The VISES of Garage Journal

[682bear]

I finished the screw retaining plate for the Parker 208 today...





I need to get some button head screws to replace the hex bolts.

Those with sharp eyes may notice that the two bolts don't appear to be uniformly placed. They aren't... one is 0.125" lower than the other. The holes in the casting appear to be the original holes... they have not been repaired in any way. I have to assume they were drilled that way from the factory. I thought briefly about plugging and redrilling one hole... briefly... then decided to leave it 'as-is'. However it ended up in the wrong place, it is part of the history of the vise...

-Bear

 

[four.cycle]

some button head screws

FWIW, since you mentioned that, I was informed just yesterday that Earthwise Salvage recently acquired the entire inventory of a now defunct hardware store, so they are up to their gunwales in nuts and bolts and screws and hardware of all manner. They DO ship, but they will add a handling charge of $25 to the freight costs. (pers. comm. 12/10/25 Bensen)

 

[Outlawmws]

Like this?

Yep, but these were the entire vise.

 

[TheRealZeus]

All that time and effort for bare, makes sense to attempt to nickel plate, reckon.

 

[KMScott]

Excellent job on that Parker collar. You was correct in drilling the holes where they did in my opinion.

 

[682bear]

Excellent job on that Parker collar. You was correct in drilling the holes where they did in my opinion.

I've been admiring your work on your Parkers... so I have to take that as a real compliment! Thanks!

I'll have some questions for you about the jaws for this 208 if that's ok... but I'll wait until I get decent pictures.

-Bear

 

[Shiftless]

We are setting up around here for Christmas. Here is Santa at his workbench with his big vise right there in the corner. Does it operate? Sure does!

 

[Shiftless]

Santa’s vise is not actually very big. Here is a dime for scale.

 

[TheRealZeus]

We are setting up around here for Christmas. Here is Santa at his workbench with his big vise right there in the corner. Does it operate? Sure does!

Is Santa bringing me the plans for an actual work death star?

needs a bow.

 

[TheRealZeus]

All that time and effort for bare, makes sense to attempt to nickel plate, reckon.

Found post with a Wilton chromed by bchee while ago for reference.

Fully chromed vise?

Anybody ever seen a full-chrome plated vise? I know it's useless but would be something cool and different. I'm talking like the terminator T-1000 that could take the shape of a vise.

www.garagejournal.com

 

[Shiftless]

Not FULLY polished but here is one of those vises all dolled up. It’s currently listed on eBay. Check out the bare metal polished up so well. The seller obviously put in LOTS of work but has set a realistic price of $210 obo for that vise. I doubt that many of us would put in the time and effort for such a modest monetary return. Gotta be a self satisfaction kind of thing. If I did that job, I would keep it on a shelf to admire.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Yeah, but just a hunch… if you have no income, you save your pennies, nickels and dimes.. add one of those bad boys to saved items, and you might!!! get a lower offer that is more/better suited to one’s price bracket.

Again, just a hunch.

 

[Outlawmws]

Yeah, but just a hunch… if you have no income, you save your pennies, nickels and dimes.. add one of those bad boys to saved items, and you might!!! get a lower offer that is more/better suited to one’s price bracket.

Again, just a hunch.

I often watch auctions just to see where they land, and often get "an offer from the Seller". Usually its not a great deal, but once in a while...

 

[Shiftless]

That works for me too.

An item I sorta kinda wanted was priced on eBay at $209. Clearly overpriced IMHO.
After it didn’t sell, after a few weeks the seller lowered the price to $160 for a few of us eBay users who had viewed his page.
I thought he might lower his $160 a bit and we could negotiate so I threw him a lowball offer of $100 to get the ball rolling. No answer for 2 days and then I got a notice that my $100 was accepted. I was genuinely surprised.

 

[micahd1997]

A recent find! I’ll never say no to a nice grafitti script Prentiss № 2. Has anyone ever seen a grafitti script № 1? I’ve seen a handful of 18’s (swivel base grafitti script) but never a grafitti script № 1

 

[bulletpruf]

My Christmas present from the Long Haired General. Columbian 606 M3 for $200.

Really don’t have a use for it but I’m a sucker for a big vintage vise.

Anyone have specs on weight and age?

 

[Yawg]

When is a vise too big?
I have always been advised to "buy the largest vise you can afford".

Well, it turns out that with a discount, I paid an "affordable" $225 plus $80 shipping for this 10inch 123lbs Yost HD1000. See official specs here on eastwood.com. What sold me on it was the full length straight pull 1-1/8'' screw with 20,000lbs of clamping force. It should be quite difficult for me to abuse it enough to break it.

I only really needed a ~6inch 70lbs vise for my tractor/HD diesel trucks repairs and occasional fabrication work that my current 4'' vise couldn't handle. But the 10'' bigger brother was not much more expensive than the 6'', so I though "why not?". I guess I'll see if a vise can really be too big.
I would have liked better for this vise to be 8'' instead of 10'', with the same weight and base. Yost makes an 8'' version, but with smaller diameter screw, and crucially it was not on sale so it was double the price.

The continuously rolled screw had a couple slightly sharp spots that would catch my finger/fabric, but a brief stop by the wire wheel smoothed them out. The screw turns smoothly in the nut, but the round slide is tight which makes it needing 1 strong finger to turn the handle. It seems good/smooth to me for a brand new and tight vise that big, but I am not an expert.
I searched online for reviews on this Yost HD1000 and could not find anything except for the marketing videos, so I though I would post a little something online.

Anyway, enough talking, here are some pictures!
(I'll mount this guy on a sturdy steel table. Phillips #2 screwdriver for scale.)

 

[PeterPeter]

Here’s one for the triple swivel fans. Spied in the wild. View attachment 2454841

Williamson Vise Co. This was the only pic available, and it has been a week with no response from the seller, so assuming it is sold. I hope a member has bought themselves an early Christmas present.
Peterx2

Edit: four months later, persistence pays.

 

[neophyte]

When is a vise too big?
I have always been advised to "buy the largest vise you can afford".

Well, it turns out that with a discount, I paid an "affordable" $225 plus $80 shipping for this 10inch 123lbs Yost HD1000. See official specs here on eastwood.com. What sold me on it was the full length straight pull 1-1/8'' screw with 20,000lbs of clamping force. It should be quite difficult for me to abuse it enough to break it.

I only really needed a ~6inch 70lbs vise for my tractor/HD diesel trucks repairs and occasional fabrication work that my current 4'' vise couldn't handle. But the 10'' bigger brother was not much more expensive than the 6'', so I though "why not?". I guess I'll see if a vise can really be too big.
I would have liked better for this vise to be 8'' instead of 10'', with the same weight and base. Yost makes an 8'' version, but with smaller diameter screw, and crucially it was not on sale so it was double the price.

The continuously rolled screw had a couple slightly sharp spots that would catch my finger/fabric, but a brief stop by the wire wheel smoothed them out. The screw turns smoothly in the nut, but the round slide is tight which makes it needing 1 strong finger to turn the handle. It seems good/smooth to me for a brand new and tight vise that big, but I am not an expert.
I searched online for reviews on this Yost HD1000 and could not find anything except for the marketing videos, so I though I would post a little something online.

Anyway, enough talking, here are some pictures!
(I'll mount this guy on a sturdy steel table. Phillips #2 screwdriver for scale.)

You could paint the vise red, and put a Doyle tag on the side just to confuse people.
(The vise looks nice).

 

[bulletpruf]

When is a vise too big?
I have always been advised to "buy the largest vise you can afford".

Well, it turns out that with a discount, I paid an "affordable" $225 plus $80 shipping for this 10inch 123lbs Yost HD1000. See official specs here on eastwood.com. What sold me on it was the full length straight pull 1-1/8'' screw with 20,000lbs of clamping force. It should be quite difficult for me to abuse it enough to break it.

I only really needed a ~6inch 70lbs vise for my tractor/HD diesel trucks repairs and occasional fabrication work that my current 4'' vise couldn't handle. But the 10'' bigger brother was not much more expensive than the 6'', so I though "why not?". I guess I'll see if a vise can really be too big.
I would have liked better for this vise to be 8'' instead of 10'', with the same weight and base. Yost makes an 8'' version, but with smaller diameter screw, and crucially it was not on sale so it was double the price.

The continuously rolled screw had a couple slightly sharp spots that would catch my finger/fabric, but a brief stop by the wire wheel smoothed them out. The screw turns smoothly in the nut, but the round slide is tight which makes it needing 1 strong finger to turn the handle. It seems good/smooth to me for a brand new and tight vise that big, but I am not an expert.
I searched online for reviews on this Yost HD1000 and could not find anything except for the marketing videos, so I though I would post a little something online.

Anyway, enough talking, here are some pictures!
(I'll mount this guy on a sturdy steel table. Phillips #2 screwdriver for scale.)

Well, I bought a Parker 600 with 8" jaws from a buddy in Montana a few years ago and when it arrived, I realized it was too damn big for me to really put it to use in my garage (that was before I rented my 20' x 50' shop). Y'all raked me over the coals for getting rid of it because it was too big. Apparently that's just as bad as saying, "That lady is pretty, but her ******* are just too damn big."

 

[Yawg]

You could paint the vise red, and put a Doyle tag on the side just to confuse people.
(The vise looks nice).

Haha, what a fun idea!
The Doyle and Yost 6.5'' are identical, though the Doyle is price lower and has sales going on. I have been trying to find who in Taiwan manufactures those, so I can get it for cheap with no nametag on it, but so far have not found that out.

Well, I bought a Parker 600 with 8" jaws from a buddy in Montana a few years ago and when it arrived, I realized it was too damn big for me to really put it to use in my garage (that was before I rented my 20' x 50' shop). Y'all raked me over the coals for getting rid of it because it was too big. Apparently that's just as bad as saying, "That lady is pretty, but her ******* are just too damn big."

Seems like big "toys" are popular online. At least I can say I didn't fall for the "big pair of expensive toys", even if I fell for the big vise!
Being able to resell a vise for most/all/more than what you paid for it makes it easier to buy, or at least that's what I told myself while I was entering my credit card number online.
What about now that you have your shop, do you feel like you sometime wish for a big vise?

 

[bulletpruf]

Haha, what a fun idea!
The Doyle and Yost 6.5'' are identical, though the Doyle is price lower and has sales going on. I have been trying to find who in Taiwan manufactures those, so I can get it for cheap with no nametag on it, but so far have not found that out.


Seems like big "toys" are popular online. At least I can say I didn't fall for the "big pair of expensive toys", even if I fell for the big vise!
Being able to resell a vise for most/all/more than what you paid for it makes it easier to buy, or at least that's what I told myself while I was entering my credit card number online.
What about now that you have your shop, do you feel like you sometime wish for a big vise?

I just picked up a hefty Columbian 606 M3. Too big for my benches but I think I’ll build a beefy stand for it and use it at the shop.

 

[Booonie]

First post, just picked this Reed #32 up for $50.
Missing the front pipe jaws, and 2 of the bolts that hold the jaws in are broken off.

 

[ChefRex]

First post, just picked this Reed #32 up for $50.
Missing the front pipe jaws, and 2 of the bolts that hold the jaws in are broken off.

First post and you get a "You ****"?

 

[Outlawmws]

First post and you get a "You ****"?

***** big time!

 

[micahd1997]

First post, just picked this Reed #32 up for $50.
Missing the front pipe jaws, and 2 of the bolts that hold the jaws in are broken off.

That’s a nice one, Booonie! Welcome to the group. I’m probably preaching to the choir when I saw those bolts should be easily removable with a screw extractor.

If nothing else, you can always make a paper towel holder out of the hardware. Here’s one I made with a broken № 32 of mine a couple years ago

 

[Beerhippie]

That’s a nice one, Booonie! Welcome to the group. I’m probably preaching to the choir when I saw those bolts should be easily removable with a screw extractor.

If nothing else, you can always make a paper towel holder out of the hardware. Here’s one I made with a broken № 32 of mine a couple years ago

The humanity... oh, the humanity....

 

[micahd1997]

The humanity... oh, the humanity....

Emphasis on “broken № 32”. The static jaw had divorced itself

 

[Booonie]

Hahaha, no need to be jealous now.

That’s a nice one, Booonie! Welcome to the group. I’m probably preaching to the choir when I saw those bolts should be easily removable with a screw extractor.

If nothing else, you can always make a paper towel holder out of the hardware. Here’s one I made with a broken № 32 of mine a couple years ago

One the previous owners (or many previous) broke it off and tried drilling it out, but stopped 1/2 for whatever reason. Ill finish drilling that out and tap it. The 2nd one has been broken for many eons, I do have a dolt extractor, but I do not have high hopes for it. Ill apply a little heat and see if she comes out, if not ill just drill and tap it as well.

 

[LXCam]

Thought you guys might get a kick out of this “unusual heavy vise” I came across at a secondhand store.

 

[RTM]

Thought you guys might get a kick out of this “unusual heavy vise” I came across at a secondhand store.

Bison /Polish made FPU. How big? Mine is a 5", waiting for cleaning.

 

[LXCam]

Bison /Polish made FPU. How big? Mine is a 5", waiting for cleaning.

I’d say it was a 6” but I’m not 100% on that, I didn’t really look further than the tag. This place is fairly large and had a ton of buried stuff so I was looking for a baby bullet, but no luck.

We’re gone for this week but if anyone is interested let me know and I’ll swing in and confirm when we’re back.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

I can't recall seeing the "A" designation on a Reed before. Anyone know what it means? I'm assuming maybe just a design evolution before the "R" series.

 

[tool_scrounge]

I just picked up a hefty Columbian 606 M3. Too big for my benches but I think I’ll build a beefy stand for it and use it at the shop.

Nice vise! The Columbian 506 and 606 vises are quality vises but under appreciated on the market. Sometimes you can find them very reasonable prices.

 

[master Zoda]

I walked past this beauty a few times today before I noticed it. The owner was open to selling it but didn't want to put a number on it any thoughts?

 

[Outlawmws]

Hard to judge. It is a piece of history.

Maybe offer a C-note?

 

[Indexmill]

$150.00

If you really want it, pay whatever it takes. We'll never see another one.

 

[1Bad55Chevy]

$150.00

If you really want it, pay whatever it takes. We'll never see another one.

Vintage Athol Vise Hardware or Country Store Display Stand - Tool Display | #1732488791

� You are bidding on a fantastic Vintage Athol Vise Hardware or Country store display stand. Go ahead and find another one. I have to believe that there is a Athol vise collector out there that needs

www.worthpoint.com

I don't have an account so idk what it sold for.

Its probably worth a good chunk of change but thats a hard item to find a buyer for. Very few people walking into antique stores are looking for those types of items but if it was posted here as live bidding it would probably bring a small fortune!

 

[Outlawmws]

We'll never see another one.

I don't have an account so idk what it sold for.

So that's 2 (at least)

While I agree rare, never say "Its the only one" or "we will never see another" (The seller in worthpoint said ". Go ahead and find another one."

I have one of the rarest Coleman stoves, - 13 documented on line to be known to exist. (I did the in depth searches) I found #13 at a HS flea in a trailer of rusty "junk" - Are there more? I don't doubt it. possibly hundreds buried in attics, basements, garages, or barns. I'll never know, but certainly thousands were made in the 7 years of manufacture on both the US and Canada...

For the Athol stand, 2 were surfaced in this pass alone, Athol likely made hundreds for the dealer network. At GJ (in particular the Garage sale thread) we seem to see rare things come up in threes, so I'm waiting for #3

 

[micahd1997]

so I'm waiting for #3

Here’s your #3