Bench vice - Aldi

[Steve M]

Latest DIY offer from Aldi - a couple of small bench vices. There is one with a clamp for fixing to the side of the bench but I chose the suction version as my painting station has a Perspex top for easy cleaning - suits this version perfectly.
Currently on offer at £5.99

20190204_114126 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

[Tricky Dicky]

I got the suction version sometime back but found out unless you had a glass or equally smooth surface it eventually came off and I was trying to secure it on what I thought was a smooth varnished desk top.

Got the edge clamp version next time round and although it is not the most accurate in the sense of quite a bit of slack in the mechanism it grips well and done everything required of it.

Richard

[IanS]

I found exactly the same as TD - the suction didn't suck enough, the edge clamp wasn't as large and had some slack until tightened up.

[Mountain Goat]

Mind you. For the price you can drill holes and screw it to a bench.

[Steve M]

It’s not the Aldi version, but I do have a small vice bolted to my bench in the railway shed, but as I said in post#1, the suction version is perfect for my application as my paint bench has a sheet of Perspex for a top.
Horses for courses, I guess.

[dynax]

I have the edge clamp version, can't fault it, does what i use it for,

[Mike Parkes]

The suction version works well on the wooden table I have tried it on - by the very nature of the device it will not work on a rough surface and the trick is to move the lever roughly half way not all the way

[Mr Bones]

I too have had the the edge clamp version for a number of years and can't fault it. Very handy bit of kit.

[dtb]

I purchased both 1st time around, not managed to get the sucker to stick yet

[RAF96]

I’ve got the Lidl version and drilled holes for screws as the suction base was useless.
Rob