"Gene" wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:12:41 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
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On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:03:16 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

I've seen a lot of vises, but most have anvil tops. This one has a
curved
lip, but not much room to put anything and pound. Anyone know what this
type of vise is used for?

It's called a machinists vise. It's not designed for blck smithing,
but for normal everyday machining.

http://www.ipstool.com/detail.asp?product_id=E1053

Most quality machinist vises have a small anvil (and some even have a
small horn). They aren't good for much, but make a nice surface for
light tapping.
http://yostvises.com/heavyduty.htm

ERON vises are crappy vises (usually knock-offs) made somewhere in the
Pacific. It is likely that the company lopped the anvil off of the
pattern to cut materials and shipping weight.

It was low priced, too. Ten bucks. It will do what I want it to.

Steve