gun vises
01-21-2016, 07:26 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: gilbert az
Posts: 1,168
gun vises
hey guy's i'm going to be building a new bench and want to get a really good vise it has been quite a while since i did my research on them and i know they can be expensive and the reviews are all over the place any ideas ? obviously it has to be padded or able to be padded versatile and of good to very good quality. thanks in advance !
01-22-2016, 01:27 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,903
Are you looking for action vises, or firearm holding fixture vises? In other words - a tool to remove a barrel, or a tool to hold it while you install a scope base?
I use wooden or delrin blocks on my action vices - which are just thick blocks of steel with clamping bolts between them. The Wheeler product is good and not a bad price considering the size of the bolts and the steel involved, AND the wooden bushings it comes with, but you can buy scrap steel at a surplus yard pretty cheap, and often find the bolts there too for cheap. I have a Wheeler now, but my first vise was a home brew out of some scrap steel. They both work exactly the same. The fit of the blocks is what seems to be critical, in my experience - the blocks from which the vise are made just need to be thick enough to not bend, otherwise, they're kinda irrelevant.
I use a Wilton "drill press" or "machinist" vise and a large bench vise to hold firearms very often (daily/weekly). I've made jaw pads for these out of leather. Nothing fancy, but these work. I use them to hold my AR mag blocks and upper blocks as well.
I use wooden or delrin blocks on my action vices - which are just thick blocks of steel with clamping bolts between them. The Wheeler product is good and not a bad price considering the size of the bolts and the steel involved, AND the wooden bushings it comes with, but you can buy scrap steel at a surplus yard pretty cheap, and often find the bolts there too for cheap. I have a Wheeler now, but my first vise was a home brew out of some scrap steel. They both work exactly the same. The fit of the blocks is what seems to be critical, in my experience - the blocks from which the vise are made just need to be thick enough to not bend, otherwise, they're kinda irrelevant.
I use a Wilton "drill press" or "machinist" vise and a large bench vise to hold firearms very often (daily/weekly). I've made jaw pads for these out of leather. Nothing fancy, but these work. I use them to hold my AR mag blocks and upper blocks as well.
01-22-2016, 02:33 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: gilbert az
Posts: 1,168
Are you looking for action vises, or firearm holding fixture vises? In other words - a tool to remove a barrel, or a tool to hold it while you install a scope base?
I use wooden or delrin blocks on my action vices - which are just thick blocks of steel with clamping bolts between them. The Wheeler product is good and not a bad price considering the size of the bolts and the steel involved, AND the wooden bushings it comes with, but you can buy scrap steel at a surplus yard pretty cheap, and often find the bolts there too for cheap. I have a Wheeler now, but my first vise was a home brew out of some scrap steel. They both work exactly the same. The fit of the blocks is what seems to be critical, in my experience - the blocks from which the vise are made just need to be thick enough to not bend, otherwise, they're kinda irrelevant.
I use a Wilton "drill press" or "machinist" vise and a large bench vise to hold firearms very often (daily/weekly). I've made jaw pads for these out of leather. Nothing fancy, but these work. I use them to hold my AR mag blocks and upper blocks as well.
I use wooden or delrin blocks on my action vices - which are just thick blocks of steel with clamping bolts between them. The Wheeler product is good and not a bad price considering the size of the bolts and the steel involved, AND the wooden bushings it comes with, but you can buy scrap steel at a surplus yard pretty cheap, and often find the bolts there too for cheap. I have a Wheeler now, but my first vise was a home brew out of some scrap steel. They both work exactly the same. The fit of the blocks is what seems to be critical, in my experience - the blocks from which the vise are made just need to be thick enough to not bend, otherwise, they're kinda irrelevant.
I use a Wilton "drill press" or "machinist" vise and a large bench vise to hold firearms very often (daily/weekly). I've made jaw pads for these out of leather. Nothing fancy, but these work. I use them to hold my AR mag blocks and upper blocks as well.
01-23-2016, 11:13 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,903
I wouldn't mind having a Parrott Vise, the adjustment for hold angle would be nice. But... I already had a couple bench vises, so that's what I use, and I can't quite get myself to spend another $50+ just for the incremental improvement over my current bench vises. If you DON'T already have bench vise, then a parrott is a good buy.
What I'd REALLY like to have is a pro-quality checkering cradle. I built one, it works, but it sure isn't top of the line.
What I'd REALLY like to have is a pro-quality checkering cradle. I built one, it works, but it sure isn't top of the line.
01-23-2016, 12:34 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: gilbert az
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I wouldn't mind having a Parrott Vise, the adjustment for hold angle would be nice. But... I already had a couple bench vises, so that's what I use, and I can't quite get myself to spend another $50+ just for the incremental improvement over my current bench vises. If you DON'T already have bench vise, then a parrott is a good buy.
What I'd REALLY like to have is a pro-quality checkering cradle. I built one, it works, but it sure isn't top of the line.
What I'd REALLY like to have is a pro-quality checkering cradle. I built one, it works, but it sure isn't top of the line.
03-20-2016, 09:27 AM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Aiken, South Carolina
Posts: 55
I have a 6" bench vice on a swivel that will also tilt though rarely use that feature. I found a section of very thick leather belting for a big (something) and I cut a piece long enough to come above the jaws while resting on arm of vice.
