IRWIN Record No.3 Mechanics' Vice, 4" / 100mm, 3

Nice vice at a bargain price, will last for years to come, the photos as many say don’t match and is some what misleading, neither the less, I am happy 😃 with purchase.

Well made - nice action to the screw. Good size for most workshop applications Well worth paying extra for a Record rather than a far east copy . It will last a lifetime!

Item arrived on time, good price and quality was as expected for an Irwin Record Product.

Broke my very old No.6 and needed a replacement but was feeling cheap, this little jobby has been in my shed a few years now and it's perfectly okay at the price I paid and still going strong, but the close is not as smooth, nor is the casting quite as good on the whole (if I were to be picky). Wish i'd just spent more on a good second hand engineers vice really!

Well made from a trusted manufacturer.

To be honest, it appears to be second hand. The packaging was not great, and on the left side mount of the vice, it looks like it has been cut/chipped (see attached pictures of both sides for comparison) I needed the vice quite desperately, and it has mounted up ok and operates okOn a positive it arrived 2 days earlier than expected.

This is an ideal quality vise for my small bench... love it.

You may be disappointed with this vice made by Irwin Record. A new 3 inch jaw width purchased here. Very sloppy fits all round. Moving jaw in static body very loose, as is the spindle in the nut and moving jaw. Having cleaned all the lose paint and muck out of the moving parts it now sounds much better. Yes it will do the job but if you are looking for a precision made vice with no slop, don't buy this. For just under £28-00 including postage, I cannot complain as I could not make one myself for less, or even anywhere near that. As I said before, it will do the job. Having added some brass shim, the slop has gone. Not pretty but a better job now.

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Very good vice. The spring that takes up the slack in the jaw is a good feature. I will appreciate the quality long after I forget how much more I paid than others were selling for.

Awesome tool. Top quality fit and finish. A tradesman’s must have tool!

Seller should change stock photo of genuine Record to Irwin Record. I was skeptical of getting the vice in the stock photo anyway but it is False advertisement!! Dropped 1 star for this!!The vice No. 4 I got seems robust and able for any heavy work but the Irwins are not built or finished to the Record standard of old. But I am happy with this purchase as the jaws are well machined and cast sufficiently. I was thinking of buying an old 2nd hand Record No. 23 etc but I couldn't justify paying €200+ for one as I wouldn't have the work for it and plus alot of them needed Restoration. I got this vice at a much reduced price so I'm more than happy with this. There are a lot of cheaper vices but they wouldn't be able for much hardships at all. But again change the stock photo to the actual vice you are purchasing!

Record visas are the best on the market. Very strong. Great vise!