Studebaker Hydraulic Vise on CL

[Provincial]

No connection to seller. Been listed on CL before by this seller.

Very interesting old vise!

 

[rsieracki]

link? or how much does he want?

 

[Provincial]

No connection to seller. Been listed on CL before by this seller.

Very interesting old vise!

Sorry, I forgot to paste in the link.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/2838308605.html

Enjoy!

 

[Jawn]

Wow! That is a cool gadget.

 

[Packard V8]

Seller states,

made by Studebaker motor company

when the vise has clearly cast into it

Studebaker Machine Company, Chicago, ILL

Two different companies, two different cities. If it were actually made by Studebaker Corp. of South Bend, at that asking price, it would have been snapped up by now.

jack vines

 

[Joe B.]

Seller states, when the vise has clearly cast into it Two different companies, two different cities. If it were actually made by Studebaker Corp. of South Bend, at that asking price, it would have been snapped up by now.

jack vines

You are clearly right but I expect that is an honest mistake on the posters part. Still, this is a very cool vise. If I had time, money and lived in Portland, I would seriously consider picking it up.

 

[bobcatdan]

That is ******* cool! Where is inner SE?

 

[ev2mopar]

Now THAT is an awsome vice, regardless of whom made it.
I'm not sure what benefit it would have over a covential vice, but a great conversation piece, nonetheless.

 

[imrdavis]

Nice vise. I saw the peddles but where's the stick shift?

 

[SiGmA_X]

That is ******* cool! Where is inner SE?

About 10min across the river from my house on the west side. Do want. OP, you say its been up a while? That's good news, maybe he'll come down in price in a few more weeks... This thing looks way bigger than I have room for, until I make room for it..

 

[Provincial]

About 10min across the river from my house on the west side. Do want. OP, you say its been up a while? That's good news, maybe he'll come down in price in a few more weeks... This thing looks way bigger than I have room for, until I make room for it..

I noticed it posted a month or so ago, so yes, it has been up for a while. My guess is that it is not very practical outside of a production setting and takes up so much room that there will be few buyers. I don't have the room for it, nor do I have the funds to collect such a curio.

 

[Provincial]

SiGmA_X, when I was going to school in Portland in the late 1960's there was a brick building on the north side of the east end of the (I believe) Morrison Bridge that had a sign painted on it that said "Studebaker Wagons and Carriages." You could only see it if you were westbound crossing the bridge. Is it still there?

 

[Hesketh]

I'm not sure what benefit it would have over a covential vice,

Think about it... you could hold the two pesky bits you are trying to line up then pump the foot unit to close the vice.

No more trying to wind the handle with your knee.

But as you say very cool. Way too far for me too.

 

[Larwyn]

Think about it... you could hold the two pesky bits you are trying to line up then pump the foot unit to close the vice.

No more trying to wind the handle with your knee.

But as you say very cool. Way too far for me too.

That's a big advantage, you have both hands free to position the work while clamping it in the vise.