I HATE days like this. Just got a call from my buddy at a car show swap meet. He's looking at a Reed 406R and an 8" Columbian for 600 total. I am yelling into the phone "I want the Reed 406R" and the phone...goes......dead.
His battery must have died. Now I just have to wait to see if he has ANY brains at all!
That was my phone jamming device. I'll show you pictures of that 406R after I bring it home.
:stfu:
Interesting jaws on this vice
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Record-No1-Bench-Vice-Blue-ex-MOD-/301602651329
I can't help thinking they needed a bigger vice ....
On a brighter note though, I should have what I believe to be a Woden 186E/8 here in the not too distant future.I have finally made some progress on my American Scale 3". I tend to be a glutton for punishment when it comes to resurrecting things that many would pass on and my first old vise resto or resto/mod in this case is no different. I was basically given this vise so I had nothing to lose in case it didn't work out but I had to at least try. It helps to have the mindset of "don't let perfection get in the way of an improvement" when working with these old broken things.
The before pics show how sad the jaw perches were and the crack on the dynamic slide. I made the best of a bad deal by milling off the jaw perches all together and created a step for the new jaws to rest on. Unfortunately there wasn't a square edge anywhere on the static jaw or the body so I had to rely on the dial indicator and the set-ups took longer than I anticipated. I am hoping the three screws I added to the slide will at least keep the crack from spreading. I also had to drill and tap through both jaws as I wasn't left with many threads even after bottom tapping the holes.
My next step is paint. Any suggestions? I know the star used to be red originally and I am thinking the body was perhaps black but not sure.
I don't know, but it's nice though, looks bigger than it is.
Thanks jreb10.
he hung up on Y'a. he said that ain't happening.............LOLI HATE days like this. Just got a call from my buddy at a car show swap meet. He's looking at a Reed 406R and an 8" Columbian for 600 total. I am yelling into the phone "I want the Reed 406R" and the phone...goes......dead.
His battery must have died. Now I just have to wait to see if he has ANY brains at all!
I also have an "identify that vise" pic. This is the only picture I have and the owner said it reads Wilton 7 on it but didn't tell me the jaw width. Does it appear to swivel? For the experts, does the 7 narrow it down to a particular style of Wilton? Thanks!
he hung up on Y'a. he said that ain't happening.............LOL
Wonder if he'll be phoning Joe later, asking Joe if he wants to pop round and look at the 406R bolted on his bench. That 00 is a cutey. 
