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Review Summary
The following is a list of the pros &
cons attributed to each vise.
Abel Supreme
Positives:
- Excellent hook holding.
- Quality machining.
Negatives:
- Bulky jaws.
- Expensive.
- Ten cents rubber O-ring on jaws has NO place in a $500 vise!
Anvil Apex
Positives:
- Reasonably priced.
- Better than average finish.
- Compact.
- Very good small hook holding power and access.
Negatives:
- Average fit and machining.
- Fussy hook wire diameter adjustment on large hooks.
- Substandard sized pedestal base and C-clamp.
Dan-vise (aka Danica vise)
Positives:
- Excellent value for money. Likely the best
bang-for-the-buck offering on the market today.
- Very good hook holding qualities.
Negatives:
- Part metal, part Delrin composition may
take some getting comfortable with.
- Somewhat limited access to small hooks.
DynaKing Barracuda
and Barracuda Jr.
Positives:
- Fully machined, excellent fit and finish.
- Bulldog hook holding power throughout the range.
- Well-placed within the price range of competing vises.
Negatives:
- DynaKing jaw system does not translate well into a compact, true rotary vise.
- Pedestal base on the Jr. is too small.
- Standrod on the Jr. is too short.
DynaKing Squire
Positives:
- Fully machined, excellent fit and finish.
- Bulldog hook holding power throughout the range.
- Rotary head.
- Very reasonably priced for this level of quality and functionality.
Negatives:
- None. One of our "best buys" for a basic vise.
DynaKing Kingfisher
Positives:
- High quality fit and finish in a very reasonably priced
tool.
- Excellent hook holding power through the range of hooks for which
the jaws are designed. Would serve very well as a traveler.
Negatives:
- Pedestal base is too small for high tension thread
techniques.
- C-clamp gap may be insufficient for some applications.
DynaKing Trekker
Positives:
- Significant price reduction from the Dyna-King Barracuda Jr.
makes this a very good value. Our selection for "best in price
class."
Negatives:
- Marketed as a traveling vise, it remains a physically large
tool, probably more suitable for the home bench.
Griffin Odyssey
Positives:
- Holds hooks securely.
- The (more expensive) cam option is an improvement.
Negatives:
- Low cost component build.
- Contrived, awkward design.
Griffin Montana Mongoose
Positives:
- A significant improvement over earlier Griffin true rotaries
in terms of materials, fit and finish. Well placed MSRP.
Comes with both pedestal and c-clamp bases.
Negatives:
- Rotary tension adjustment on the test model did not function
properly.
- Time will tell whether the neoprene bearing surfaces will wear
or deform, causing significant wobble in the bearing.
HMH Spartan
Positives:
- Fully machined, excellent fit and finish.
- Very good hook holding.
- Optional speciality jaws.
- One of the real deals in contemporary vises.
Negatives:
- Pedestal somewhat light and small footprint.
HMH Standard
Positives:
- Fully machined, excellent fit and finish.
- Very good hook holding.
- Optional speciality jaws.
- Recommended vise in its price range.
Negatives:
- Sales may be lost to the revamped, less expensive, HMH Spartan.
HMH Silhouette
Positives:
- Allround vise at a very competetive price
- Bulletproof design
Negatives:
- Less suitable for C-clamp use due to short length standrod.
HMH Silhouette SX
Positives:
- Allround vise at a very competetive price
- Bulletproof design
- Specialized jaws options
Negatives:
- Less suitable for C-clamp use due to short length standrod.
Jvice
Positives:
- Solid build.
- Very complete package.
Negatives:
- At present (early 2004) no C-clamp option.
- Less suitable for small hooks.
Law Bench Model
Positives:
- Highest quality materials, machining, fit and finish.
- Thoughtful, ultra-simple design.
- Best jaw design for a broad range of hook sizes with no fuss adjustment to any hook.
- Our "best at any price" all-around vise.
Negatives:
Law Traveler
Positives:
- Highest quality materials, machining, fit and finish.
- Same thoughtful, simple design in a more compact tool.
- Same jaw design in a more compact rendition.
Negatives:
- Slightly higher cost than competing traditional vises with similar features.
MP vise
Positives:
- Versatile design, cleverly packaged.
- Quality machining.
Negatives:
- Expensive.
- Versatility comes at expense of usability.
Nor-vise
Positives:
Negatives:
- True spinning design.
- Access to small hooks restricted.
- Does not allow large hooks to be centered.
- Steep learning curve.
- Automatic, retractable bobbin almost compulsary
purchase when using Nor-vise.
Peak
Positives:
- Solid build.
- Bomb proof design.
Negatives:
- Fiddly jaws changeover.
- At present (early 2004) no C-clamp option.
Regal
Positives:
- Excellent hook holding across wide range of hook sizes.
- Very simple to operate.
Negatives:
- Placement of small hooks in jaws critical.
Potential to chip jaws if not done correctly.
- Optional midge jaws an expensive proposition.
- No tier influence possible on jaws pressure.
Renzetti Master
Positives:
- Superb machining, fit and finish.
- Most versatile vise on the market today.
- Superb hook holding power throughout the range.
Negatives:
- Tied for highest cost vise available.
Renzetti Presentation 4000 Cam
Positives:
- Superb machining, fit and finish.
- Our "best" in the true rotaries in this price range.
- Excellent hook holding power and hook access for the hooks within its range.
Negatives:
- Smaller jaws than the Master or Traveler compromises holding power for the largest hooks.
Renzetti Traveler Cam
Positives:
- Compact, lightweight, simple true rotary design.
- Great performance from a no-frills vise.
- Change to lever cam simplifies operation and cleans up the lines.
- Better than average fit.
Negatives:
- Costs twice as much as the Danvise which has
similar features.
- Materials and machining only average.
Renzetti Apprentise
Positives:
- Lowest priced Renzetti.
- Light weight to serve as a traveling vise.
- Cam lever is long enough to provide comfortable, secure lock-up
through the range of hook sizes.
Negatives:
- Fit, finish and feel below other sub-$100 entries.
Round-tipped jaws not the best for very small hooks.
Tiemco
Positives:
Negatives:
- Baffling design.
- Complex to set up and use.
- Expensive.
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