dkroth
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Whoa, that's nice. At $300 it was all-in, but I would have stared at it with my finger on the trigger, that's for sure...
The VISES of Garage Journal
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Whoa, that's nice. At $300 it was all-in, but I would have stared at it with my finger on the trigger, that's for sure...
ha...my wife laughed at the pair of dogs.
has anyone ever published a comprehensive list, including a "photo library" of all known vise manufacturers?.... Or is particular thread we are currently posting in THE largest known?
oh, and the vise is not brass. Just the weld-repairs are (brazed).
has anyone ever published a comprehensive list, including a "photo library" of all known vise manufacturers?.... Or is particular thread we are currently posting in THE largest known?
oh, and the vise is not brass. Just the weld-repairs are (brazed).
topop101
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What does the one you have look like from the front? The one I seen the jaw inserts were pinned on horizontally and stick out through the back side of the jaw. And there was a hole all the way through the dynamic jaw and slide. I don't remember off hand what it weighed but it was a beast . The biggest open screw vise I have ever seen
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trijeff
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Wilton C3 in Snap On green, fully assembled.
Shiftless
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Beautiful work, Jeff!
You and Bagged really have the polishing bit down.
Do you use a tiny artists' brush or the paper towel method for your lettering?
You and Bagged really have the polishing bit down.
Do you use a tiny artists' brush or the paper towel method for your lettering?
ahhh..what the heck. You guys of all people will get a kick out of this.
A couple of years ago I acquired a pile of woodworking vises as part of a deal to buy some old growth 6"x6"x16' vertical grain douglas fir posts. In restoring this old barn, I want to use as much "old" lumber as possible.
I am a G.C. by trade, and my lumber guy had quoted me $320.00 a piece
if I were to buy "new". The "used" lumber was substantially less, but there was a lot of it (had to rent a 20' trailer, and then GROSSLY overloaded it..lol)
These Doug fir posts were used as "sleepers" on the floor of the wood storage building (school district cabinet shop from the 1920's through the 1960's) to keep the hardwood (cabinet wood) off of the concrete. Amazingly, there was very little rot, so at least 75% of them are straight as an arrow, perfectly dry and now that I've installed a few, look like they were part of the barn when built.
Anywhoo... they were going to "scrap" all of the metal in this basement including the vices!!!!!... and I told the guy that I'd take em for scrap value. I figured with a bit of sweat equity, was a good way to recoup as much of the cost of the wood as possible.
I think I ended up with about 30 usable vises (out of maybe 40 or 50?).. After giving about 10 away to friends and family, I sold the remainder (including all of the "parts" to some guy that trickled them onto craigslist. I recouped my lumber $ almost to the dollar!
I ended up keeping one of each, including one really cool "odd ball" that is much older than the abarnathy, columbian, morgan 10a, etc. Once again, it has no markings
Here are a few pics. (the odd/old one is not in the pile)
A couple of years ago I acquired a pile of woodworking vises as part of a deal to buy some old growth 6"x6"x16' vertical grain douglas fir posts. In restoring this old barn, I want to use as much "old" lumber as possible.
I am a G.C. by trade, and my lumber guy had quoted me $320.00 a piece
if I were to buy "new". The "used" lumber was substantially less, but there was a lot of it (had to rent a 20' trailer, and then GROSSLY overloaded it..lol)These Doug fir posts were used as "sleepers" on the floor of the wood storage building (school district cabinet shop from the 1920's through the 1960's) to keep the hardwood (cabinet wood) off of the concrete. Amazingly, there was very little rot, so at least 75% of them are straight as an arrow, perfectly dry and now that I've installed a few, look like they were part of the barn when built.
Anywhoo... they were going to "scrap" all of the metal in this basement including the vices!!!!!... and I told the guy that I'd take em for scrap value. I figured with a bit of sweat equity, was a good way to recoup as much of the cost of the wood as possible.
I think I ended up with about 30 usable vises (out of maybe 40 or 50?).. After giving about 10 away to friends and family, I sold the remainder (including all of the "parts" to some guy that trickled them onto craigslist. I recouped my lumber $ almost to the dollar!
I ended up keeping one of each, including one really cool "odd ball" that is much older than the abarnathy, columbian, morgan 10a, etc. Once again, it has no markings
Here are a few pics. (the odd/old one is not in the pile)
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Loydski29
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Wilton C3 in Snap On green, fully assembled.
Beautiful work!
Craptain
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I picked this little fella up today. Don't need it but like it and that's good enough for me. It cost me $25 and though it may be a little high, I bought it from a guy I know quite well. It's a Columbian "Pennypincher" 3 1/2" it is clean and will not be renovated. I doubt I will use it as I have plenty of vises mounted and ready. I really like the deco style. It actually seems pretty strong as well. There is no nut and the screw is threaded directly into the body of the static. Cast in pipe jaws. The jaws are smooth and show no signs of any checking. Also not replaceable. It's well used but last picture shows the only damage I found so far.
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topop101
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bagged89s10
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Wilton C3 in Snap On green, fully assembled.
Nice work again! You sure love your extreme green.
Outlawmws
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Craptain a couple of Pennypincher vises have shown up in this thread Very cool find!
trijeff
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Nice work!
Thanks guys! This one took quite a bit of work and I'm glad it's done.
Shift: I use a paint pen and touch up with a small brush
Bagged: While the green is growing on me a bit, every one you have seen me do has been for sale. The SO guys seem to love that new green and the sales prices usually reflect that. I'm almost afraid to do a Wilton bullet in a different color for fear of leaving money on the table
KMScott
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Nice job Jeff. Sharp corners on the anvil, and the jaws look unused. Those 6 x 1-1/4 jaws? How is the big Prentiss coming.
GETRIDAONE
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trijeff
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Thanks, Kevin! Yes, you guessed the jaw size correctly, and they were largely unabused, albeit extremely dirty/greasy.
The Prentiss is basically done, just a few last pesky details. The stand however is not close at all and the vise won't be really usable until it is complete - there is no way my present bench could come close to holding it!! I think me and the Ms. will be getting a new house sometime in the near future, I really think that is where/when everything is finally going to be complete. I have three more Wilton C1s to restore plus a few other stragglers laying around.
jakemac
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howdy... new guy here! (a reader FOREVER, and have many friends on this site)
anyways, my wife and I bought an old farmstead which came with a (mostly) solid and straight diary barn.
In the barn was this vise.
I have searched the entire internet trying to figure out what it is? Usually, a guy can figure it out, but kept being brought back to garage journal due to multitude of "Bench Vise" threads! (And no, I saw nothing close to resembling this vise in any of them.... and I believe I searched them all!)
a brief description...
It is VERY rough in it's casting, so I'm "guessing" that it's quite old. Overall has a few repairs including brazed-on jaws and dynamic jaw repair, but still works just fine.
Weighs about 70lbs, and has 4 7/8" wide jaws with an 8" opening.
Any help greatly appreciated!
I don't know about the "T", but that vise has similar lines to the old Walworth vises.
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Outlawmws
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I think Jake Nailed it.
bagged89s10
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The circle T logo is Oswego. Here is my Oswego no. 88.
KMScott
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Looks good Getridaone, some times I get lucky.
joe.striper
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Went to my great niece's baptism today. Afterward a friend of the family gave me these two vises. Good one is a custom machinist vise. Second was found UNDER the cement in his basement when he went to repair a drain pipe and had to dig it up. Probably beyond tecovery but I will try....
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Outlawmws
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Wow Joe, you and your minions...
I think that second one can be recovered, if not for really precision work...
Start with an Etank bath...whole...
I think that second one can be recovered, if not for really precision work...
Start with an Etank bath...whole...
Jcrapola
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So I took my wife to Chicago for a romantic getaway. Since we are going to Chicago anyway, I gotta stop and look at a vise (actually , I saw the vise and it prompted the entire trip). I have wanted a Reed Combination since I started on GJ, and I found a nice one only 4.5hrs from home! The only damage to it is the small chip in the third pic. Outside of that it appears to have hardly been used. The machining marks are still visible on all 4 sides of the main slide.
While I was carrying it to the car, I saw a craftsman 5" in the dirt next to the garage. I bought that one also ($14. 2C was $160).
Can anyone walk me through the disassembly of a Reed 2C? Specifically, are there any pitfalls to avoid with the split nut on the screw? And how are the pipe jaws retained? The pins appear to have been driven in from both sides?
While I was carrying it to the car, I saw a craftsman 5" in the dirt next to the garage. I bought that one also ($14. 2C was $160).
Can anyone walk me through the disassembly of a Reed 2C? Specifically, are there any pitfalls to avoid with the split nut on the screw? And how are the pipe jaws retained? The pins appear to have been driven in from both sides?
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That's the exact model vise my dad had when I was a kid. Built mucho go-karts, mini-bikes, and other toys with it. My sister has it now, and she offered it to me, but it's so beat up (my fault) that I have no use for it. They sure look cool though!
CRSINMICH
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jcrapola: Congrats on pulling that off and with a bonus 5 inch Craftsman to boot. When did she start to catch on?
drivesitfar
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JC: plenty of Reed restorations over in the Vise Repair 101 thread if you want to do a search. or post up your questions over there as you get your new Reed 2C taken apart. the pins holding the pipe jaws in place are solid so just push through and i think you can do so from either side. the split nut might need a little PB or Kroil and some coaxing to get it to move, but i haven't heard of anybody not being able to get their's off. nice find and i like planning trips around tool finds myself. here's my 4C taken apart to show you the pins and split nut. your 2C is in my top 5 or close to that. nice find
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The pins are one piece, and you drive them out from either end. The split collar should come out with a drift pin and hammer, ideally a soft drift so you don't mash up the collar too much. Make sure you remove the locking setscrew first, and soak it with penetrant.
bagged89s10
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Jcrapola
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Wow! Thanks everyone! I don't expect that many responses that quickly! This is like the vise expert hotline!!!
I am going to go and strip that ***** naked right now! (The reed!)
I am going to go and strip that ***** naked right now! (The reed!)
Machinery page 3 August 1911
That is it!! To a "T"... (no pun intended)
Thanks guys.. That is so cool to have found an original ad for it as well.
so Oswego and Walworth are one and the same then (merger) ???? (One being from New York and the other from Boston, Mass?
Evergreentree
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Craptain
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That would be a Yankee from early 1900's. Give me a few minutes and I think I have a catalogue page. Meanwhile here is mine.
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Evergreentree
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Ah. So I am missing the base...that *****, cool piece still
Craptain
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Here's the catalogue page. Check the model number, it may not have had a base.
Evergreentree
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Captain-how does it attach to a base? Any bottom pictures?
Outlawmws
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EG, it's more of a drill press vise unless you clamp it to a mill table, but even then its not as precision as a mill vise. still a nice find. those are meant to be able to be clamped flat or on their side.
Craptain
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I can't remember right now but I will be in my shop later. I recall it being quite straightforward.
The catalogue BTW is from 1919.
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The catalogue BTW is from 1919.
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Outlawmws
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And no, it's not really missing a base that base is an add-on. Most were (and still are) sold sans base.
Evergreentree
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Captain-mine is unmarked as I can tell, though, I'm going to put it in the e tank and maybe something will magically appear!