American made stuff

[Walleteater1]

Let me know if anyone has Chinese or Indian made drill bits that they can regularly drill through steal without breaking them or dulling them down to a stump. I had to scour the flea markets and yard sales for older quality made bits to get a decent set that are hardened enough to drill through anything but soft wood and plastic.

 

[motorrefurb]

I need to know about Giles' bench vise, I don't mine breaking :biggrin:

 

[Giles]

The vice that I bought didn't have a name or number. It only had "CHINA" cast on the bottom of the base.:frown:
That is a good indication of a tool's quality.---If it doesn't have a name or number, it is most likely of poor qualiy:thumbdown:

 

[motorrefurb]

Ok phew ................

 

[jenkinsph]

I have Ridgid yoke vice and Wilton bench vice but not sure where these are made. Seem to be decent though.

 

[benski]

I have Ridgid yoke vice and Wilton bench vice but not sure where these are made. Seem to be decent though.

Ridgid--a subsidiary of Emerson Electric, St. Louis, MO.

Wilton -- Palatine, Ill.

Both those should last you a very long time.:thumbsup:

BTW, I (knowingly) bought a Chinese made vise at a local vendor for a job I had on a remote site. I was banging a piece of sheet metal into shape, and a piece of BODY

FILLER fell off the side of the casting of the vise!:laughing:

 

[motorrefurb]

Yoke vice is the one I wanted, but I was on a budget at the time, so I went with the Chinese Irwin vise.......

 

[jenkinsph]

The yoke vise is a Ridgid #25 4" capacity, I put these on my plumbing trucks to work with up to 4" pvc or steel pipe. The jaws hold the pipe securely with little pressure needed on the screw handle.

I mounted the vise on one side and a bracket to tail the pipe on the other side of the truck.

 

[motorrefurb]

Now that your telling me about your good vises, I should get a better one :ashamed:

 

[motorrefurb]

Also, that truck is really nice! Very clean and big, its like a tool chest truck! :thumbsup: