ON THE BENCH TONIGHT: $32 FREE 4" VISE!
https://www.princessauto.com/en/4-in-fixed-base-bench-vise/product/PA00086554904" solid base vise; aboot 15 lbs or so. Proper swaged-end handle & acme thread, floating steel acme nut and surprising 110mm jaw opening (at 1 1/2 threads engaged) with decent replaceable jaws, small anvil area, and surprisingly little slop in any direction. A winner at $32; even better for free... Well, free plus a little assache.
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So how was it free?
Yesterday while I was shopping Kijiji for a cheap vise, it popped up an ad from Princess Auto showing this little guy on sale for CAD$28/$32 with taxes. I generally prefer at least a 5-6" mechanic's vise; something with enough mass in and of itself that you aren't going to worry aboot beating on it with a hammer to straighten stuff out. But it looked halfway decent, and for that price, was certainly enough for the job at hand, so decided to go get one this morning.
Arrived and found they're
still only doing curbside pickup from the website; so I order the thing from my tablet, go do some grocery-getting and eat lunch with my son, then return a few hours later figuring they'd certainly have it filled by then. Turns out no; there's a hold on the payment for fraud prevention, as their system doesn't allow a Canadian shipping address (even pickup at the store, evidently) with US billing address.
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So all my other cards are going to have the same problem; and we even try my local bank card... I go back & forth with them aboot 4 times (every time, the associate has to go inside, talk with someone or get on the pooter, then come back out and update me), but they can't get the order released to the store, and they can't even take cash so I can buy the thing outright and cancel the order.
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finally I'm like
"Come on.... not even cash...? I mean... I just want someone to take my freaking money!"The associate (a sweet young lady wearing a Texas Hawgs T-Shirt) says "Just hang on a minute..." then goes back inside; she returns shortly with this unit in a box and says "My manager has decided to just give you your purchase right here. You might get an email regarding the transaction; don't worry aboot it; you have the vise."
I thank her, ask her to pass my thanks on to her manager, and return to the car with my prize.
So here we have it... a cute little vise at the best price.
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mnem
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