Tilting Angle Vice - 100mm

Much more substantial and weighty than apparent from the photos. One thing not noted in the description or the photos is a lever to lock the vice at any angle. Recommended.

I've just purchased this vice and feel happy in saying that it is excellent value for money. Its 8kg mass fits perfectly on my pillar drill table. Its tilting mechanism glides smoothly and locks well. Its 90 degree scale could be made clearer to see, but it's not that bad. Its 100mm wide x 40mm deep jaws are fixed in place by Allen cap screws from the back, which pleasingly makes them removable, but I do however see that one of those screws will need to ground shorter because it sticks through into the material holding space, that's a minor detail though. A tiny piece of the cast body will need to be filed away to allow the tilt mechanism to sit at a perfect zero degrees horizontally, but again, an extremely minor thing to take care of. And the fact that its mass is great enough that it doesn't need to be bolted down for most small drilling jobs, is a good thing too.OK, so it's not constructed to the same tolerances as an engineering vice, but it's not that far away, I'm impressed, and, I'll go as far as to say it could be used for many everyday machining jobs if fixed down properly.Finally, what I find cute is that the locking pin for locating the index holes, has obviously been ground by hand by some worker as they have stood in front of a grinding wheel in a far away machine shop. I view this as a bit of personalisation and a great little feature. All things considered, I'll give this deal by Rutlands a 10 out of 10.

Perfect for my needs. Solid unit, allows me to use my pillar drill for new applications. Would recommend.

Very solid bit of kit, smooth action and looks as if it will take a lot of punishment.

Superb, sturdy and weighty piece of kit.Once it is in front of you, you realise how versatile it will be.Brilliant in a drill press and even sturdy enough for carving.