I think that's a piece that hooks a small chain to the swivel pin to keep it from getting lost. Some of the old catalog pictures showed it that way if I remember right.
No, it won't be cheap.---I got mine before they caught on.---Now they are way out of my range.---I kind of like the swivel jaw aspect for holding wedge, and odd shaped objects, because you get more bite per square inch than a conventional vise.
According to the guy running the sale it went for 125 One of the first things sold. He grabbed it and stumbled out to the checkout stand struggling under the weight.
That was cheap for a prof. estate sale. The buyer was probably in line by 6:00am or earlier and knew exactly what he wanted. Wonder if it was a GJ member. If so I give him a you ****.According to the guy running the sale it went for 125 One of the first things sold. He grabbed it and stumbled out to the checkout stand struggling under the weight.
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That's a nice vise design. I think Record made some in that style but those'd have their letters on. Almost asked if it's steel but I can see how it cracked under the jaw support so it probably is not. Might be French? I think many French vises had less branding (remember some that only said "tout acier", which means all-steel, but no other branding...).Hello all, would anyone at GJ be able to identify this vise I recently acquired ?
I’m over in the U.K. and this type seems quite unusual here, I think the description would be oval slide type ?
No makers marks / stampings or casting marks, it weighs 60kg according to my basic scales.
It has the remains of green paint in places under the oil and grease.
Handle replaced at some time too.
10 - 1/4 inch opening and 6 - 3/4 inch wide jaws.
It is pictured next to my Record 36 for scale.
Any help on identifying it would be much appreciated,
Cheers Chris in U.K.
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I took some updated photos of my Wilton baby bullet vise collection and thought I’d share.
Damm...I took some updated photos of my Wilton baby bullet vise collection and thought I’d share.
Jet engine starter needed???Hello all, would anyone at GJ be able to identify this vise I recently acquired ?
I’m over in the U.K. and this type seems quite unusual here, I think the description would be oval slide type ?
No makers marks / stampings or casting marks, it weighs 60kg according to my basic scales.
It has the remains of green paint in places under the oil and grease.
Handle replaced at some time too.
10 - 1/4 inch opening and 6 - 3/4 inch wide jaws.
It is pictured next to my Record 36 for scale.
Any help on identifying it would be much appreciated,
Cheers Chris in U.K.
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Absolutely love the shelving, that is just the cat’s pyjamasI took some updated photos of my Wilton baby bullet vise collection and thought I’d share.
That is a Pow'rful collection and display!I took some updated photos of my Wilton baby bullet vise collection and thought I’d share.
it looks like a Stanley Sweetheart vise, but I have never seen one with interchangeable jaws.
Nice find. It’s definitely a Stanley Sweetheart, I should have a stamp on the back. I believe yours was made in the very early 40’s before the war broke out. You rarely see the replaceable jaw models and I was lucky enough to find two of them. Once we entered WWII Stanley shifted production and made machine gun belts for the war effort. The Stanley Sweetheart vises never went back into production after the war.
No markings anywhere to be found.
Outlaw has is right.Top of the slide at the tail
No actually I feel kind of bad now. I paid 20 for the Samson he told me $1 for the small one and threw the dawn in for free. I also bought the baldor buffer in the background.$10 for the Dawn?!?
You ****!No actually I feel kind of bad now. I paid 20 for the Samson he told me $1 for the small one and threw the dawn in for free. I also bought the baldor buffer in the background.
Nice find. It’s definitely a Stanley Sweetheart, I should have a stamp on the back. I believe yours was made in the very early 40’s before the war broke out. You rarely see the replaceable jaw models and I was lucky enough to find two of them. Once we entered WWII Stanley shifted production and made machine gun belts for the war effort. The Stanley Sweetheart vises never went back into production after the war.
Top of the slide at the tail
Yes! It is marked with the sweetheart. No.61Outlaw has is right.
Don’t use abrasives to clean the top of the slide or you might miss the stamping or damage the machining.
Try herePicked this up last week, just for the cool factor. I've seen a few of these Shop Kings over the years, but never saw one this big. It's pretty beefy at 40 lb. Anybody have any info on the sizes they made these in.
It is a No. "761"! It is marked with the sweetheart. No.61
I've never seen a sweetheart era catalogue with the removable Jaws. Earliest I've read is 1949 a completely different style of clamp on though, everything earlier from what is available to read is "fitted". If you find anything I'd like to see it good buddyYes! It is marked with the sweetheart. No.61
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Does anyone know if the old style swivel base will fit newer style Wilton bullet vises? I might be picking up a 9400 soon a 101028 and it looks very similar to the current base. The current ones are marked 101081 for the inner ring and 101198 for the base. I’ve also seen 101082 for the base...www.garagejournal.com