Had to pick between a new coolant pump or new vises for the shop this month

I mean, our budget was already shot from last quarter, so I couldn't get both. The coolant pump on the old Haas has been leaking for weeks, but my 6 inch vises are beat to hell and can't hold tolerance on anything under 0.001. I went with the pump because I figured no coolant means no running at all, but now every second setup is a fight with those worn out jaws. Has anyone else had to make a call like this and regretted it later?

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charles_price22d agoMost Upvoted

Man those are the worst choices, had to pick between a new chuck or basic tooling last year and I'm still kicking myself.

brookethomas22d ago

Is it really that bad though, @charles_price? I mean you got what you needed eventually right?