Fortis vice

[Vono]

Hello

I got a new vice today (it'll be the last one.. honest !)

It's an old Fortis but a bit different, it's not steel..

Cheers

 

[Richard Berry]

That looks large. How much does it weigh?

I cannot see the harm in owning a few vises. It’s the vices that are the real problem.

 

[Vono]

That looks large. How much does it weigh?

I cannot see the harm in owning a few vises. It’s the vices that are the real problem.

Hello

It's not massive I think the jaws are about 4 inches (I would go check but it's freezing in the garage !), it is quite weighty though, I think it weighs around 48 pounds. It seems quite beefy.

I do rather like the old thing & i've never found any other images (apart from in an old catalogue) of an Iron one, Fortis are normally steel.

Vises are my vice

 

[StevieO]

Hello

It's not massive I think the jaws are about 4 inches (I would go check but it's freezing in the garage !), it is quite weighty though, I think it weighs around 48 pounds. It seems quite beefy.

I do rather like the old thing & i've never found any other images (apart from in an old catalogue) of an Iron one, Fortis are normally steel.

Vises are my vice

Hi Vono. I'm researching English vice manufacturers and would love to see the Fortis catalogue you mention in your post. Any chance to get a copy?? Many thanks