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I called the manufacturer for mounting dimensions and the guy I spoke with was very helpful. In some situations that deflection could be a problem. there is about an 1/8" open gap at the top.At the end of the day it will still work OK but I expect that if I need to clamp soft wood, it potentially could get crushed a bit at the lower part. Really, the thing is for wood in a home shop so doesn't need to be capable of holding 400 lbs. Before I installed the vise I was actually quite happy and would have given it 4 stars.In my "seller Feedback I said, "I have not yet installed the vise but it should be just fine.
I should also add that the dog is not really thick or terribly well supported so if you need to really apply pressure it will not stay straight up. It is not a massive thing and the dog is not terribly heavy duty but it runs smoothly and seems well made. I will very likely get another."I could not fit it in the seller feedback but I also wanted to say that it does not compare to a really nice bench wood vise but it is also less than $40 while some of the big names are upwards of $150 so don't expect a massive, really well machined piece of art.Well now I have actually installed and used the vise and while I am still happy enough it is not as great as I initially thought.The problem I now see is that when I really tighten the vise it clamps tighter at the bottom. If you don't use a piece of scrap to protect your work piece the dog might cut into the lower edge.So, still a good enough value and I think I will still probably get another as I do want two vises at the end of the bench for working on long pieces but some care will need to be taken. Obviously any vise will do that to an extent but if I fully close this vise with nothing between the jaws it does not close evenly.
For starters, it isn't even square. I wouldn't pay $5 for this thing. I'm returning it. I just got one of Michican Industial Tools 6 1/2" vises in the mail from Amazon yesterday. It's awful.
I started to install it on my work bench and quickly noticed a few things. Not only did the maker not bother to square the corners they didn't even use a square mold for the cast. It also doesn't track strait. And even after lubrication it doesn't turn smoothly.
I tried buying this product, I really did. About 10 days -2 weeks later, still no vice, so I call again and get yet another story.I finally decided to call it off and file a claim, and got my money back.I WON'T be buying from them again. A week after I was supposed to have gotten this, I called and got some story about how they supposedly caught some former employee stealing and that it was "ccoming in on the truck tomorrow and would be out that afternoon".
I live on Guam but I received the shipment very speedily compared to other shipments. Time will tell whether it is sufficiently deep for I am short on experience in woodworking. There were no suggestions on the best way to install, so it took me awhile to figure out how to install so that it was stable. The depth seems a little shallow but this feature may account for its relative inexpensiveness.
It's a good and functional vise - exactly what I wanted. The vise is a heavy cast iron product and is well constructed, maunfactured and finished. The bench vise arrived by ground shipment in a normal delivery time period. It works smoothly and well. It's a great bargain at the price and is comparable in function and quality to vises priced at much higher cost. It is exactly as described in the manufacturer's sales literature.
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