By in person, check everything you can to make sure the mating surfaces all
fit, the jaws close square, etc. Check for slop.
--
Ross
www.myoldtools.com
"Richard S. Mullin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Any opinions on Emmert vise copies?
>
>
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 18:16:40 -0500, "Richard S. Mullin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Any opinions on Emmert vise copies?
http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=APTCPMV
Nicely made, works well. Basically a copy of the non-turtleback
Emmert. Useful to have in the workshop, but it drives you mad as the
_only_ vice. The jaw tilter is never straight, so it's always wobbling
at you. Damn nuisance to fit. Doesn't fit to a substantial frame
member, isn't rigid on anything that it can fit too.
Of course, as an English chap, I'd much prefer an Emmett vice (no R).
Andy Dingley <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 18:16:40 -0500, "Richard S. Mullin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Any opinions on Emmert vise copies?
>
> http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=APTCPMV
I think this is the Taiwanese-made version sold by a few retailers in
the U.S. I bought one to use as the front vise on my bench.
> Nicely made, works well.
There are some sharp corners to file off but I agree that it's
well-made.
> Basically a copy of the non-turtleback
> Emmert. Useful to have in the workshop, but it drives you mad as the
> _only_ vice.
I agree again, which is why I decided to buy a 'standard' front vise.
The Emmert clone sits under the bench in its original box awaiting a
second bench to be built sometime in the hazy future.
> The jaw tilter is never straight, so it's always wobbling
> at you. Damn nuisance to fit. Doesn't fit to a substantial frame
> member, isn't rigid on anything that it can fit too.
>
> Of course, as an English chap, I'd much prefer an Emmett vice (no R).
Isn't that an Irish concoction?
Cheers,
Mike