Help buying a bench vise

Bdubbs

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Not sure I trust that list. It has the Wilton listed above and in the q&a on northern tool they repond saying made in china.
Yeah I did a search like Bob mentioned. I guess only the higher priced Wilton's are made in USA. I believe Yost is made in the USA.

This is why I've been looking at older craftsman, Columbian, ect.

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I was on Craigslist this morning, and found several old quality vise. The old ones have much better steel. The price point was fantastic for what it is.
 

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i got a pretty big one at Orscheln after breaking our harbor freight one. you could immediately see and feel the difference. was around $200 and we are torquing some control arms to 250lb/ft
 

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I’ve been using this "made in the USA" Colombian for the better part of 40 years, finally got my new workbench built and got it mounted out in my shop over the winter.
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I’ve been using this "made in the USA" Colombian for the better part of 40 years, finally got my new workbench built and got it mounted out in my shop over the winter.
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Awesome . I've been looking at some restored Columbian vices on ebay. Most of them are a little smaller than I'd like.

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Awesome . I've been looking at some restored Columbian vices on ebay. Most of them are a little smaller than I'd like.

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I'd have to double check but I believe this is a 4" vise, it has handled everything I've thrown at it. Buy with confidence with one of these.

EDIT: It's a 5" vise.
 
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