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Thrumcap

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Thrum: i'm guessing your American Scale # 79 weighs about 190 pounds? no hurry on this, but if you do take the time to weigh it and post the # can you measure the handle for me because i'm pretty sure American Scale made my Wilton 600 swivel jaw vise. nice find and hopefully the seller didn't damage it at all before you were able to buy it. that one is a keeper and nice find.

Drivesitfar, the handle on the no. 79 is 15.5".

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topop101

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Have you considered clamping a 4x2 or similar in the jaws and then when you build the box it gives you something to screw into thus supporting the vise even more without affecting the finish? Just something that popped into my head

I have ... and for a larger one I would have, especially if it was a swivel base. Clamp the 2 by in the jaws before putting the sides and end . Then run screws through the sides to secure it to the crate.
 

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Originally posted by Joe.striper.

Oh it was on CL and he called first but as far as I'm concerned I own first rights to everything.
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That's the ticket Joe.---Root hog or die.---The bull of the woods get's the heifer.:thumbup:
 

jrobb316

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Got home from work today and checked the local CL. Reed vise for sale. Meh, I don't care for Reed personally but lets open it and see. A Reed model 20 :headscrat No, its a 2C. Text the seller and he accepts my offer for $60 :shocking: Dipped through the MKE rush hour traffic and almost left peeling out of his house after loading it up. Don't know what i'll do it honestly, but here it is. Jaws are cast in and the serrations can almost draw blood!
 

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jreb10

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Got home from work today and checked the local CL. Reed vise for sale. Meh, I don't care for Reed personally but lets open it and see. A Reed model 20 :headscrat No, its a 2C. Text the seller and he accepts my offer for $60 :shocking: Dipped through the MKE rush hour traffic and almost left peeling out of his house after loading it up. Don't know what i'll do it honestly, but here it is. Jaws are cast in and the serrations can almost draw blood!

$60? That's killer suckage. You have to love those spur-of the moment finds!
 

CwazyWabbit

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Picked up a Record 23 vice this evening, nothing unusual there, quite a common vice you might think....... except for one thing .... this is a woodworking vice not the usual metal working vice :) And to add to that it's a woodworking vice in the style of the early Parkinson woodworking vices.

Will get some pictures in the morning as it's 3.45am here

EDIT: What am I on about? 3.45am is morning :p

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Got home from work today and checked the local CL. Reed vise for sale. Meh, I don't care for Reed personally but lets open it and see. A Reed model 20 :headscrat No, its a 2C. Text the seller and he accepts my offer for $60 :shocking: Dipped through the MKE rush hour traffic and almost left peeling out of his house after loading it up. Don't know what i'll do it honestly, but here it is. Jaws are cast in and the serrations can almost draw blood!


YOU ****!! That might be the vise I want the most and I haven't even seen one in person yet. I haven't even seen any combination vises in person around here.
 

jrobb316

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In the Milwaukee/Chicago area, as I do travel for a good deal (this one was very local), I have seen a few combos, but not too many. And they usually go for $$. I must say at like 85 lbs or whatever the 2C weighs it must be about the perfect home owner size. As soon as I found out the pipe jaws were intact, I was on my way! If they were missing I was prepared to take a pass.

The only other Reed i've owned was a 204. That got traded to Jreb in a deal for the massive Parker 436. I pass on most others I see because I just don't need a 104, 204, or anything like that. And Reeds are not on my top 5 favorite brands, but this guy is a keeper.
 
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bigcaddy

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In the Milwaukee/Chicago area, as I do travel for a good deal (this one was very local), I have seen a few combos, but not too many. And they usually go for $$. I must say at like 85 lbs or whatever the 2C weighs it must be about the perfect home owner size. As soon as I found out the pipe jaws were intact, I was on my way! If they were missing I was prepared to take a pass.

The only other Reed i've owned was a 204. That got traded to Jreb in a deal for the massive Parker 436. I pass on most others I see because I just don't need a 104, 204, or anything like that. And Reeds are not on my top 5 favorite brands, but this guy is a keeper.

The first 2C I grabbed was priced at 60.00 and I offered the guy 80.00 so he wouldn't sell it until I could get down there. They are frequently listed at Reed 10,20,30 or 40. Nobody assumes that is actually a "C" on there.
 

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I have 2 of these Wiltons that I plan to restore and sell.

What color would you go with? Verde Green?

What will be a fair price, assuming they turn out well?

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I have 2 of these Wiltons that I plan to restore and sell.

What color would you go with? Verde Green?

What will be a fair price, assuming they turn out well?

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$10 each and I'll buy 'em both ;)

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CwazyWabbit

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Picked up a Record 23 vice this evening, nothing unusual there, quite a common vice you might think....... except for one thing .... this is a woodworking vice not the usual metal working vice :) And to add to that it's a woodworking vice in the style of the early Parkinson woodworking vices.

Will get some pictures in the morning as it's 3.45am here

EDIT: What am I on about? 3.45am is morning :p

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Seems strange that the Record is in quotes, perhaps indicating that they were made for Record rather than by them? Just a wild stab in the dark though.
 

topop101

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I have 2 of these Wiltons that I plan to restore and sell.

What color would you go with? Verde Green?

What will be a fair price, assuming they turn out well?

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As for colors... be creative. Find an inspiration and create. Styling the vise is the fun part. Your vise looks like an 80's ? I'm guessing... so if it's clean and works perfectly ... 250-350 depending on your market. Of course you can always pimp it on ebay too like others. I like to deal with real people. Even if I ship one I still get to learn something about the people I sell to. To me it's about the total experience. The find, buy, creation, restoration , and the sell. Finding that connection with a buyer or seller can be very meaningful . All tools are a very personal thing . We use them to repair or create and spend a lot of our time with them in our hands. For me , Grabbing the handle of a 100 year old vise is like shaking hands with the men of the past who not only used them but those who made them as well.

So sure there is a profit to be made , but there are deeper meanings for our work. Remember, You traded a day of your life for this work so make it count !
 

econotrk

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i thought there were 4. Mine, yours, somebody in New Jersey:dunno: and then Skunkape?

Didn't Oldie run down the list of owners a few pages ago?

BC---The one that just caused all the interest is #3...The one on the East Coast came out of the hurricane wreckage in NJ...Is #1...Then there is yours...#2...And now this one...there are others, I hope...cheaper and closer...I hope...

I only remember Big Caddys I thought was #1, mine #2, and Skunkape #3. Never heard mention of the hurricane wreckage NJ one. :headscrat Maybe I'm wrong but didn't Skunkape just win the one off E-bay?
 

bigcaddy

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I only remember Big Caddys I thought was #1, mine #2, and Skunkape #3. Never heard mention of the hurricane wreckage NJ one. :headscrat Maybe I'm wrong but didn't Skunkape just win the one off E-bay?

Yup, it was sold by PinchPoint in Ohio. Maybe there was only 3. Mine showed up first sometime in late august, it was the holiday weekend, and I finally cleaned it up and took photos of it on Halloween.

Didn't your come from some old guy on CL for like 75.00?:eyecrazy:
 

drivesitfar

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Gore: it looks like your Wilton bullet has a chunk missing under the static's removable jaw. can you pull the dynamic jaw out and turn the static over and check it out and take a few pictures? also while you have the dynamic out did you say what the date stamp said for our Wilton date stamp thread?

CW: nice looking Record wood vise

Fireman: nice restoration as per usual and nice that you've already found a use for it.

JRobb: i'm sure you will be happy with your Reed 2C and it might become your favorite vise. i think mine weighs 82 pounds. nice find

ALL: as far as i know 5198 total is 3 now and BC i think Econ paid $75 or $65 for his which the seller held for a few days for him. Econ has more than a few days of restoration into his now just as you do.
 

CwazyWabbit

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DIF: Quite the enigma that wood vice, I can find no mention of that type ever being made by Record .... perhaps it's unique?
 

drivesitfar

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CW: it certainly does look different than most of the wood vises I've seen made by Record or anybody for that matter.

Thrum: thanks for the measurement of the handle on the American Scale #79 vise. has your weather warmed up enough to paint yet? it was 90 degrees here yesterday and suppose to be 95 this weekend so my paint is drying almost too fast here in Seattle. post up some more pics of your #79 when you get a chance if you have time.
 

econotrk

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Yup, it was sold by PinchPoint in Ohio. Maybe there was only 3. Mine showed up first sometime in late august, it was the holiday weekend, and I finally cleaned it up and took photos of it on Halloween.

Didn't your come from some old guy on CL for like 75.00?:eyecrazy:

$75 on CL a little NE of Pittsburgh, not an old guy though. Mid to late 30's, wish he did seem like an old guy to me.:lol:

ALL: as far as i know 5198 total is 3 now and BC i think Econ paid $75 or $65 for his which the seller held for a few days for him. Econ has more than a few days of restoration into his now just as you do.


You're right Drives, he was asking $75 and held it for a few days while I was out of town. Great guy, not every Clist seller would've held it while he was getting bombarded with offers.

Then there's no NJ hurricane 5198?
 
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