:thinking: I am starting to need a good vice as I am getting more and more into engraving. Does anyone have any good, inexpensive options for a begginer?
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hey, why not try some thermoloc. it's low in price and will anchor most anything you'd want to work on. the thermoloc package has enough in it to nearly anchor a battleship. it's also reuseable. unlike the jett-set which requires using water, the thermoloc works in a microwave oven or with a blo drier.
Your criteria may be unobtainable. You want a GOOD inexpensive vise. I would argue that there are no good inexpensive vises. You get what you pay for, and if you get a good vise, you will probably never need to get another. Think of it as a one time business expense.
Buy a good vise is my best advise for you. You will never regret it.........It's not an optional extra. It is an essential piece of kit like a hammer is for a carpenter.
Yes, you can go cheap and make do but you will always be fighting with it.