Any opinions on Emmert vise copies?
Emmert Vise Clones
Jan 31, 2004
4 Replies
By in person, check everything you can to make sure the mating surfaces all fit, the jaws close square, etc. Check for slop.
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made, works well. Basically a copy of the non-turtleback Emmert. Useful to have in the workshop, but it drives you mad as the _only_ vice. The jaw tilter is never straight, so it's always wobbling at you. Damn nuisance to fit. Doesn't fit to a substantial frame member, isn't rigid on anything that it can fit too.
Of course, as an English chap, I'd much prefer an Emmett vice (no R).
Check out LV's pattern vise.....very sweet.
Cheers,
Andy
the U.S. I bought one to use as the front vise on my bench.
There are some sharp corners to file off but I agree that it's well-made.
I agree again, which is why I decided to buy a 'standard' front vise. The Emmert clone sits under the bench in its original box awaiting a second bench to be built sometime in the hazy future.
Isn't that an Irish concoction?
Cheers, Mike
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