What size vise do you use? 2 part question

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Part 1:
Im redoing my garage and realized that I dont have a bench vise or grind/buffer. I jumped on eGay and searched for “bench vise” and it came back with a whole list of different size vise’s but i dont know what size is the norm for weekend warriors. So, what size vise do you use, whered you get it and how much?

Part 2:
Like I said under part 1, I want to get a benchtop grinder/buffer but dont know where to look for it either. Id rather not get it off eBay but if i have to i will. What are the good places to look for this and are there differences in sizes?

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id imagine harbor freight would have those.

and ill prolyl get flame for saying it. but theyve got ok prices and if its a bench vise/grinder, im sure it wont be outrageous

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Ya they do but it only shows a 5" vise. I dont know if that is big enough or not :gotme:

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the vise size isnt as important as what its mounted to, 5" is plenty big enough as long as its mounted to something sturdy

theres a 5 inch vise in my basement mounted to a freestanding work bench, maybe once a year i use it hard enough that tools fall off the pegboard

the 6 inch vise at work is clamped to a 10 x 10 x 3/4" steel plate fab table … that vise will take anything you can throw at it because the table cant move w/o using the crane

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You’ll be better off finding a used vise on CL or something. A good vise is pretty hefty, and as such, isn’t cheap.

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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00951856000P?vName=Tools&keyword=bench+vise

had it for years. Good heavy steel, 360* rotation and has pipe jaws. Good for the money. Its on sale from time to time for $39 or with craftsman club stuff.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00921193000P?vName=Tools&keyword=bench+grinder

have this bench grinder, its all I need for use at home. Maybe if I had a shop or something I would have a stronger motor, but for the limited use, its more than fine.

Jeller

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the bigger the better. Larger parts are more stable when you need to hammer on them.

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i’ve broken 2 bench vises from harbor freight fwiw…

and i love my craftsman bench grinder.