The VISES of Garage Journal

[topop101]

if mine would have been that style i would not have let it go, thats cool as heck

After working on a Massey wood vise this weekend then seeing all the Massey's on here this week already, I'm getting Massey envy...

I see that this one of yours Tedsters is a quick release, I have a strong feeling Drives may be as well , but of a different style. I really like the shape and slide design

 

[bczygan]

Oooops.........I did it again!

Been a while since I have bought a vise.

The prices around here have skyrocketed.

But I do so love a nice Parker.

Saw an ad on CL for a table with grinder and vise for $70.

Grinder and table not what I wanted, so called and asked how much for the vise?

$40 he said, and the number on it is 974 1/2.

But someone cut off the end of the nut, leaving a hole in the end.

It is rusty, but has the wrench.

Drove over to get it this evening.

Worth the trip! It looks way bigger in person.

Bill

 

[exmaxima1]

Oooops.........I did it again!

Been a while since I have bought a vise.

The prices around here have skyrocketed.

But I do so love a nice Parker.

Saw an ad on CL for a table with grinder and vise for $70.

Grinder and table not what I wanted, so called and asked how much for the vise?

$40 he said, and the number on it is 974 1/2.

But someone cut off the end of the nut, leaving a hole in the end.

It is rusty, but has the wrench.

Drove over to get it this evening.

Worth the trip! It looks way bigger in person.

Bill

worth at least $40 to me. You did good.

 

[bczygan]

worth at least $40 to me. You did good.

Now, to get it into the garage without the wife noticing.....

 

[topop101]

Oooops.........I did it again!

Been a while since I have bought a vise.

The prices around here have skyrocketed.

But I do so love a nice Parker.

Saw an ad on CL for a table with grinder and vise for $70.

Grinder and table not what I wanted, so called and asked how much for the vise?

$40 he said, and the number on it is 974 1/2.

But someone cut off the end of the nut, leaving a hole in the end.

It is rusty, but has the wrench.

Drove over to get it this evening.

Worth the trip! It looks way bigger in person.

Bill

40.00 bucks... Yeah You ****! Even with the screw issue. 974 1/2 is a load

 

[drivesitfar]

BCZ: any idea why the end of the hub on the main screw is cut off? now i understand why you passed on the steel table and motor for $30 more. i would have had a hard time leaving that steel table there.

TOP: i didn't see my Massey today, but you have my interest peaked. sorry to help with your vice for vises, but you seem to be doing ok letting a few go down the road.

Fretters: thanks and is it has hard or as expensive to ship from Czech republic to England as it is from the US?

 

[va.grouseman]

Here you go Exmax.














Had to make the swivel pin.---Came without one.---Locks down like yours.---That was a brilliant concept.---I think anyway.

 

[ironhorsemachinery]

Parker No. 33 done.

Very nice!


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[topop101]

I gave I 5.00 bucks for this at the same place I gave 50 for a 5197. I didn't give it much thought but I pulled it out and was trying to figure out who the maker may be. It's forged in , Made in USE And has part numbers on each piece beginning with V96 and V97. I have seen a lot of makers do this. The base style is different than most vise's this size and the mounting hardware for the jaw inserts is what really got me curious. I know Wilton made a ton of lil vise's like this but I can't say I seen a base on them like this . Any idea's out there. ?And what kind of a fastener is this?

 

[drivesitfar]

Top: i think we figured that Milwaukee made the vises with a V on them. so many makers made that particular vise it must not have had a patent or the guy that owned it sold the rights to it to everybody.

I have yet to take apart an open screw vise so you'll have to get that clip or stop type from them.

 

[topop101]

Top: i think we figured that Milwaukee made the vises with a V on them. so many makers made that particular vise it must not have had a patent or the guy that owned it sold the rights to it to everybody.

I have yet to take apart an open screw vise so you'll have to get that clip or stop type from them.

Drives, My hardware question was about the jaw insert fasteners. You ever see this style of fastener

 

[va.grouseman]

Balane,---I'm going to send you a dozen of my best vises and I will have paid shipping for them there and back, and I will pay you $200.00 just to go to the FedEx shipper and lay hands on the boxes.---Don't even open the boxes, just lay hands on them and then tell them to send them on back.---Because it's obvious you have the Midas touch.

Actually you're getting well compensating for excellent work.--Good job.

 

[drivesitfar]

Top: i can't say I've seen that style before. i wonder if a small flat head screw driver with a thick point might get them out? or the easy out would be my next choice and then replace with something normal.

VA: i bet it would be cheaper to fly Balane out to your house and just rattle the chain.

 

[Outlawmws]

Picked this Bessey Welding Vise at a yard sale for WAY under $5 Ia bunch of tools came with it for the $5)

I'm calling it a vise as it has mounting holes, but could be used as a clamp also.

2" capacity, and can be used for corner welds or Tees

 

[bczygan]

40.00 bucks... Yeah You ****! Even with the screw issue. 974 1/2 is a load

The trouble with getting old........is that, by the time you can find and afford the largest vises............you can no longer pick them up, to drag them home!

Bill

 

[Outlawmws]

Now, to get it into the garage without the wife noticing.....

If I take it straight in the garage she NEVER notices... Its the stuff that stops in the kitchen for pics, but even that if she does notice, its either a gloss over it, or "hey, that looks cool (and sometimes "what is it?... )"

 

[va.grouseman]

Posted by Drivesitfar.

VA: I bet it would be cheaper to fly Balane out to your house and just rattle the chain.
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Good one Drive.---But really money is not a factor.---After the Midas Man lays hands on them, I'm going to have one solid brass vise and 12 solid gold ones.---What's a few shipping bucks?

 

[balane]

Balane,---I'm going to send you a dozen of my best vises and I will have paid shipping for them there and back, and I will pay you $200.00 just to go to the FedEx shipper and lay hands on the boxes.---Don't even open the boxes, just lay hands on them and then tell them to send them on back.---Because it's obvious you have the Midas touch.

Actually you're getting well compensating for excellent work.--Good job.

Heh, thanks, I appreciate that and I'd be happy to do as you ask.

 

[topop101]

The trouble with getting old........is that, by the time you can find and afford the largest vises............you can no longer pick them up, to drag them home!

Bill

 

[Outlawmws]

Posted by Drivesitfar.

VA: I bet it would be cheaper to fly Balane out to your house and just rattle the chain.
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Good one Drive.---But really money is not a factor.---After the Midas Man lays hands on them, I'm going to have one solid brass vise and 12 solid gold ones.---What's a few shipping bucks?

Other than Shipping tripling for the trip home?

 

[va.grouseman]

Outlaw,---Bessie's are getting a lot of play in the last few pages.---That is a neat little right angle vise.---Looks like a small picture framing vise, but too heavy duty made for that.

 

[exmaxima1]

Drives, My hardware question was about the jaw insert fasteners. You ever see this style of fastener

Since Drives didn't respond, I will: It's a Clutch Head screw. All the Ampeg guitar amps in the 60's used them as well.

 

[oldldh]

The trouble with getting old........is that, by the time you can find and afford the largest vises............you can no longer pick them up, to drag them home!

Bill

As a "Senior Citizen"...

I am fully in agreement...

And...

Along with Outlaw...

We resemble that remark...

 

[exmaxima1]

Here you go Exmax.

Wow, and it even has a swivel jaw! That paint looks exactly like what was on mine, so that's likely what was original on those vises. Very cool.

 

[Outlawmws]

Outlaw,---Bessie's are getting a lot of play in the last few pages.---That is a neat little right angle vise.---Looks like a small picture framing vise, but too heavy duty made for that.

Exactly that. The 2" cap. is for a Tee joint, I haven't' opened it fully to see what it can do for a corner...

 

[va.grouseman]

Yea Outlaw, the gold would be a mite heaver than cast iron.---But whatever the shipping, I'll flick it off like a fly.

 

[Outlawmws]

Since Drives didn't respond, I will: It's a Clutch Head screw. All the Ampeg guitar amps in the 60's used them as well.

 

[balane]

At the current price of gold that baby wilton would be worth $84,315.00 if cast as such. (Assuming all hardware was gold as well.)

 

[Outlawmws]

As a "Senior Citizen"...

I am fully in agreement...

And...

Along with Outlaw...

We resemble that remark...

You can resemble that remark all you want... I feel plenty youn... (Cough, Cough Gasp, S#$%...)

 

[Hemi49]

I gave I 5.00 bucks for this at the same place I gave 50 for a 5197. I didn't give it much thought but I pulled it out and was trying to figure out who the maker may be. It's forged in , Made in USE And has part numbers on each piece beginning with V96 and V97. I have seen a lot of makers do this. The base style is different than most vise's this size and the mounting hardware for the jaw inserts is what really got me curious. I know Wilton made a ton of lil vise's like this but I can't say I seen a base on them like this . Any idea's out there. ?And what kind of a fastener is this?

The screws are called butterfly.....Automotive used them in the 60's -70's....I used the have a couple different size Craftsman screwdrivers for those screws...

 

[drivesitfar]

Outlaw: i was thinking your new vise might be for welding instead of pictures so let us know what you find out or how it works when you get a chance.

Ex: i did answer about Top's funny looking screws that you and Hemi seem to know what they are. do you or Hemi have a tool you can post a picture of and does that bit come in the assortment of bits in a case or is it a special order because I've never seen one?

Hemi: i do like your avitar. what model 519x is yours?

 

[drivesitfar]

Top: i ventured into Ebay and look what i found. i think this is a Massey like mine or is it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sli...052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1a02d7c5fc

i still don't know how to save full size pictures off of Ebay ads so if anybody does and can post these pictures I'd save them and then blow them up on my laptop to see if it is a Massey.

thanks

VA: still cheaper to fly Balane out to see your chain gang which he might enjoy and then fly him home after he touches them and throws a new coat of oil on them.

BTW your collection isn't too shabby in case you didn't know it.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

I'd say that's the Wilson Riley version of it, doesn't the Massey version have the name on the back?

 

[bagged89s10]

Looks VERY nice!


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Bagged: i'm not crazy about the color of your new restoration, but i'm guessing it's headed out the door. nice job and you might be getting too picky, but that's not all bad.

bagged89s10,

Nice job on the restore of the Parker No. 33!

Very nice!


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Thanks for the comments.
Both will be getting sold after I come back from vacation. I paid so little for these vises and they were good to practice on. I also learned how nicely engineered the Athol is. Are there any other vises out there with finer threads on the lead screw like on this Athol?

 

[bagged89s10]

Oooops.........I did it again!



Been a while since I have bought a vise.



The prices around here have skyrocketed.



But I do so love a nice Parker.



Saw an ad on CL for a table with grinder and vise for $70.



Grinder and table not what I wanted, so called and asked how much for the vise?



$40 he said, and the number on it is 974 1/2.



But someone cut off the end of the nut, leaving a hole in the end.



It is rusty, but has the wrench.



Drove over to get it this evening.



Worth the trip! It looks way bigger in person.



Bill

Well worth it! Nice find. I wonder why someone cut the end of the nut off. There might be a couple on eBay right now.

 

[topop101]

Top: i ventured into Ebay and look what i found. i think this is a Massey like mine or is it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sli...052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1a02d7c5fc

i still don't know how to save full size pictures off of Ebay ads so if anybody does and can post these pictures I'd save them and then blow them up on my laptop to see if it is a Massey.

thanks

DRIVES They are calling the vise on ebay a "sliding" vise. Now I'm really thinking yours is a quick release...

 

[bczygan]

Top: i ventured into Ebay and look what i found. i think this is a Massey like mine or is it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sli...052?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1a02d7c5fc

i still don't know how to save full size pictures off of Ebay ads so if anybody does and can post these pictures I'd save them and then blow them up on my laptop to see if it is a Massey.

thanks

DRIVES They are calling the vise on ebay a "sliding" vise. Now I'm really thinking yours is a quick release...

 

[topop101]

The screws are called butterfly.....Automotive used them in the 60's -70's....I used the have a couple different size Craftsman screwdrivers for those screws...

Thank you Hemi and Exmax also for your imput on this hardware. I think I'll make one out of one of my garage sale screw drivers and see how that goes.

 

[Fretters]

If I take it straight in the garage she NEVER notices... Its the stuff that stops in the kitchen for pics, but even that if she does notice, its either a gloss over it, or "hey, that looks cool (and sometimes "what is it?... )"

Mines similar. Provided I don't dump it in the house first before moving it to the workshop, she's learned to take little notice of what goes straight down to the workshop. It's amazing how leaving the occasional manky, rusty, oily thing in the corner of the living room can make them suddenly become quite disinterested as long as stuff never comes in the house.

 

[Fretters]

Fretters[/B]: thanks and is it has hard or as expensive to ship from Czech republic to England as it is from the US?

From here to Europe is fairly simple, so I'd assume the reverse isn't too hard. Depends on what quality of postal service they have across there more than owt.