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Found a "tool thrift store" I guess in town. I drove past and thought, wow, that store has been there for as long as I've lived here and I've never gone in. WOW. Found a new favorite store. Used tools EVERYWHERE.

Funny thing is that my wife and I were going to go to a flee market tomorrow to try to find a large vice.

I didn't really know much about vices, but this sucker was smooth and worked perfect. Then I looked it up online when I got home and was horrified how much these suckers go for on line. I bet the guy running that shop had no idea. :)
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I'm a happy boy.
 
I have a number of vices too.... :D

Not lucky enough to have my wife encourage that, though... :frown:


but back to the tool topic at hand :) , yes, those old ones are really neat. I have one too, almost identical I think. Real american stuff...
 
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Vices are more fun and enjoyable, but a good vise will keep you out of trouble.
 
Nise score.

Pawn shops are good spots for used tools as well.
 
Ha... see, I had no idea that vise and vice were not spelled the same. I am not the best at spellin stuff anyway.

But I'm happy with my new toy. Even used it today. Going to make a stand for it tomorrow so I can move it around. I have a small shed right now that stuff is stored it, but there really isn't room to work in there. Most of my work I do outside, so I want to have a mobile stand I can move in and out of the shed as needed.
 
hairy_apple said:
Ha... see, I had no idea that vise and vice were not spelled the same. I am not the best at spellin stuff anyway.

But I'm happy with my new toy. Even used it today. Going to make a stand for it tomorrow so I can move it around. I have a small shed right now that stuff is stored it, but there really isn't room to work in there. Most of my work I do outside, so I want to have a mobile stand I can move in and out of the shed as needed.
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This forum is a great learning tool ;)

J
 
Great score, I have ab similar one one a swivel base. Love it. Enjoy !:steer:
 
I am very happy with it so far. Made a redneck stand for it today out of some weird pipe that was in our yard... don't know if it was a light pole or what, but it's super thick and heavy and free. The top plate was also made from some big chunk of plate that was laying in our yard when we bought the house. Free is good. I thin I might fill the brake rotors with cement to make it a bit heavier.

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Looking good.:clap:
 
a strong and cheap base for a gearhead vise is on 2" tube that fits in a receiver... :)
 
If you want to see some vises check out this thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44782

I have a bunch of my scores on their, but it's ALOT of pages showing some really unique and rare vises.

I like the bullets, but have gotten into the Charles Parker vises recently. I scored a nice 100+#'er last summer and love it.

Here's a pic of my dad's goliath Rock Island. It's a beast. The other RI vise on top weighed about 45lbs and looks tiny compared to it. Check out the big boys in the link. They make his look small. You can also see my Charles Parker in the background mounted to my welding table. I even used the vintage Craftsman drill press to poke the three holes in the 1 1/2" steel table top. It chewed through it like hot butter. I am a firm believer that they do not make tools like they used to.

If you want to find out the year of the vise completely unscrew the lead screw and pull it out (this will also give you an excuse to lube up the screw). On the underside of the lead screw housing (tube) you'll see a date stamped along the keyway. Might have month and year, or just year. I forget.
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Here is my Vise stand I had my fabricator make me at my old job. I added the angle and mounted some cheap lawn mower wheels to it. The wheels are off the ground until it is tipped back for relocation. If the wheels were a little further back, the square bar between them would be a little higher off the ground when tipped back. But it works.

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Anyone know what color the vice would have been new? My wife seems to think I should paint the stand and vice a dull blue/grey to match the drill press. I actually kind of like the idea of "battleship grey" but was wondering what color it was when new. I kind of like to repaint things close to original if I can.

How tall is that stand? It looks tall. I made mine short enough that my arms are mostly at my belly while working on something clamped in it.

That vise thread is amazing. I'm not going pretend I didn't spend a very long time last night just looking through pictures of all the cool old vises.
 
hairy_apple said:
Anyone know what color the vice would have been new? My wife seems to think I should paint the stand and vice a dull blue/grey to match the drill press. I actually kind of like the idea of "battleship grey" but was wondering what color it was when new. I kind of like to repaint things close to original if I can.
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Here is my Wilton. It was red before I restored it.
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and I decided to try some thing different:
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