Any Vise Collectors Here?
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I know right? I’m kinda infatuated with the oiled, bare iron look, so it’ll probably be a combination of Fluid Film and Boiled Linseed Oil for now. Maybe down the road I might play around with some of that Sculpt Nouveau Black Oil that several of the vice guys on IG are using.
Next thing to address on this one will be the handle and yoke.
Next thing to address on this one will be the handle and yoke.
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@bhsdriller Most of the rotating vises are Asian imports (SawyerTool Works being the outlier) That being said, they are useful tools just not "investment grade" I'd buy one very local for 35-40 that looked right.
@RUSH55 That Parker turned out NICE! Love the slide treatment.
@e9999 I've cold blued a couple of my Prentisses but only the non cast elements (slide jaws handle) Cool little process that's easy and looks great too.
@RUSH55 That Parker turned out NICE! Love the slide treatment.
@e9999 I've cold blued a couple of my Prentisses but only the non cast elements (slide jaws handle) Cool little process that's easy and looks great too.
I'm slacking. I still haven't made any progress on the "Rapid" Wilton, I haven't touched the fixed base Columbian except to shuffle it around. I've been on a push to get some things out of my way though: 2 Mercury 150 hp outboards and associated parts both left my care last weekend. A pair of Honda Prelude seats left also last weekend. A boat fuel tank left yesterday along with an anchor. Today, I piled some random construction leftovers into the 80 and brought them to a re-use type place.
I saw this Studebaker vise at one place. The bar was missing from the end of the main screw. They had it priced at $225.
Kind of interesting?
Then, I ended up with a whole other mess of a project:
It definitely has some issues, but I haggled, and will try and resurrect it.
Oh, There was also a pretty big Erie pipe vise at one shop. It was a bench mount (3 holes) model, and probably 24" tall at top of main screw. It was pretty rusty, but intact and seemed cheap. Should I have grabbed it?
I saw this Studebaker vise at one place. The bar was missing from the end of the main screw. They had it priced at $225.
Kind of interesting?
Then, I ended up with a whole other mess of a project:
It definitely has some issues, but I haggled, and will try and resurrect it.
Oh, There was also a pretty big Erie pipe vise at one shop. It was a bench mount (3 holes) model, and probably 24" tall at top of main screw. It was pretty rusty, but intact and seemed cheap. Should I have grabbed it?
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@MrMikeyG That stencil machine is AMAZING!!! You really found a gem there. The key to remember is you can't save them all (at once). Focus is fun!
@TomH So, the Studebaker should look like this other picture? Interesting.
Yes, but that one still isn't complete. It needs a set of foot pedals. There's a video on youtube of a working version. Imagine trying to use the one in your picture. You'd need someone to crank the screw while you held something in the jaws.
I stumbled on one a few years ago, wasn't sure what it was at the time but seemed like something I needed.
The Studebaker vise is not made by the Studebaker car company.
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This is a handy little resource. Vise spreadsheet!
Lots of good info here.
Lots of good info here.
Got this for birthday from wife. Posted at Tools and Fabrication forum root directory then found this thread and added here for posterity.
Thanks @FARMANN33 for the above spreadsheet.
Thanks @FARMANN33 for the above spreadsheet.
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@Dunbar Very clean old 106! Reed went to the 4 hole design in the mid 20s so yours is easily over a 100 years old! A quality 6" vise is all 99% of people will ever need. A "lifetime" tool you can really be proud of!
@Kofoed Athols are absolute TANKS! So beefy!!! What size? Yours?
@Kofoed Athols are absolute TANKS! So beefy!!! What size? Yours?
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@Kofoed Oh, I am familiar. Just sold my 618 a week ago.
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Reason #6 Why I LOVE Columbian vises!!!
Found this old workhorse for cheap enough. Columbian 506 that has been beat on for years. There is a 3/16” depression in the face of the dynamic but it is not cracked or broken at all! The ductile iron construction lends itself to years of worry free abuse. Going to disassemble and strip it and it will be my new user.
Found this old workhorse for cheap enough. Columbian 506 that has been beat on for years. There is a 3/16” depression in the face of the dynamic but it is not cracked or broken at all! The ductile iron construction lends itself to years of worry free abuse. Going to disassemble and strip it and it will be my new user.
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@e9999 Another explanation would be that it was made that way. Being hollow, it could have shrunk during the cooling of the metal. To your point, that may be the more likely cause.