[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Workbench Vise Size

Posted: 9/17/2008 5:57:41 AM EDT

I am looking to get a new vise for my work bench for building AR-15's and other gunsmithing. What size do you all recommend. I am not looking for something that will over take my work bench. My workbench consists of a 4 foot piece of counter top mounted to the wall with L-brackets.

dbnorton
www.kentuckycarry.org
www.huntingky.net

Posted: 9/17/2008 12:30:13 PM EDT

[#1]

I use a 4" that I inherited from my grandfather. He used it in his gunsmithing shop for +20 years. It works just fine for me too.
Id go with a 4" Columbia if I had to buy a new one. Stay away from the Chicom crap from Harbor freight/tool king. My buddy was trying to wrench a DPMS barrel nut off with a breaker bar, when the jaws broke. Cheater bar cought him right bettween the eyes. He split his forehead (8 stitches) pretty good. T

Posted: 9/26/2008 11:38:12 AM EDT

[#2]

The usual recommendation is to pick up vises until you find one that you can barely pick up and buy that one. You can never have to big a vise. However with your bench I would not mount a vise at all. Too limp, you will rip out the counter top very quickly.

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