This is my 1st post here...

I'm looking to buy a vise for a vertical mill...
The Kurt 675's are ~$400 at on of the major mail-order houses.
They also sell imported vises that appear to be quite similar for about 1/4 to 1/3rd of the price...

The Kurt(s) are spedified as having a needle-thrust bearing, while
my preliminary inquiry at the mail-order house on an imported vise
says they don't have the bearing, but haven't confirmed this...

Also, regarding the 'paralellisim' / squareness...
The imports are not spec'ed, but the Kurt is...

I'd like to hear is some feedback from folks that have used the imports (say from Enco), or both the imports and the Kurt. Maybe you can give some feedback on how 'parallel' your vise bottom was to the jaw ways, how square the jaws were, if it had needle bearings, any other experiences - good/bad.

Thanks,
Chris