Since before I started tying I have wanted a Regal Vise, I like the way they look function etc. One thing keeping me from seriously considering one is the fact that they charge $80 for a pedestal base. Can anyone explain to me why a chunk of cast metal with a wing bolt should cost over $80 (cabela’s price) Is there somthing I’m missing here.
If you don’t have your heart set on a Regal base, both Cascade Crest Tools and Griffin make bases for allot less than what Regal sells theirs for. Cascade’s is 3 1/2# and I think Griffin’s is 4#.
Thanks Dave, my current pedestal base is a chunk of poplar 1X4 with a pipe flange and nipple, I drilled and taped the nipple for a 1/4 inch bolt.
It works but it isn’t pretty, If I spend that much money on a vise it ought to sit on something that doesn’t look like it came out of the junk yard.