my post down a little as you were replying.

He has it at £120 on his website. There is plenty of choice of vises. I’ve only dealt with him once (not a vise). Seemed a reasonable fellow. Not too easy to find him, until you know his location.

Looks the same as those sold by Aim tools **LINK**

for a lot less money

I'm not surprised it has no dings - it's for sale as 'A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging'

The design is common, I have a very similar vice made in the Far East. It's OK. Old Mart's find is a good price but can quality ever be judged from a photo?

Dave

If it was a bison vise of the same size with the base, it would go for 4 times the advertised price, and Toolmex is comparable in quality, and might even be the same firm.