Fireball Hardtail Vice Discussion
Fireball Hardtail Vice Discussion
Fireball tool put out a shill promotional video to back the availability of their Hardtail vice.
Comments are disabled on the video. Any considered thoughts from you lovely gents?
I wonder where he's getting these made if he's undercutting the US brands so much.
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Pure "Bigger is better"?
Besides the obvious over designed, some parts (like jaws) have no real use regarding mechanical integrity except as consumables (and allowing the use of a harder/softer material). That overdesign is pointless.
On the other hand:
- vices are old enough to be at a stable design regarding normal uses
- his stress tests (I didn't go through all) and focus on opening are pointless as if these are real criteria people just buy a leg vice which is designed for bigger items and stresses
- his stress tests focus on direct limit, where I'd guess fatigue has a word to say in failure
As for the 50% markdown (cost per mass is an ok approach): probably corresponds to the distribution + retail overheads included in MSRP which don't apply to online sales.