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Nov 7, 2012 | 08:21 AM

dantheman2012

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Bench Vise

Any one know of a good bench vise to get for my home garage? I have been looking around at Wilton and Yost, both seem to be good quality. Anyone have any experience with either of these brands?

Nov 7, 2012 | 08:25 PM

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Get a real one, not a Chinese made copy. It will not be cheap, but it will last a lot longer and take a lot more abuse.
Yard and estate sales are good sources.

Nov 10, 2012 | 06:56 PM

tecgod13

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There is almost always at least one listed on my local craigslist.

Like Ford_Six said, US made is better. Older ones maybe made better than new, and even looking a bit worn, might be in grade shape (quality wins in this case).

Nov 10, 2012 | 11:00 PM

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It only took 20 or more years to break our Wilton... Same for my uncles Craftsman... That said, I would look for an older one on an auction, but it also depends on what you intend to do with it. I have a couple HF units that are doing ok for now, but I also know that they won't survive long if they get used like press, they do hold things fairly well...

Nov 11, 2012 | 12:45 PM

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I've got a really old craftsman that has served me very well. If I had to replace I'd probably look for an industrial quality unit on craigslist.

Nov 12, 2012 | 10:48 AM

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Older Wiltons are the best. The new ones are the best of whats new but even they cannot beat the older ones.

Nov 13, 2012 | 04:31 PM

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I have to go along with everyone else....check out cragslist for older used vices...Wilton, Craftsman, etc......though I do have one that I bought from Costco 20+ years ago....it's not too bad,

but I use my 40 year old Wlton for everything HD.