Swivelling jaws are handy but i wouldn't pay swindon's tax.What's the appeal?
I have seen a few but still prefer my old Fortis and Records.
What am I missing?
Don't get the vice thing either, must be somthing wrong with me...What's the appeal?
I have seen a few but still prefer my old Fortis and Records.
What am I missing?
So do you find the swivelly concept any better? I was surprised to find they are still made new? Couldn't see a price thoughSwivelling jaws are handy but i wouldn't pay swindon's tax.
We have a copy branded Olympia my dad bought from Makro 30 odd years ago, still works great.
Versatility, and I have to say, a super heavy duty feel to it compared to other vices.What's the appeal?
I have seen a few but still prefer my old Fortis and Records.
What am I missing?
Couldn't see a price though
Its about having the right tools for doing the job. Basically, you would want a vice to secure " anything " you might want to work on; flat, round, or even an odd shape. A Swindens type vice can provide a couple of those features, and position flat and round objects at a variety of angles for cutting, threading, welding, and other uses. For odd shapes, there are other types of vices which are great to have, such as the one pictured.......Don't get the vice thing either, ..................................
Yeah Matt, but when you need it .......... " How Sweet It Is !Even with those though, how oft does one actually employ the swivel jaw feature? Rarely.
Yeah Matt, but when you need it .......... " How Sweet It Is !
Swivelling jaws are handy but i wouldn't pay swindon's tax.
We have a copy branded Olympia my dad bought from Makro 30 odd years ago, still works great.
Record 75 and 600 series has pipe jaws and swivel Pete
I'd never seen a Swindens vice before watching your restoration video. Thought I like that, and had a cursory look on the bay of evil and spotted a rather ugly one at a fair price.I was given a brand new never used vice .
It was seized solid .
Freed it off and use it all the time .
I made some alloy jaws for it .
Good vice but limited opening .
The swivel (tilt) is good for some filing operations .
As you say way overpriced.
I'd never seen a Swindens vice before watching your restoration video. Thought I like that, and had a cursory look on the bay of evil and spotted a rather ugly one at a fair price.
After stripping it down, grinding a considerable amount of weld spatter off, and a bit of refurbishment, I find it a most useful tool.
It seems that in this day and age of the internet, videos of interesting things soon create a desire and demand for those items available for sale, and inevitably drive the prices up.
So, John, I have to blame you for my acquiring a Swindens, but at a reasonable price long before they became noticed on everyone's radar.
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