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I'm tooling a VMC soon, and I'll need 4 vises on the bed for basic 3 axis work. Most of my parts are 6061 flat bars at 4, 6, 8, or 10 inch widths. I've narrowed down my vise choices to Kurt DX6 or Glacern Machine Tools GSV-690. They look pretty much identical, the Kurts would be about $600 each plus shipping while the Glacern vises are $400 each and close enough that I can pick them up locally.
The 10 inch plate/flat bars will sit on parallels in each vise with the vise jaws removed (to get to 10 inches open).
Compare the two below:
DX6 CrossOver Vise | 6” Manual Vise with 9” Opening
https://www.glacern.com/gsv_690
Originally I didn't consider the GMT vises, but I found out yesterday that they are only $400 each. I called and they said the vises are cast, machined, and ground locally in SoCal, nothing Chinese or even Taiwanese. They say they match bed heights too, which is important for my long parts.
So has anyone here used these GMT vises? I read this whole thread, it strongly points to the GMT vises being imported from Taiwan after being painted black. Mostly negative comments toward GMT, especially the past. I don't know if they still do this kind of stuff. But I keep thinking, even if they are imported Taiwanese vises, the finish grind is what determines the flatness and they are still much cheaper than the alternative.
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...rn-modular-vise-load-horse-304094/index6.html
Anyone with experience with Kurt DX6 vises and/or the Glacern vises, please comment for clarity! Thanks!
The 10 inch plate/flat bars will sit on parallels in each vise with the vise jaws removed (to get to 10 inches open).
Compare the two below:
DX6 CrossOver Vise | 6” Manual Vise with 9” Opening
https://www.glacern.com/gsv_690
Originally I didn't consider the GMT vises, but I found out yesterday that they are only $400 each. I called and they said the vises are cast, machined, and ground locally in SoCal, nothing Chinese or even Taiwanese. They say they match bed heights too, which is important for my long parts.
So has anyone here used these GMT vises? I read this whole thread, it strongly points to the GMT vises being imported from Taiwan after being painted black. Mostly negative comments toward GMT, especially the past. I don't know if they still do this kind of stuff. But I keep thinking, even if they are imported Taiwanese vises, the finish grind is what determines the flatness and they are still much cheaper than the alternative.
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...rn-modular-vise-load-horse-304094/index6.html
Anyone with experience with Kurt DX6 vises and/or the Glacern vises, please comment for clarity! Thanks!