Has a massive, sod-off unigrip handle rather than the usual anaemic, pinned, bridle-jointed dangler that snaps after one use. Also has a removable handle pin for über-torque and the application thereof. The others:
100mm straight: $15
150mm swivel: $35
???mm offset: $? (unsighted)
All are covered with varying levels of Chinese deathcamp grit and grease out of the box, and most machined edges are razor sharp; a degrease/regrease/file makeover is recommended.
“Chinese deathcamp grit and grease”
just read the categories too - phone stand, brilliant!
thanks will do the ring around and get some if they have stock …….
Fitting and Turning Rule 1: Debur all jobs.
This is ridiculously cheap. I paid $100 for a 150mm around two years ago from repco
What's the drill press type? Aren't they all?
The one on the left is the drill press type as they other one you need to mount to a bench or flat surface
Neither of the pictured vices appear to be drill-press vices. The bed of a drill-press vice usually has a large slot under the threaded rod, so you don't drill into the bed of the vice. You can see this on the Irwin vice mentioned in the post. This might be why they're on special - the final machining step (or steps) haven't been done, which would also explain the sharp edges.
On the left vice in the picture, the long mounting slots suggest it is supposed to be a drill-press vice, so it can be mounted anywhere on the drill table. The vice on the right is a bench vice.
You really know your vices.
He has many of them
Vice-versa
Update: sof (below) says the drill-press vice does have a slot, the picture is wrong.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/5403586/redir
And the offset type is like the bench vice on the right, but the jaws extend out one side so you can hold long items (like a pipe or tubing) vertically.
You had me at "dangler".
I have danglers.
i need me an offset
To go with the above post, it'll come in handy to hold your dangler properly.
Does their Miami store have any of these?
How should noobs degrease/regrease one of these?
You usually won't need to, after a while they'll develop a fine layer of surface rust but still work fine.
If you find the vice is getting hard to tighten, tighten it fully, and smear a small glob of grease (about the size of a pea) into the threads just above the nut. Wind fully out and then in, and wipe off the excess with a tissue.
There are some clear greases available, mine says "silicon grease with teflon". These are preferable because cleaning your clothes/overalls afterwards is much easier.
Except Teflon has been known to be a poison, and you would be washing it down the drain. Queue the negs :)
From Wikipedia:
"While PTFE is stable and nontoxic at lower temperatures, it begins to deteriorate after the temperature of cookware reaches about 260 °C (500 °F), and decomposes above 350 °C (662 °F).[51] The degradation by-products can be lethal to birds,[52] and can cause flu-like symptoms[53] in humans—see polymer fume fever."
I doubt a vice will ever reach 260°C. Same with clothes and overalls.
@Russ: i was referring to the fact that if you are getting the grease on your clothes then washing them they end up in the waterways. Teflon is a hormone mimicer when ingested, so while the wiki article says it shouldn't come off a pan if it's in a grease it can possibly get in your mouth, be absorbed through the skin or get on you clothes and end up in water. There's a lot of info online about how this chemical has gotten all over the place and caused issues.
@Jackson:
From a quick study on the internet, it is PFOA which is an endocrine disruptor, not teflon. PFOA is only produced when teflon is heated to very high temperatures - which will never be experienced by the teflon in grease used to grease a vice.
PFOA is also associated with teflon in waterproofing sprays used to waterproof clothing, again not relevant here.
I can see why you're against teflon, but it just isn't applicable to the use I recommended above. Teflon is safe for some purposes, less so for others.
I can confirm that there is a slot for the drill bit to pass through in the base of the drill press vice shown on the left of the image, I bought one yesterday for $10 bargain!
Grabbed one thanks OP. The one I got was "normally" $109 but picked it up for $30. One left at Nunwadding in Melbourne.
125mm offset vice: $99
150mm swivel: $30 (Irregular pricing?)
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmZEZTCS4hO1kskdcqrdY2CtxkywZQ
Thanks to you I now have 5 vices, some big, some small…and one swivels :/
Thanks…1 left at Myaree
No more at O'Connor or Myaree (WA)…
This deal is marked as Expired but is actually cheaper right now thanks to the Stocktake Sale.
Just got the (last) drill press version for $7 from Balcatta (WA).
Sturdier piece of gear than most I've seen and the aforementioned edges are certainly a treat.
+VE from me just for the quality description.