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09-05-2006, 12:09 AM
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Anyone heard of GS Tool holders? I've just heard of them, and they seem to be really cheap. ER16 CAT40 for around $95 CDN!!!!!!!!
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09-05-2006, 12:41 AM
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| may be worth a try at that price , might be a good idea to get the specs and check the taper to make sure it is properly ground to size , we had a kennametal tool jam up into the spindle , it took hours to get it out , turns out they missed the finish op ,not what a guy should expect from a "quality " tool manufacturer |
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#4
09-05-2006, 12:46 AM
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| The GS Weldon holders apear to be balanced, and ground all over. They look really sharp, and those are available for around $65CDN
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09-05-2006, 11:19 PM
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| Don't have a clue about 50 tapers. Never asked. But I will when I see the tooling guys.
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#7
02-17-2007, 09:45 AM
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| GS tooling is the higher end Sowa (edit used to be STM) line i believe, very good prices. They also sell a 9" opening mill vise for only $375CAN. Last edited by Chuck Reamer; 02-17-2007 at 06:45 PM. |
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#9
02-19-2007, 12:02 PM
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| http://www.sowatool.com/main.asp We run allot of GS tool holders, both 40's and 50's. I have no gripes about them. We also have quite a few GS vices. Prone to breaking out the slot at the back of the vice that keys the stationary jaw. That is when some knucklehead uses a mallet to tighten the vice. It's economy tooling that actually works economically. Mike |
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#10
02-19-2007, 12:15 PM
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| The GS tooling is balanced to 20,000 RPM most competition is balanced at 10,000. They are still about 20% more than the Bison tooling (which I use a lot of). Definately seem to be good tools and I wouldn't be afraid to buy them at all (I do use a fair bit of Sowa's other tooling).
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#11
02-19-2007, 01:21 PM
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Thats interesting, I plan on getting a GS vise because of the jaw opening and the price. Than again I dont use a deadblow to tighten down a vise. |
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#12
02-19-2007, 04:12 PM
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| Any new-fangled "Kurt" or "Gerrardi" style vise will NEVER need a mallet for maximum hold. The old school vises that I used as an apprentice, on the other hand, needed plenty of beating.
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