Evergreentree
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Ok, makes sense drives. Thanks.
The VISES of Garage Journal
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StillTooManyHobbies
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Here's my yard sale find. This is as-found. He was asking $30 but dropped it to $20 because it was missing a jaw. Anybody have a jaw to fit it? It is marked 840/940 and dated 11-46. Looks like the original color was light grey.
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joe.striper
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Evergreentree
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Many hobbies-you over paid! Haha 
good score!
good score!va.grouseman
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Previously posted by Jarhead0408.
Hey VA,
If you don't mind me asking, are you located anywhere near Norfolk? I was up there today picking up a bullet
and noticed a lot of vises that had been restored on the Hampton Roads Craigslist.
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I'm about 30 miles from of the Martinsville Speedway.---That may not mean anything to you.---There's people around here that couldn't care less about NASCAR.
Hey VA,
If you don't mind me asking, are you located anywhere near Norfolk? I was up there today picking up a bullet
and noticed a lot of vises that had been restored on the Hampton Roads Craigslist.
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I'm about 30 miles from of the Martinsville Speedway.---That may not mean anything to you.---There's people around here that couldn't care less about NASCAR.
va.grouseman
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Z3K3Y, there's a Franklin on page 1448, Post 28956.---Posted by jreb10.
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All, here's a good example of distortion in the index.---The index says the Franklin is on page 1452, but I found it on page 1448.---I just knew to drop back a few pages till I found it.---This is probably going to get worse because members are constantly deleting posts and some are getting canned for foul language, gestures, or inciting online riots.---I really don't know what to do about it, only to tell you that the ascribed page number will put you in the ballpark, then you'll have to do some scrolling.
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Drive, how can you tell when the site has been hacked and what does it mean for the members.---And what in the dickens are they looking for.
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All, here's a good example of distortion in the index.---The index says the Franklin is on page 1452, but I found it on page 1448.---I just knew to drop back a few pages till I found it.---This is probably going to get worse because members are constantly deleting posts and some are getting canned for foul language, gestures, or inciting online riots.---I really don't know what to do about it, only to tell you that the ascribed page number will put you in the ballpark, then you'll have to do some scrolling.
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Drive, how can you tell when the site has been hacked and what does it mean for the members.---And what in the dickens are they looking for.
flavc3
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wow a g-note......is he dreaming or a deal??
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hand-tool/ci...ksmith-post-vise-6-1-2-jaws-superb/1159625620
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-hand-tool/ci...ksmith-post-vise-6-1-2-jaws-superb/1159625620
Jarhead0408
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Previously posted by Jarhead0408.
Hey VA,
If you don't mind me asking, are you located anywhere near Norfolk? I was up there today picking up a bullet
and noticed a lot of vises that had been restored on the Hampton Roads Craigslist.
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I'm about 30 miles from of the Martinsville Speedway.---That may not mean anything to you.---There's people around here that couldn't care less about NASCAR.
Ah! Okay, I gotcha. I was wondering if the guy with all the vises on Craigslist was you.
wrenchguy
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thanks 4 this.
Jarhead0408
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Alright, before I post up pics of the Bullet I scored yesterday, I figured I should at least post up the Parker 956 I bought last week.
I paid $230 for it from a guy named Tom that I've bought a lot of tools/equipment from in the past. It might be a little pricey, but I think it's worth it. I'll have this one for a lifetime and my kids and grandkids will get some use out of it as well. The vise is mounted securely, but I will be dismounting it to put a larger board under it to cover the third mounting hole.
She measures in at roughly 25 inches long, 13 inches high, and weighs 132 pounds. It's easier to handle than the heavy Bullet I bought because the weight isn't in such a compact package like the Bullet is.
And here's the vise it's taking over for. I bought this one for $40 tech-ni-cally...I actually bought it at an estate sale that my wife happened to catch out of the corner of her eye. We actually scored a massive amount of tools/equipment along with that vise for the grand total of $40. If you break the price down by the number of pieces bought, the vise came out to be about $1.50
I'm actually going to remount this vise at another portion of the bench because I like being able to use the swivel.
I paid $230 for it from a guy named Tom that I've bought a lot of tools/equipment from in the past. It might be a little pricey, but I think it's worth it. I'll have this one for a lifetime and my kids and grandkids will get some use out of it as well. The vise is mounted securely, but I will be dismounting it to put a larger board under it to cover the third mounting hole.
She measures in at roughly 25 inches long, 13 inches high, and weighs 132 pounds. It's easier to handle than the heavy Bullet I bought because the weight isn't in such a compact package like the Bullet is.
And here's the vise it's taking over for. I bought this one for $40 tech-ni-cally...I actually bought it at an estate sale that my wife happened to catch out of the corner of her eye. We actually scored a massive amount of tools/equipment along with that vise for the grand total of $40. If you break the price down by the number of pieces bought, the vise came out to be about $1.50
I'm actually going to remount this vise at another portion of the bench because I like being able to use the swivel.
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Jarhead0408
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And here gentlemen, is the pictures of the Wilton Bullet I scored yesterday...
...but first the back story...
I was searching Craigslist listings in the Outer Banks for an upcoming trip to see my mother. I figured while I was at it I would check out the Hampton Roads section of Craigslist in Virginia. I found a ton of vises for sale in great condition, but nothing that really caught my eye. Sidenote- There's a guy that restores vises in Norfolk that we need to get on here. Dudes awesome. So then I checked the tool section and found a listing for auto mechanics tools that seemed really obscure. However, it did have this photo:
I'm not all that well versed in Wilton, but the distinguishing feature that stuck out in my mind was the "scroll work" on the side. I searched Google images but didn't find a match until I came upon this photo:
So I assumed I was about to buy a nice little Wilton Bullet No. 4. I was pretty happy with it...then I discovered these photos
from the same GJ member (DavidB) and this larger vise also had the scroll work. Still no big whoop until I realized what was special about the larger vise. I also noticed that the larger vise has a raised anvil on it...and got really excited because the one I was about to buy did too.
Couldn't sleep because my mind was racing with anticipation, so I kissed the wife, left early, stopped by the bank (first customer of the day), and drove 2 hours 48 minutes (153+ miles) to arrive in Norfolk Virginia where I purchased this:
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A fairly rare, 109-110 pound, pre-patent, first generation (so to speak) pre-1946 (I think I'm right) Wilton Bullet No. 60 with the rotating base, a 6 (and a little shy of 1/4) inch spread of jaws, and a rotating rear jaw.
She's rusty and crusty. The vise had been sitting unused since 1980 in a shed in the back of the property. The shed was literally rotting/collapsing around the bench. I wasn't able to get there last week due to a conflict between my schedule and the owners, but finally made it up there yesterday. The owner of the property had the shed torn down 3 days before I got there, but had managed to pull the bench out before it came down. They decided to throw it up on Craigslist only because they had a lot of other garage equipment as well. If they hadn't had the rest of the equipment it would have been in the scrapyard as of late last week. Very close call.
From what the property owner told me, this vise belonged to Bill Hubbard who ran a Gulf service station (not JUST a gas station) on Haygood Road, Virginia Beach, as well as a Shell service station on Independence Boulevard. Mr. Hubbard has passed on now, but his 103 year old widow is still living in Arizona.
How much did I pay for it? The ad said make an offer on items. When I initially contacted the seller I thought I was buying a Wilton No.4. I also had to drive 2 hours and 48 minutes. So I offered $30-$35 depending on condition. It wasn't until the wee hours of the morning that I realized it was in fact a much larger and scarcer vise. So I don't feel bad considering I didn't knowingly low ball her from the get go. I honestly thought I was getting a smaller vise. For $35 and my first Bullet, I think I did okay!
I also managed to score two Hein Werner 1.5 ton WS model jacks at $30 a piece and a bunch of other goodies. All those extra pieces are the only thing that kept this old bird from getting scrapped out last week. If you'd like to see pics of the other stuff I'll post it up in the garage sale thread tomorrow.
One thing that has me curious is the end cap. Every other No. 60 I've seen on here (not many) doesn't have one. Could this be a model of Bullet vise that never came equipped with one?
So what do you fellas think?
...but first the back story...
I was searching Craigslist listings in the Outer Banks for an upcoming trip to see my mother. I figured while I was at it I would check out the Hampton Roads section of Craigslist in Virginia. I found a ton of vises for sale in great condition, but nothing that really caught my eye. Sidenote- There's a guy that restores vises in Norfolk that we need to get on here. Dudes awesome. So then I checked the tool section and found a listing for auto mechanics tools that seemed really obscure. However, it did have this photo:
I'm not all that well versed in Wilton, but the distinguishing feature that stuck out in my mind was the "scroll work" on the side. I searched Google images but didn't find a match until I came upon this photo:
So I assumed I was about to buy a nice little Wilton Bullet No. 4. I was pretty happy with it...then I discovered these photos
from the same GJ member (DavidB) and this larger vise also had the scroll work. Still no big whoop until I realized what was special about the larger vise. I also noticed that the larger vise has a raised anvil on it...and got really excited because the one I was about to buy did too.
Couldn't sleep because my mind was racing with anticipation, so I kissed the wife, left early, stopped by the bank (first customer of the day), and drove 2 hours 48 minutes (153+ miles) to arrive in Norfolk Virginia where I purchased this:
A fairly rare, 109-110 pound, pre-patent, first generation (so to speak) pre-1946 (I think I'm right) Wilton Bullet No. 60 with the rotating base, a 6 (and a little shy of 1/4) inch spread of jaws, and a rotating rear jaw.
She's rusty and crusty. The vise had been sitting unused since 1980 in a shed in the back of the property. The shed was literally rotting/collapsing around the bench. I wasn't able to get there last week due to a conflict between my schedule and the owners, but finally made it up there yesterday. The owner of the property had the shed torn down 3 days before I got there, but had managed to pull the bench out before it came down. They decided to throw it up on Craigslist only because they had a lot of other garage equipment as well. If they hadn't had the rest of the equipment it would have been in the scrapyard as of late last week. Very close call.
From what the property owner told me, this vise belonged to Bill Hubbard who ran a Gulf service station (not JUST a gas station) on Haygood Road, Virginia Beach, as well as a Shell service station on Independence Boulevard. Mr. Hubbard has passed on now, but his 103 year old widow is still living in Arizona.
How much did I pay for it? The ad said make an offer on items. When I initially contacted the seller I thought I was buying a Wilton No.4. I also had to drive 2 hours and 48 minutes. So I offered $30-$35 depending on condition. It wasn't until the wee hours of the morning that I realized it was in fact a much larger and scarcer vise. So I don't feel bad considering I didn't knowingly low ball her from the get go. I honestly thought I was getting a smaller vise. For $35 and my first Bullet, I think I did okay!
I also managed to score two Hein Werner 1.5 ton WS model jacks at $30 a piece and a bunch of other goodies. All those extra pieces are the only thing that kept this old bird from getting scrapped out last week. If you'd like to see pics of the other stuff I'll post it up in the garage sale thread tomorrow.
One thing that has me curious is the end cap. Every other No. 60 I've seen on here (not many) doesn't have one. Could this be a model of Bullet vise that never came equipped with one?
So what do you fellas think?
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joe.striper
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And here gentlemen, is the pictures of the Wilton Bullet I scored yesterday...
...but first the back story...
I was searching Craigslist listings in the Outer Banks for an upcoming trip to see my mother. I figured while I was at it I would check out the Hampton Roads section of Craigslist in Virginia. I found a ton of vises for sale in great condition, but nothing that really caught my eye. Sidenote- There's a guy that restores vises in Norfolk that we need to get on here. Dudes awesome. So then I checked the tool section and found a listing for auto mechanics tools that seemed really obscure.
I'm not all that well versed in Wilton, but the distinguishing feature that stuck out in my mind was the "scroll work" on the side. I searched Google images but didn't find a match until I came upon this photo:
from the same GJ member (DavidB) and this larger vise also had the scroll work. Still no big whoop until I realized what was special about the larger vise. I also noticed that the larger vise has a raised anvil on it...and got really excited because the one I was about to buy did too.
A fairly rare, 109-110 pound, pre-patent, first generation (so to speak) pre-1946 (I think I'm right) Wilton Bullet No. 60 with the rotating base, a 6 (and a little shy of 1/4) inch spread of jaws, and a rotating rear jaw.
She's rusty and crusty. The vise had been sitting unused since 1980 in a shed in the back of the property. The shed was literally rotting/collapsing around the bench. I wasn't able to get there last week due to a conflict between my schedule and the owners, but finally made it up there yesterday. The owner of the property had the shed torn down 3 days before I got there, but had managed to pull the bench out before it came down. They decided to throw it up on Craigslist only because they had a lot of other garage equipment as well. If they hadn't had the rest of the equipment it would have been in the scrapyard as of late last week. Very close call.
From what the property owner told me, this vise belonged to Bill Hubbard who ran a Gulf service station (not JUST a gas station) on Haygood Road, Virginia Beach, as well as a Shell service station on Independence Boulevard. Mr. Hubbard has passed on now, but his 103 year old widow is still living in Arizona.
How much did I pay for it? The ad said make an offer on items. When I initially contacted the seller I thought I was buying a Wilton No.4. I also had to drive 2 hours and 48 minutes. So I offered $30-$35 depending on condition. It wasn't until the wee hours of the morning that I realized it was in fact a much larger and scarcer vise. So I don't feel bad considering I didn't knowingly low ball her from the get go. I honestly thought I was getting a smaller vise. For $35 and my first Bullet, I think I did okay!
I also managed to score two Hein Werner 1.5 ton WS model jacks at $30 a piece and a bunch of other goodies. All those extra pieces are the only thing that kept this old bird from getting scrapped out last week. If you'd like to see pics of the other stuff I'll post it up in the garage sale thread tomorrow.
One thing that has me curious is the end cap. Every other Model 60 I've seen on here doesn't have one. Could this be a model of Bullet vise that never came equipped with one?
So what do you fellas think?[/QUOTE]
I don't say this often, but you ****!!!
...but first the back story...
I was searching Craigslist listings in the Outer Banks for an upcoming trip to see my mother. I figured while I was at it I would check out the Hampton Roads section of Craigslist in Virginia. I found a ton of vises for sale in great condition, but nothing that really caught my eye. Sidenote- There's a guy that restores vises in Norfolk that we need to get on here. Dudes awesome. So then I checked the tool section and found a listing for auto mechanics tools that seemed really obscure.
I'm not all that well versed in Wilton, but the distinguishing feature that stuck out in my mind was the "scroll work" on the side. I searched Google images but didn't find a match until I came upon this photo:
from the same GJ member (DavidB) and this larger vise also had the scroll work. Still no big whoop until I realized what was special about the larger vise. I also noticed that the larger vise has a raised anvil on it...and got really excited because the one I was about to buy did too.
A fairly rare, 109-110 pound, pre-patent, first generation (so to speak) pre-1946 (I think I'm right) Wilton Bullet No. 60 with the rotating base, a 6 (and a little shy of 1/4) inch spread of jaws, and a rotating rear jaw.
She's rusty and crusty. The vise had been sitting unused since 1980 in a shed in the back of the property. The shed was literally rotting/collapsing around the bench. I wasn't able to get there last week due to a conflict between my schedule and the owners, but finally made it up there yesterday. The owner of the property had the shed torn down 3 days before I got there, but had managed to pull the bench out before it came down. They decided to throw it up on Craigslist only because they had a lot of other garage equipment as well. If they hadn't had the rest of the equipment it would have been in the scrapyard as of late last week. Very close call.
From what the property owner told me, this vise belonged to Bill Hubbard who ran a Gulf service station (not JUST a gas station) on Haygood Road, Virginia Beach, as well as a Shell service station on Independence Boulevard. Mr. Hubbard has passed on now, but his 103 year old widow is still living in Arizona.
How much did I pay for it? The ad said make an offer on items. When I initially contacted the seller I thought I was buying a Wilton No.4. I also had to drive 2 hours and 48 minutes. So I offered $30-$35 depending on condition. It wasn't until the wee hours of the morning that I realized it was in fact a much larger and scarcer vise. So I don't feel bad considering I didn't knowingly low ball her from the get go. I honestly thought I was getting a smaller vise. For $35 and my first Bullet, I think I did okay!
I also managed to score two Hein Werner 1.5 ton WS model jacks at $30 a piece and a bunch of other goodies. All those extra pieces are the only thing that kept this old bird from getting scrapped out last week. If you'd like to see pics of the other stuff I'll post it up in the garage sale thread tomorrow.
One thing that has me curious is the end cap. Every other Model 60 I've seen on here doesn't have one. Could this be a model of Bullet vise that never came equipped with one?
So what do you fellas think?[/QUOTE]
I don't say this often, but you ****!!!
joe.striper
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DREAMING, i HAVE A 6" blacksmith vise I'm offering at 250 and not a sniff. I have an 8" here and that DWARFS that vise in the ad. guys a dreamer!
Jarhead0408
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Hahaha...Thanks Joe. Considering some of the finds I've seen you pull in, that's high praise indeed!
GETRIDAONE
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Jarhead great find !!!!! 
Looks like Joe is on the "envy" side this time.
Looks like Joe is on the "envy" side this time.
scooternut
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Great find jarhead, can't wait to see it clean cleaned up.
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scooternut
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Finished up the Hollands 14 that i picked up last week. I went with the BLO finish as this thing is in really nice shape and it just looked good stripped down. There was clearly a pine green type of base coat underneath the later applied primer looking color that it was wearing when i bought it.
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Evergreentree
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Jarhead-sweet find! I to have a sj Wilton no. 60, and have lots of internal pictures if you need them when taking yours apart! Mine did not have an end cap. What's the date on the key say?
Evergreentree
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Looks really good scooter
Jarhead0408
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Thanks, I appreciate it man.
I haven't checked the date yet. She's frozen solid at the moment. I'll try ang get her to open up soon though.
Evergreentree
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No problem jarhead. Better yet, if you need some guidance, start on Post number 2236 on page 112 of the vise repair 101 thread to see the process I went through with mine. Good luck man, can't wait to see the end result!
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jakemac
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That question will have the board all a twitter, AGAIN. There are all sorts of theories.
I'll start. I'm firmly in the Reed camp.
Jarhead0408
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Good to go man. I'll head over there right now. Might take me a little while to get into this one, I'm in the middle of a late semester course at the college. Probably have to start on this one after I finish the course. But yes, I'm looking forward to it as well! Can't wait to put her back to work! She might be ugly now, but in my eyes she's a beauty!
CRSINMICH
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My first thought was Reed but I'm not sure why. From the side it has Columbian lines. By the way, the size of that spindle hub doesn't come across in pictures. It's a big honkin' hub. The narrow end of the taper is 2 3/8" and it's 2 1/4" front to back.
EDIT: The 0 at the beginning of the model number makes a difference. Craftsman Model No. 5191 is a woodworker's vise. Crazy, no?
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Jarhead0408
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EGT: Very interesting read on the process of freeing it up. Your's was in much better shape cosmetically. I can only imagine ho hard mine is going to be to free up. She wasn't exactly protected from the elements.
Gotta say man.....That Hammer hahaha. It worked though right? That's all that counts.
Gotta say man.....That Hammer hahaha. It worked though right? That's all that counts.
drivesitfar
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CRS: one of the members was compiling information and we were going to have a thread on who MADE THE CRAFTSMAN 519X'S.
I heard Starrett from a 80 year old machinist that is pretty savvy. it has some similarities to REED as Jake and others have mentioned. it weighs very close to and has the same removable jaws as ROCK ISLAND. some think Columbian.
I know I have a wood vise in a box somewhere I just saw a few days ago that is a 519x # and on the box it said MADE IN JAPAN. I'll dig it up and post pictures on the thread when it gets started. it should be a FUN thread no matter what we figure out or TRY TO FIGURE OUT.
how do you like your 5191? personally I like them, but I might like the Rock Island Craftsmen vises a bit better.
Jar: looks like you did WELL. there is a great thread on Electrolysis called Homemade Electrolysis if you want to learn and use that information to clean up any vise (vice) you find. also it looks like you might have a vice for vises since you only went to buy one and came home with one or two more? touching your fingers on the connections from the battery charger and maybe in the soup might give you some GOOD (don't try this) SHOCK TREATMENT THERAPY for the vice for vises if you need some.
cheers
VA: when I turned on my laptop this morning almost every thread on the first 6 or so pages was written in Chinese so GJ was hacked and more of a nuisance i'm guessing. not sure what they gain by it other than to make work for the owner (RYAN) and the MODS.
We'll have to find a couple pairs of those cool piano key type jaw covers.
I heard Starrett from a 80 year old machinist that is pretty savvy. it has some similarities to REED as Jake and others have mentioned. it weighs very close to and has the same removable jaws as ROCK ISLAND. some think Columbian.
I know I have a wood vise in a box somewhere I just saw a few days ago that is a 519x # and on the box it said MADE IN JAPAN. I'll dig it up and post pictures on the thread when it gets started. it should be a FUN thread no matter what we figure out or TRY TO FIGURE OUT.
how do you like your 5191? personally I like them, but I might like the Rock Island Craftsmen vises a bit better.
Jar: looks like you did WELL. there is a great thread on Electrolysis called Homemade Electrolysis if you want to learn and use that information to clean up any vise (vice) you find. also it looks like you might have a vice for vises since you only went to buy one and came home with one or two more? touching your fingers on the connections from the battery charger and maybe in the soup might give you some GOOD (don't try this) SHOCK TREATMENT THERAPY for the vice for vises if you need some.
cheers
VA: when I turned on my laptop this morning almost every thread on the first 6 or so pages was written in Chinese so GJ was hacked and more of a nuisance i'm guessing. not sure what they gain by it other than to make work for the owner (RYAN) and the MODS.
We'll have to find a couple pairs of those cool piano key type jaw covers.
Jarhead0408
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jpickar, GETRIDAONE, and scooternut, Thanks gents. I'm not sure what was more fun, the trip or the purchase. Got a feeling I'll be making more road trips like this in the future.
Drives: Thanks, I'm pleased as punch with it. The Parker is nice, but that Bullet is my first big score in my opinion. The Parker and the Craftsman it's holding were actually purchased prior to yesterdays score with the Bullet. The Parker was early last week and the Craftsman was quite a while ago...maybe two years I think?
I'm looking forward to putting an e-tank together and getting the old girl back in service. I think it's going to take a while though honestly.
I need to read up on the vise restoration thread, but I think I'll be putting it in an acetone/atf bath to try and free the slide before I e-tank it to get rid of the rust.
Drives: Thanks, I'm pleased as punch with it. The Parker is nice, but that Bullet is my first big score in my opinion. The Parker and the Craftsman it's holding were actually purchased prior to yesterdays score with the Bullet. The Parker was early last week and the Craftsman was quite a while ago...maybe two years I think?
I'm looking forward to putting an e-tank together and getting the old girl back in service. I think it's going to take a while though honestly.
I need to read up on the vise restoration thread, but I think I'll be putting it in an acetone/atf bath to try and free the slide before I e-tank it to get rid of the rust.
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02superduty
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Good evening fellers I found what I think is a bullet which I believe was made at Grunman. I purchased it from a guy who said his uncle worked for Grunman. 4 1/2" jaws 58 pounds. Has anyone seen a non factory made bullet, except for the guy on you tube.
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Evergreentree
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Jarhead-yea, the hammer. I was/am still in my first yearish of collecting and understanding vises, so yea worked with what I had!
I since purchased a copper hammer, which is my go to now for so many things...
At that moment, all I had to work with was a mountain of wood and some threaded rod. Yes it worked. Ahaha.
Maybe e-tank would be the more appropriate first step for yours if penetrating oil doesn't free things up, and buy a copper hammer if you don't have one!
Eh, who am I kidding, I'm a tree climber, use a hunk of wood attached to some threaded rod!
I was/am still in my first yearish of collecting and understanding vises, so yea worked with what I had!I since purchased a copper hammer, which is my go to now for so many things...
At that moment, all I had to work with was a mountain of wood and some threaded rod. Yes it worked. Ahaha.
Maybe e-tank would be the more appropriate first step for yours if penetrating oil doesn't free things up, and buy a copper hammer if you don't have one!
Eh, who am I kidding, I'm a tree climber, use a hunk of wood attached to some threaded rod!
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Jarhead0408
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Good to go man. I figure the penetrating oil just to get things moving, and then e-tank for the rust. If the oil doesn't work, hopefully the e-tank will. As a matter of fact, I bought a Dayton 60 amp wheeled battery charger from the same lady for $20. It'd be pretty cool if one of the tools from that service station, helped to bring another tool from the same station back to life. That'd be awesome. I'll add the brass hammer to the list. As a matter of fact, I think one of my local NAPA's has a nos one that's been sitting there for years. I might go pick it up.
CRSINMICH
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Drives: Ah yes! Now I recall the Craftsman 519X discussion. I guess I wasn’t paying close attention since I didn’t have a dog in that hunt - then. Since then I have managed to acquire a 5169, a 5176, and now the 05191. I haven’t done anything with it yet, but it looks like it should spiff up very nicely. Are the years it was manufactured known? While I was trying to find information about this model, I found some pictures. On all of them the tag was applied to the surface of the side of the vise. On mine the tag is riveted to the side in an inset of the same shape. It also seems to be darker than most Craftsman tags. It makes me think that this one might be older.
Now that I think of it, I also have a 5 inch Craftsman with chevrons and three 3½ inchers with Chevrons. I think I backed into being a Craftsman collector.
Now that I think of it, I also have a 5 inch Craftsman with chevrons and three 3½ inchers with Chevrons. I think I backed into being a Craftsman collector.
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CRSINMICH
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Superduty: That's an intriguing vise you have there. The similarities to Wilton are obvious, but there are distinct differences. I'll leave it to others who know more about Wiltons to say if it is one or not. Good luck on the restoration and let us know if you are able to identify it definitely.
Jarhead: Good luck on your restoration of that swiveling bullet. I remember how hard Evergreentree had to work to finish his. Just keep at it and don't rush it. Take a break from it if need be but don't give up. I still think EGT should have made that big hammer out of ash.
Jarhead: Good luck on your restoration of that swiveling bullet. I remember how hard Evergreentree had to work to finish his. Just keep at it and don't rush it. Take a break from it if need be but don't give up. I still think EGT should have made that big hammer out of ash.
drivesitfar
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CRS: I used to have most of the Craftsman catalogs saved, but they are in my half dead laptop so I can't say for certain about the years. good guess is after WWII to maybe early 60's or late 50's for the heritage 519x's. also some of the 519x's have Craftsman on the side and no badge and the first 5198 that BigCaddy bought had the lettering and not the badge. it's an interesting vise and even a better mystery that maybe some of us can come up with the maker one day. BTW funny how one stumbles on being a collector of a certain brand isn't it??
EG: so have you taken one of your vises up in a tree to mount it so you can sharpen your chainsaws and tools up there.
EG: so have you taken one of your vises up in a tree to mount it so you can sharpen your chainsaws and tools up there.
KMScott
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Very nice find 02superduty, The vise is a sure copy of the bullets. much bigger then the little baby that has several youtube videos made of the building steps. One of the first spindles I have seen that was custom made on a lathe, note the thread relief or groove where the threads stopped. Years ago they threaded the spindles with a double threading setup on a two way lathe like this guy with no safety glasses. Cool vise, you are lucky to own it.
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Interesting, there are a number of those posted on here. Not much concrete is known about them. I have one (in 4") Zoomie has one as well. They are wilton like, but have a few distinct differences. Most notably being the dynamic jaw has a key way and the static jaw/body has a key compared to the reverse of the wilton series. This difference makes them (the clones) quite easier to produce with non specific machines to broach the internal key way.
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