(We don't seem to have a "gunsmithing" section, so I'll just put this here.)
NO! I don't mean like drinking, dining and dillying. Get your minds out of the gutter.
WORKBENCH VICES
I know that Les and Mercer and others are experts in metal working tools. I'm just a hack. But I've had it in my mind I needed to upgrade my consumer grade vice to something bigger and of higher quality.
Below is a picture of my 40+ yo vice. I might have gotten a Mont. Wards. Or it might have been JC Pennys when they had a tool section. It's a "WORK" brand. (Try Googling that brand.)
So how does one figure out who's a quality brand? Search "workbench vice" and list in order of the most expensive down. I chose Wilton. Did I do okay brand-wise? I know it's not connected but Miss Kitty owns a ton of Wilton Cake stuff, so the name felt comfortable. (I read Wilton's history so don't repeat it back to me here.)
Since my older one was a 4" I went for a Wilton 6". I didn't stop to think that the width of the jaws would be proportional to and about equal to the reach/grasp/bite. Cool. My old "work" had about a 180degree backlash. The new Wilton, as best I can estimate has about a <5 degree one. I like it.
I found a dealer on Amazon for this $99+tax, free shipping. Of course the Amazon delivery person left it by the street! Didn't bother to come down the driveway with it. Only 40+#s
Now to borrow Michael's Dremel so I can "do" something with it.