Whatever Happened to the Mesa Vista Design GRIP-TITE Magnetic Featherboard?
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I believe Magswitch ran them outa town roughly 3 years ago. [unsure]
Grip tite was pretty difficult to use , especially in the early versions that didn't have the release lever. Magswitch is a breeze by comparison and offered more versatility once they separated the magnets from the holders.
Grip tite was pretty difficult to use , especially in the early versions that didn't have the release lever. Magswitch is a breeze by comparison and offered more versatility once they separated the magnets from the holders.
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antss said:
Are you saying they are still in business? I can't find anything recent and the places I checked
don't seem to stock the Grip-Tite featherboards any more. Tried Woodcraft, Lee Valley, Amazon,
and Rockler. They all have the MagSwitch though.
No longer in business as far as I know, but not because Magswitch bought and then shuttered them.
I was saying a better mousetrap came along and market forces took care of the rest.
They prob turn up on eBay from time to time if you really gotta have one.
I was saying a better mousetrap came along and market forces took care of the rest.
They prob turn up on eBay from time to time if you really gotta have one.
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OK, I follow now, I'm a little slow today I guess.
Not in the market as I already have one, and it was
pretty much supplanted in my shop with the MagSwitch
a couple featherboards. It just seemed to me like they
were there and next time I looked (today) they were gone.
Not in the market as I already have one, and it was
pretty much supplanted in my shop with the MagSwitch
a couple featherboards. It just seemed to me like they
were there and next time I looked (today) they were gone.
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Here they are - look for Mesa Vista 2000. Seems to be a product name change maybe,
https://camelcamelcamel.com/Mesa-Vi...000071NUV?active=price_amazon&context=similar
https://camelcamelcamel.com/Mesa-Vi...000071NUV?active=price_amazon&context=similar
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Mesa Vista Design was a mom and pop style company in Rio Rancho, NM - not far from where I live. When I google them they show up as "permanently closed", their facebook page seems unused, and their website griptite.com now advertises grip-tite anchors. Might have been a legal battle over the name...
Sorry to see them go.
Sorry to see them go.
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