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Hey Ken,
the blue ones offered by axminster seem to be from York of the Czech Republic. They are very solid. I use one with 10 1/2 inch jaws that opens up to 15 1/2 inches. I bought it here:
http://www.fine-tools.com/schraub.htm
Before I was looking for used record’s from ebay but since they are mainly offered in the UK, shipping of the heavy item would have been almost as expensive as a new York-Vice.
The main difference between those metal vices is in the way you engage the quick release.
Mine is engaged by turning it twice counterclockwise, some others feature a lever to activate it.
I like the wooden vices a lot but since most of them ask for a lot more effort to be installed than the ones Paul uses, I will stick with mine until I am “grown-up” (if ever ;-)) as a woodworker and decide then if I want to switch.
Florian