Hi all,
I must admit I feel that an offset is the most usable vice and that is because one can place things in it vertically which is not possible in an upright engineers vice.
I've probably got around 10 different Dawn units which include the 10 inch quick release carpenters units and right through to the big Daddy of them all, the huge 8 inch (200mm) fabricated Offset which is still sitting here totally unused. This was Dawns most expensive vice along side the SG 150 Offset.
Oh and BTW for all you Australian made lovers, most of Dawns products are now sadly made offshore with only a handful still being cast in Melbourne and Adelaide, yes even Dawn has outsourced their casting now since their last ownership change a few years ago when Gobal offloaded the company.
Cheers,
BB.