The VISES of Garage Journal

Mr9two9 · Mar 16, 2011

free from pops again...

airbuff101 · Mar 16, 2011

Twins!
ZRX, those are sweethearts.

airbuff

airbuff101 · Mar 16, 2011

Mrnndj said:
Would anyone recognize this vise? The only marking I can find is "BLOOM T.H.S."
The jaws "kind of" look like early Craftsman, but a lot of vises look like that also. I've Googled "Bloom" and T.H.S. extensively with zero results. Disregard the base. It is just a homemade base made from a pipe flange.

It does look like 40's Craftsman.
That flat base is shown in one of the catalogs of the era too. Only for a little while, I think.
airbuff

REAL HOT SCHITT · Mar 16, 2011

God, this is quite perverted lol, its like asking to have a look at garage owners wifes.

I have a 6 inch "record" quik release engineers (reasonably rare)....
But my "dream vise to be", is a rigid 8 inch unit which weighs 1 hell of a lot.

Sorry i don t no how to post pictures.

t100 · Mar 17, 2011

is this a real or imported Wilton? base is awfully small for a 6 incher.

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tls/2270405770.html

canuckian · Mar 17, 2011

^^^looks like the Snap On version to me but can't tell for sure with the pics. i could be wrong though....I'm no vice afficionado like some others on here!

demographic · Mar 17, 2011

REAL HOT SCHITT said:
God, this is quite perverted lol, its like asking to have a look at garage owners wifes.

I have a 6 inch "record" quik release engineers (reasonably rare)....

That's a fair bit of money when new and a very good solid vice to use.

ZRX61 · Mar 17, 2011

gilbo said:
zrx61, never knew u had twins , very nice

Well not quite identical twins, one is swivel base/Chicago & the other is a non-swivel/Milwaukee

gilbo · Mar 17, 2011

ZRX61 said:
Well not quite identical twins, one is swivel base/Chicago & the other is a non-swivel/Milwaukee

so they are actually brothers from another mother

ZRX61 · Mar 17, 2011

Yes, lol

surfer53 · Mar 17, 2011

here are pictures of my Wilton Flip-Grip vise after cleanup and paint with hammered black. The before picture includes a couple of no name clamp-ons.

gilbo · Mar 17, 2011

surfer53 said:
here are pictures of my Wilton Flip-Grip vise after cleanup and paint with hammered black. The before picture includes a couple of no name clamp-ons.

i luv that hammered black, i used that xact color on my chas parker i just restored

Even 11 · Mar 17, 2011

Alright, I don't own this one yet but if the auction goes well I might. Anyone care to wager a guess on the model and price? There are some Copper jaw liners with it too.

-Dane

ZRX61 · Mar 17, 2011

even 11 said:
anyone care to wager a guess on the model -dane

500s?

Even 11 · Mar 17, 2011

I don't know, but I should find out on Saturday. A friend of mine took the pictures for me, but didn't get me any other good info other than "Its heavy!".

-Dane

Even 11 · Mar 20, 2011

Well it ended up being an estate sale that my buddy knows a guy who knows a guy and got in before it was open to the public. I picked it up, its a 450s and it came with a set of Wilton copper jaws for a 6". The jaws are rough and its been welded in a few times. Picked it up in a lot of stuff for ~$80ish. Figure I went over the $1/lb rule but its a great candidate for a resto. Better pics to follow

jerryW · Mar 20, 2011

Well, after finding the Flexivise last weekend, I picked up this Columbian this week,

It's 205 m3. Not sure how old but in excellent shape!

jerry

autopts · Mar 20, 2011

jerryW said:
Well, after finding the Flexivise last weekend, I picked up this Columbian this week,

It's 205 m3. Not sure how old but in excellent shape!

That is a beauty!! Its post WWII, and could be into the later 60's before KenTool bought them. Columbians had the "T" style jaws from the beginning of time. Those repleceable ones with the older Columbian Insigna is definitely pre-Wilton, post war.

jerryW · Mar 20, 2011

Thanks for the info Autopts. Does the straight logo date from when Wilton acquired them?

jerry

Ditchdigger · Mar 20, 2011

Todays flea market find

It was just too cute to pass up. No markings whatsoever. It just might live out the rest of its life as my bottle opener holder. $5 pretty well spent.

dseybert · Mar 21, 2011

I just picked this one up a few days ago for $30.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dseybert/5546036552/" title="Record 3VS by dseybert, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5546036552_f661a98733.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Record 3VS" /></a>

It didn't really need a full restoration, but as I started cleaning it up I got carried away. It's now stripped and ready for new paint.

TireTracks · Mar 21, 2011

Nice record.

Gary Indiana · Mar 21, 2011

dseybert said:
I just picked this one up a few days ago for $30.

That is a BEAUTY!
Are you in Canada? English Record vises are great quality but not common at all in the US.

dseybert · Mar 21, 2011

Gary Indiana said:
Are you in Canada?

I'm in San Diego. Found it on CL.

Gary Indiana · Mar 21, 2011

dseybert said:
I'm in San Diego. Found it on CL.

That's one amazing find on CL.
With luck like that maybe you should play the lottery

dseybert · Mar 21, 2011

Gary Indiana said:
That's one amazing find on CL.
With luck like that maybe you should play the lottery

It took me a while to find it. I missed out on a really nice Athol a week ago and it came down to this and a Wilton, but the guy was (arguably) asking too much for the Wilton.

Daniel T · Mar 21, 2011

dseybert said:
It took me a while to find it. I missed out on a really nice Athol a week ago and it came down to this and a Wilton, but the guy was (arguably) asking too much for the Wilton.

I bought an Athol for $50 last week I found on Craigslist. The guy was in Ocean Beach. Was that the one you were looking at?

dseybert · Mar 21, 2011

Daniel T said:
I bought an Athol for $50 last week I found on Craigslist. The guy was in Ocean Beach. Was that the one you were looking at?

You're the one! I didn't even get a chance to go look at it. It must've been in good shape if you picked it up.

autopts · Mar 22, 2011

jerryW said:
Thanks for the info Autopts. Does the straight logo date from when Wilton acquired them?

jerry

I think your right on that straight plain logo being Wilton. There is a great Columbian vise thread somewhere on GJ that we colaborated that gives a very nice timeline to the Columbian Vise Co. and how they evolved until the Wilton takeover.

Gary Indiana · Mar 22, 2011

Someone offers me this vise for $25.
Pic 1, pic 2, pic3.
No markings on it.
Could someone identify it for me?

EDIT: I got the answer:
It's $40 junk

Nightshift · Mar 22, 2011

Nightshift · Mar 22, 2011

Gary Indiana said:
Someone offers me this vise for $25.
Pic 1, pic 2, pic3.
No markings on it.
Could someone identify it for me?
Thanks in advance.

Looks like a chinese/taiwanese Record knock-off to me. But then I'm uneducated in vices compared to some of the guru's here!

Gary Indiana · Mar 22, 2011

Nightshift said:
Looks like a chinese/taiwanese Record knock-off to me. But then I'm uneducated in vices compared to some of the guru's here!

Thanks. That's what it looks like.

EDIT: I got the answer:
It's junk

Harvey Melvin Richards · Mar 23, 2011

I found this thread on another forum and I'm impressed. This is quite a collection of heavy duty vises. I can't compete in that department, but after looking at 92 pages of photos, I see that I have a vise or two that haven't been posted.

This is a vise off of a Green Instrument Co. model 106 engraver (so I've been informed).

A very small vise with no name.

A small import vise, with a computer monitor clamp for a base.

My 25 year old import vise and by bike vise.

My old Record woodworking vise w/ cork lined jaws.

An old Columbian woodworking vise that I haven't mounted yet.

A pair of very handy import hand vises.

An import drill press vise.

My Starrett 86 with a Starrett 129 bench block base.

And a Starrett 119 bench block base for my Panavise.

I also have numerous other precision grinding vises and several Palmgrens, along with a dozen other types. I have serious tool issues.

Amitygravel · Mar 23, 2011

Harvey , welcome to the GJ. Some cool stuff there ,really like that Starrett vise and benchblock setup.

You think you've got tool issues now, wait til you've hung out here awhile.

It gets worse.

Much worse.

Catalyze · Mar 23, 2011

I joined and 3 weeks later I was cleaning up a Wilton 450 vise........2 weeks later it was a Chicago Morgan 140 vise in the electrolysis bath......and now there is a Charles Parker in transit from Michigan. The delivery folks are really starting to hate me I think.
Craig

off2aruba · Mar 26, 2011

So I picked up this little Torco, not in perfect shape, but it works. Do any of you VISE guys know what the two bolts sticking out of the dynamic jaw are for? holding in the main screw? I have tried to loosen / tighten them, but they will just spin. I have looked at some of the old adverts some one posted, and they are not shown. I think it was some one's attempt a fix, along with a bad paint job.

Rickster · Mar 26, 2011

Picked up this cool litle Parker vise the other day. 3 1/2 in wide jaws and 9 in long closed end to end.

ZRX61 · Mar 26, 2011

I SO want one of those

gilbo · Mar 26, 2011

Rickster said:
Picked up this cool litle Parker vise the other day. 3 1/2 in wide jaws and 9 in long closed end to end.

that vise is a great conversation piece, cuz it so unique

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