pedestal vice????

[gerry_tweedie]

going to be buying a vice in the next few weeks but am just wondering what I should buy. I like the look of te pedestal vices but is there any advantage of these vices

gerry

[bill1]

Originally Posted by gerry_tweedie

going to be buying a vice in the next few weeks but am just wondering what I should buy. I like the look of te pedestal vices but is there any advantage of these vices

gerry

Yes. You don't annoy the wife by putting gouges in the dining room table.

[buzzer1234]

Originally Posted by gerry_tweedie

going to be buying a vice in the next few weeks but am just wondering what I should buy. I like the look of te pedestal vices but is there any advantage of these vices

gerry

As Bill says they save the dining table. Also you can position the vice a little further away from you & have tools or materials in front of you, the only drawback i find is you can't adjust the hight as much.

[horses50]

I like the pedestal vice you can take it anywere,like the previous post has said the stems of the vice i find are a bit small.

[derek365]

For years i used a vice with a G-clamp, but i recently bought a seperate pedestal base from Yorkshire Angling (which seems to fit most vices) and it's the best thing i've purchased in years.

[darwin]

Originally Posted by bill1

Yes. You don't annoy the wife by putting gouges in the dining room table.

Bill, I am starting to understand why your always in trouble.

[North Country Angler]

Another shout for the pedestal. I'm an itinerant tyer in our house. I have to set up shop wherever I can sometimes - it might be the sodding bedrrom window ledge if I need a couple of replacement dries and the kids are having tea. I appreciate the flexibilty of the pedestal...and the fact that you can't come unstuck by a particularly deep tabletop surface, or one with a downstand etc etc....

Don't worry about stability as I once did. Even horsing down on deerhair won't cause it to tip over.

M