Anvil Apex ViseAverage Rating: 9.6
Retail Price: 99.95
Manufacturer Description
Stainless Steel Construction, Tool steel jaws, Compact, 7/0 to 32 hooks, Simple adjustment, Rotary, Infinitely adjustable tilt, Simple lock up, Pedestal base AND a C-Clamp, Lifetime Warranty.
Reader Submitted ReviewsSubmitted by fly time
Pros
recently bought one of these babies and I can say that I love it, I have put it to work and, it has super holding power, and super smoothe, rotating capability, it is one great vice.
Cons
The only con I can think of is that it comes with everything but a bobbin rest.
Submitted by bluenose
Pros
Solid construction, easy to adjust, comes with C-clamp and pedestal base, lifetime warranty.
Cons
Mine had a small burr on the hinge at the top of the support post. Nicked it off with hemostats - problem solved.
Submitted by Dave Carne
Pros
Have had one of these for a whikle and have to say it's really excellent for the money... I use it mainly for 3/0 Salmon Flies but may jump from this to a #20 buzzer - it NEVER slips - which is I guess what really matters.
Nice smooth, but solid rotattion on the jaws means I never need to lock them in place at all.
Basically if you're starting I'd buy definately buy it!
Cons
Have found the alan bolt locking in the jaw barrel tends to work loose (probably mainly because I've switched it to left hand use which probably means the motion of turning the jaws loosens it).
The shaft is a tiny bit wobbly in the base too.
Submitted by Grey Scot
Pros
This is a finely engineered, well built, easy to operate piece of equipment. It has all the features you look for in a vice, from the strong draw collette jaws and the smooth rotating head to the units adjustibility and solid base and c-clamp.
Cons
I bought mine used, but couldn't find a thing wrong with it. It's only weakness IMO is that the thumbs screws on the vise head and the c-clamp are plastic - but what more could you expect on a sub-$100 vise?
Submitted by Gambitts
Pros
I recently upgraded to this vise and LOVE it! It has everything I am looking for in a vise. I really like the fine tuning I can do to grip the hook with the jaws. The fact that it came with a base and a C-clamp is a bonus. I plan on spending many hours in front of this vise! Worth every penny!!
Cons
I have two observation I would like to make:
1. The tilt control is with a Hex key. Why? I would rather have an easier way to control the tilt. Now I have to dig around to find a Hex key. Two are supplied, but if you're like me...I'm going to lose it.
2. The C-clamp is made of a very light metal (Aluminum). This gives the feel of it being flimsy, it is NOT. It secures to any table and doesn't move.
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