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trijeff

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Get - Nice work on the Parker! And is that the P58 you also showed?? Let's see that bad boy :3gears:

I've abstained from buying anything new for several weeks now but couldn't resist this when I saw it - my new business card holder :thumbup:

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Thanks Get and Ziggy. Good to see that they bolt on, have nightmares about that.

I want to mention that if you have a shot at a Reed 4C and the swivel lock downs are missing remember one thing, they are a precision clamp system and not easy to make. It was like building a mold again. Reed uses a double lock, one side has teeth at a 30 degree angle and a back 30 degree angle to really lock down the clamp. I made a couple sets just this once and do not plan to make any more. I have a drawing if anyone wants one.
 

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ShadowRuleZ said:
Called on a $100 Wilton C2 today, already sold though.
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Too bad. I don't mean to rub it in, but look what I got for only $55!

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Thanks for the comments on the Parker.
Jeff, I am tired of taking the slide out of the Prentiss for now. I am to lazy to move it off the bench to get pictures.
 
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KMScott said:
Thanks Get and Ziggy. Good to see that they bolt on, have nightmares about that.

I want to mention that if you have a shot at a Reed 4C and the swivel lock downs are missing remember one thing, they are a precision clamp system and not easy to make. It was like building a mold again. Reed uses a double lock, one side has teeth at a 30 degree angle and a back 30 degree angle to really lock down the clamp. I made a couple sets just this once and do not plan to make any more. I have a drawing if anyone wants one.
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Kevin,

Precision work as always. Did you weld in threaded inserts?
 
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KMScott said:
I want to mention that if you have a shot at a Reed 4C and the swivel lock downs are missing remember one thing, they are a precision clamp system and not easy to make. It was like building a mold again. Reed uses a double lock, one side has teeth at a 30 degree angle and a back 30 degree angle to really lock down the clamp. I made a couple sets just this once and do not plan to make any more. I have a drawing if anyone wants one.
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Ah, Reverend Scott of the Church of the Flying Chips---:bowdown:

Pretty fancy steel whittlin', there Bubba!!!:thumbup:

I would say that the Reed method of clamping the swivelin' bit down, might be the most "Positive Locking Mechanism" I've seen...

With both of them clamped down tight...:eek:

It's...

Almost...

A...

Non-Swivlin' B@#tard!!!:drool::evil::rocker:
 
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Ha! It was just a lucky break. It was at an estate sale that had no other tools to speak of,- no one else showed up- lucky me!
 
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oldldh said:
Ah, Reverend Scott of the Church of the Flying Chips---:bowdown:

Pretty fancy steel whittlin', there Bubba!!!:thumbup:

I would say that the Reed method of clamping the swivelin' bit down, might be the most "Positive Locking Mechanism" I've seen...

With both of them clamped down tight...:eek:

It's...

Almost...

A...

Non-Swivlin' B@#tard!!!:drool::evil::rocker:
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The old Prentiss "plunger pins from hell" would give it a run for its money. Nothing more solid than a rod in a hole. :D
 
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McBrownie said:
Kevin,

Precision work as always. Did you weld in threaded inserts?
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Thanks Bill, Yea, welded in a good threaded rod from Mcmaster Carr, ordered the stronger more precision made threaded stock. Tapping 7/8:9 threads wrenched my back yesterday, Using a die would have been worse. I sold one clamp and handle assy to a GJ member for his Reed 206 for $25, he got a deal, he even skipped out of shipping charges. Guy's be careful buying a big Reed with missing swivel clamps because they will be expensive to have made. I will be buried with my extra set because no one will ever buy these for what they are worth to me.
 
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oldldh said:
Ah, Reverend Scott of the Church of the Flying Chips---:bowdown:

Pretty fancy steel whittlin', there Bubba!!!:thumbup:
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Thanks oldie, it was actually kind of fun, now I have to put in a weekend of catch up.

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The old Prentiss "plunger pins from hell" would give it a run for its money. Nothing more solid than a rod in a hole. :D
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I have a feeling the spring pin is easier to make, I have several Prentiss vises with these on them but have not tore one apart yet. You have my curiosity up, what about the flip handle Prentiss lock downs, maybe the same principle but different way to plunge a pin into a hole. I have a large swivel base with a bunch of holes for a spring pin and looks like it came off a Prentiss. I might share a picture and see if any one can ID which vise it belongs to.
 
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Got it! A Milhoff double swivel! This morning at an estate sale for $20. It will be my next resto

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mbsinmich said:
Got it! A Milhoff double swivel! This morning at an estate sale for $20. It will be my next resto

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Congrats on this purchase. A very sweet vise indeed. You will learn that this is the most versatile vise you'll ever own, and it is built like a tank.
 
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Fretters said:
That sums it up nicely. :D Damn fine deal and a good vice you got there, MBS.
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Thank you! I will post pics of the restoration. It seems that someone painted it silver. I can see some of the original color under the swivel. Red is what it was, and what it will be again!
 
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He won't see another vise for months. That's the way it works at least in my case.
MBS, enjoy it right now because those kind of deals come few and far between.
 
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Made some jaw covers out of UHMW and teak. Pressed in some rare earth magnets covered in superglue.
 

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UHMW is ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. Cuts like softwood, easy to work with hand tools. Was developed for sliding bearings etc from what I understand. Very slippery stuff and works great for lots of projects. I would imagine that vise jaws would work fine for soft materials, but not metals from my experience.

You can find it on ebay, TAP plastics, MSC, Enco. MSC wants $18.16 plus all the usual charges for a 1' x 1' x 1/2" sheet.
 
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