I am posting this because I found very little information online when researching prior to my purchase. I thought this might be of help to someone who, like myself, likes to see the details of an item before making a purchase. The LN chain drive twin screw vise just arrived. One thing to point out is that apparently they make these in batches as they get orders so there is a lead time. In my case that was 11 days from ordering to shipping. You get a receipt but you do not get charged to your card until it actually ships.
The advertised opening on this vise is 8.25", which is a bit shorter than the Veritas. I toiled over the two vises for this reason, but chose this one when I saw how hefty the threaded receiver is. That piece is 4.25" (11 cm) long. I believe this will reduce the chance of racking. I love that it has one handle. I see two handles as a nuisance- you only need one, and the other just gets in the way.
The threads are very well-machined, and along with bronze bushings there is a needle bearing on the handle end of the vise. That makes absolute sense, as there is where the forces will be pushing towards the handle during clamping.
The handle is sold separately, which I kind of like because then you can make your own and save. I already have the LN handle for my other vise (because I just liked it) so I bought the handle for this one. It does drive the price up quite a bit, but I like the attention to detail with the brass trim rings.
I will do a video when I get this installed. Here are some images of the hardware.
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