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The height is something to keep in mind when vise shopping- It's difficult to find low profile vises, especially swivel types (which I like)
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Yes, the mill vise suggested above by Mr Whoopee has near-zero jaw lift by design. The China import "Kurt style" vises are actually decent for smaller home shop mills. There is more to loading a part than dropping it in and torqueing the handle, as anyone's first 1,000 hours in a machine shop will reveal, but having the right stuff is a good start. I'm picky and particular, but I like the performance I've gotten out of my 5" Shars. People say the same about the 4" version here. I think most of the Europe
Thanks for your answer.an importers of Chinese tools (Optimum, Holzmann, Bernardo, what have you) pull from the same lots as PM and Shars. Nothing is regionally unique anymore.