Originally Posted by
brian257
If you want to look at some others you can see many brands at this link.
https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tn/...navid=12108439
Kurt is probably the most well known of the high end vises and they are very good. There are a bunch of imported copeis from China that are low cost and sold under a lot of different brand names. I am sure the vise from Tormach is one of them with their name on it. I have been using a cheap Chinese 6" on my Bridgeport for a very long time and it does a great job.
Glacern is also very popular. they have a lot of options, make a bunch of different jaws, and appear to be very good quality, but much less expensive than Kurt. I have not used one, but I have heard good things about them.
I don't buy from MSC unless nobody else sells it. Their prices are ridiculously high.
I'll buy Guhring drills from them because I can buy 4 drills of a specific size and length. I have to buy 10 from my regular supplier.
I make a part that is 3/16 thick 7075 T6 aluminum that has a .100 diameter hole 4.5 deep in the center, 3/32 from 1 edge. Guhring is the only drill I have found that I have that will drill a hole like that.
You can buy GOOD PARTS or you can buy CHEAP PARTS, but you can't buy GOOD CHEAP PARTS.