Recent content by Craig Marsh

Thanks very much ED65, I’ve really appreciated your thoughts. You’re right; I’ve tried it out and it functions exactly as it should, so there is no reason why it can’t rightfully take up a small corner of a bench for any small jobs that really don’t require the brute force that the larger vices...

I asked a similar question about some engine parts that had suffered the same fate. Interestingly, a big concern was whether the firefighters blasted water into the shed while everything was hot. If so, the concern is the uncontrolled quenching process may have cracked items, and only...

Thanks gents, I really appreciate your honest opinions. I want to love it, and if it’s an older piece I can happily embrace its flaws. On the other hand, if it is new I will be giving it away to my young nephew as nothing more than a cheap toy to play with.

Hello. I just bought three lovely old vices; a Record 6, a Dawn 100 and a GRIP 830. I know the Record is a beautiful sturdy old thing, and the Dawn is the Australian equivalent in a smaller size, but the GRIP 830 has me stumped. The matchbox gives an indication of its small size. It looks to be...