Vise recommendations

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Originally Posted by franken

X2!

Good vises may be forged, but cheap ones are cast. Beating on the anvil area of a cast vise will nuke it. I have a big (18" tall) junk vise but I don't abuse it.
Always trolling for a good one though...

I am not familiar with any forged vises. Which ones are? My Columbian is ductile iron.

"most heavy duty vises are 55,000 psi cast steel or 65,000 psi ductile iron. Some vises have a cast iron body but a steel channel bar. Cast iron is popular because it is typically 30,000 psi grey iron which is rigid, strong and inexpensive."