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craigdiver

posted on 5/8/17 at 04:14 PM Reply With Quote
Silverline 100mm vice

Stopped off at a new Toolstation branch today in Perth. They are advertising £5 off when you spend £25 so thought I would get myself a good old bolt down engineers vice. 100mm vice £27, £22 after offer. Alarm bells rang when I seen the Silverline box :-0. Took it home, bolted it down to my bench and started pressing polybushes into my wishbones and surprise surprise the main vice screw stripped half-way through the job.

Must remember to avoid silverline tools, many years ago I had a pair of their pipe plyers break and very nearly ripped my hand open. On complaining they said their tools were for light DIY use only.

Are the vices out of machine mart any better?





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r1_pete

posted on 5/8/17 at 04:41 PM Reply With Quote
Record vices take some beating, I saw a write uo on the internet where a MM vice had broken in two.
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craigdiver

posted on 5/8/17 at 04:56 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by r1_pete
Record vices take some beating, I saw a write uo on the internet where a MM vice had broken in two.


Good advice, ill look for a record vice, more expensive but not going to fail and injure me!





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tims31

posted on 5/8/17 at 07:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by craigdiver
quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Record vices take some beating, I saw a write uo on the internet where a MM vice had broken in two.


Good advice, ill look for a record vice, more expensive but not going to fail and injure me!


Have had my record vice for over 20 years and never missed a beat. Has a flat surface at the back for use like an anvil and quick release too, yes they are expensive but you get what you pay for I suppose.





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cliftyhanger

posted on 5/8/17 at 08:47 PM Reply With Quote
silverline=kiss ofdeath

I spend alot of time/money in my local toolstation. The staff freely admit that the silverline stuff is a PITA and a lot gets returned....

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nick205

posted on 6/8/17 at 07:48 AM Reply With Quote
Silverline kit is cheap for sure, but it's not great! I've tried it in past and ended up dunking it for better.
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907

posted on 6/8/17 at 09:25 AM Reply With Quote
see "for sale" section






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craigdiver

posted on 6/8/17 at 09:36 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 907
see "for sale" section


Have just bought a 2nd hand no.23 record vice from gumtree for £40. A real vice - a substantial lump of metal!. Should have got one of these in the first place. Just need to beef up my workbench so it doesn't collapse when I put it on it!



[Edited on 6/8/17 by craigdiver]





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r1_pete

posted on 6/8/17 at 04:23 PM Reply With Quote
Nice bit of kit, you wont regret that purchase...
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