Not sure if this is a "real" HF vise but it looks the same to me. I got it free with my workbench from a friend a while back. I know some guys really like the HF vises because they are cheap... and yes I know this is not the intended use, so I'm not pissed that it broke, just kind of surprised since I've done this many times before.

Today we were using it to pop some LCA bushings out, and....

 

Damn dude!!!

 

I have that same vice I got from a local hardware store....Does popping out the budshings really put that much stress on it? Or was there a hairline crack before? Looks like a casting defect maybe?

 

we have the same one at work and we beat the sh** out of it and its still doing fine...maybe you just took it 2 far or it was defective from the beganing

 

Looks like yours was made from old BBQ's instead of old brake rotors.

LOL Weld it up and it'll be good as new .... I had to do it to the bed on my drill press.

 

hey watch it!!!

 

I'll probably just go get another one. Like I said above I got it for free, and I was using it "incorrectly" kinda. Otherwise it's been good, I do beat the **** out of it and it's held up fine. Just doing some little things around the shop yesterday I already missed its presence, had to steal the little one of my welding table

 

LOL fixed. Although I would never throw out an old rotor, if nothing else they make great art and are good for trying to explain how a Rotary works to your friends.

 

we've broke 2 vices this year at the shop. one was from home depot and the other from lowes. this time I think we finally got a good one that didnt have any defects. ours broke both times in that same spot

 

i know what you mean.. the destroyed rotors that i have laying around just get moved around from time time but i cant get my self to throw them away.

 

Hey, I did the same exact thing to my harbor freight vise. Take it back. They will give you another.

 

broke my hf vice same as that one. cant remember what we were doing but on the last bit of force the thing freakin blew up and a piece went flyin.

 

I can't take it back since I got it for free from a friend. Oh well... I'll get another haha.

 

The big blue ones are the best....I think I paid under 50 for mine

 

this time get the big blue "powerdercoated" ones, its not really poweder coat just some spray paint type ****.

but for $30 **** it, weld yours back together? XD

 

Same thing happend to me the first day I had it. LOL

 

Vice doesn't equal a press. Buy a press.

 

I know, like I said though I've done this many times before. I prefer to use a vise and just take the rubber/center sleeve out and cut the outer sleeve. Up here they get so stuck that I've bent control arms trying to get stuff out with a press before, its a pain.

 

i have that same vise and havent had a problem. I also have the 12 ton press from them and works perfect