The VISES of Garage Journal

[bulletpruf]

If you pick up either of the anvils, you'd better get some help, 'cause either of those could make you "pick up" a hernia!

I've actually deadlifted 550 lbs before, but it's been many moons since I've gone that heavy...

 

[Shiftless]

That's quite impressive!
I think a Hollands 18 would test your strength. 10 inch wide jaws.
IIRC there are one or two of these monsters in a member's collection.

edit: meatsis has correctly pointed out that the Hollands 18 has 8 inch wide jaws. Serves me right by relying on only one reference. CRS has reminded me through one of his excellent catalog pages, that there is also a Hollands 19 with 9 inch jaws. Those guys weigh 270 and 285 respectively. Models with the swivel base push the weight to 300 and over.

 

[meatsis]

That's quite impressive!
I think a Hollands 18 would test your strength. 10 inch wide jaws.
IIRC there are one or two of these monsters in a member's collection.

10 inch wide jaws??? Ive never owned a Hollands 18 but im pretty sure those jaws are only 8 inches wide.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

A good time at an auction last night. Among what followed me home:

1. Prentiss #54 vise. Won it for 22$. The crack at the end of the slide will make it a fun repair. I love the embellishments and...DAMN, this thing is a beast!
2. A couple of pipe vises. A Reed and a McGraw-Yarbrough. Won the Reed for 5$ and the Mcgraw for 2$.
3. A no name woodworking vise that came attached to the workbench that I won for 22$.

 

[va.grouseman]

I have to agree with Meatsis on this one Shift.---The #19 only has 9'' jaws.

http://scuttle.dayid.org/wiki/index.php/Hollands_Vise


http://scuttle.dayid.org/wiki/images/thumb/a/ad/Hollands19.jpg/800px-Hollands19.jpg

 

[454ragtop]

Couldn't stand looking at the piss poor mounting plate someone fabbed on the baby Prentiss swivel jaw I picked up a couple weeks ago. So I used a file to cut through the weld, knocked the plate off, and fabbed a new one. Drilled and tapped a couple 1/4-20 holes in the main body and screwed it on with a couple countersunk SHCS. Really need to get a surface grinder, was thinking if the top of the base and the body of the vise were ground, might not be able to tell they were 2 pieces. Made the base big enough to support the vise even with the jaws opened all the way, adds quite a bit of heft and stability to the little guy. On the fence about drilling a mounting hole on either side of the base, probably never bolt it down anyway.

 

[Outlawmws]

454, Very nice!

My suggestion is: thread the center of the fabed plate, add a stud, and use a wingnut and a big washer for an old fashioned swivel base.

If you want to get REAL fancy, one more plate with a series of 8 or 12 holes on the perimeter, one hole in the perimeter of the added base, and a pin for an "indexer". the bottom plate gets 2-3 counter sunk holes for wood screws...

 

[Mark in Indiana]

454,
Nice job on the base!
I thought that you were going to make a nest to clamp your base, much like a single bolt shaft collar.

 

[454ragtop]

Thanks guys, it'll probably just hang around on a shelf, in retirement, so while both good ideas, I'm leaning towards calling it done.

 

[90zcar]

Thinking about getting this one. Can someone tell me anything about it...model or anything. It has 4" jaws



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[454ragtop]

90zcar, looks like the ledge under the jaw insert is broken, will need a thorough inspection.

Edit to add jaw alignment looks sketchy as well.

 

[dkroth]

Thinking about getting this one. Can someone tell me anything about it...model or anything. It has 4" jaws

It has a small hole in it.

 

[FMC1959]

Well what do you guys think.....is that a weld???

Flav, it looks to be a crappy weld. If the pic would have been with jaws closed, you would see they don't line up, and it looks like the weld is not the same angle as on the static jaw.

I know Reeds are not common north of the border, but to me this is a poor example to get for the sake of having one....

 

[90zcar]

90zcar, looks like the ledge under the jaw insert is broken, will need a thorough inspection.

Edit to add jaw alignment looks sketchy as well.

Thank you for pointing that out. I didn't even notice that. That cancels that idea of buying that!


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[02superduty]

Bought the hollands 24 off craigs list. It is frozen and I have no time soon to work on it. Then just picked up 2 of these reed 104s.. Very clean smooth jaws.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

It has a small hole in it.

It breaths like a whale or a dolphin.

 

[autopts]

454, Very nice!

+1 Bub

 

[Outlawmws]

It has a small hole in it.

I wonder if that was someone's Idea of an oil feed hole for the threads & slide?

 

[Outlawmws]

SuperD, those jaws look like they may have been shop made; Smooth right? Nice finds!

 

[02superduty]

Outlaw The Reed came out of a very very clean machine shop. I was able to get 2. I am going back to try and get the other 2 in a few weeks. Funny the only bench vises they had.

 

[bluebolt]

Bought the hollands 24 off craigs list. It is frozen and I have no time soon to work on it. Then just picked up 2 of these reed 104s.. Very clean smooth jaws.

I am still waiting to find one of those later oval logo Reed's. Those are 104S swivel base vises, you can see the markings. The earlier ones that would have been a 204, Reed made the swivel and non swivel static jaw castings identical and stamped the S for swivel base and I believe N for fixed base.

Nice scores!

 

[joe.striper]

Thinking about getting this one. Can someone tell me anything about it...model or anything. It has 4" jaws



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Run from that pos. I saw that ad last week. Weled, hence the hole, jaw support broken off.

 

[mike_paxton]

A good time at an auction last night. Among what followed me home:

1. Prentiss #54 vise. Won it for 22$. The crack at the end of the slide will make it a fun repair. I love the embellishments and...DAMN, this thing is a beast!
2. A couple of pipe vises. A Reed and a McGraw-Yarbrough. Won the Reed for 5$ and the Mcgraw for 2$.
3. A no name woodworking vise that came attached to the workbench that I won for 22$.

Mark in Indiana:

Great buys at auction on the vises. Especially like the Prentiss #54 Bull Dog!!!

Mike

 

[joe.striper]

So Meatsis wants this gorgeous #5 Athol clamp-on. My goal is to make him suffer as much as possible. So the question is, do I sell it to him and for how much.?

 

[jakemac]

Tell him it will cost him an Emmert #4.

 

[bagged89s10]

Rearranged my block grinder shelf to house vises. Vises were overtaking my workbenches.



And who says you don't need more than one vise. Having a vise on 2 benches is perfect for a long workpiece.

 

[taumac]

Rearranged my block grinder shelf to house vises. Vises were overtaking my workbenches.



And who says you don't need more than one vise. Having a vise on 2 benches is perfect for a long workpiece.

Wow, your not kidding that your place is overflowing with vises.

 

[bagged89s10]

Wow, your not kidding that your place is overflowing with vises.

There are only 11 in that one pic. I'm nowhere as bad as some of these other guys .

 

[Mark in Indiana]

Vise (vice) alert!
Just saw this on St. Louis CL earlier this evening.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/5605865408.html

Too bad I don't have his problem.

 

[02superduty]

Outlaw yes they are all smooth jaws. And all have rubber jaw inserts over them.
Bluebolt I never shipped a vise out. If you find your self in NY look me up.

 

[FMC1959]

Vise (vice) alert!
Just saw this on St. Louis CL earlier this evening.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/5605865408.html

Too bad I don't have his problem.

Nice problem to have

 

[Shiftless]

An impressive pile that fellow in St. Louis has there.
I wonder which vise of his warrants an asking price of $2000 ?

Outlaw:
Those jaws look like the ones on my Reed 204
Very smooth forged in place. Can anybody explain exactly how they did that back in the day?

 

[dkroth]

An impressive pile that fellow in St. Louis has there.
I wonder which vise of his warrants an asking price of $2000 ?

Whichever one you ask about first.

 

[va.grouseman]

Mark, did you have to post that eye candy?---I was just starting to recover from my last buying binge.---Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in.

If the reply block had of said Kansas, I would have sworn that Demo was selling out.

 

[drivesitfar]

VA: pretty sure i've seen pallets like that of Demo's so it might be him just selling in a bigger city. or it might be his relative that has the same vice for vises.

pretty impressive bunch of old vises that is for certain and if the marked prices on the vises are his asking prices the $2,000 one must be something pretty special.

Joe: i like your idea of making a workbench out of the interesting vise that looks like a perfect support for one.

Shift: I'm pretty sure those jaws were cast in place and there was an article posted on this thread or maybe the 101 thread maybe 18 months to 2 years ago with the process. if anybody still saved the Reed catalog page or history page and want to repost that would be great. or if VA can find it with his search magic that works too.

 

[Outlawmws]

So Meatsis wants this gorgeous #5 Athol clamp-on. My goal is to make him suffer as much as possible. So the question is, do I sell it to him and for how much.?

Joe, I have a (partly repaired - Main screw...) #10, Athol; (old school swivel base) what width is the #5? (Maybe I'll have to bid against Meatsis... )

And who says you don't need more than one vise. Having a vise on 2 benches is perfect for a long workpiece.

That's what I'm talking about!

Wow, your not kidding that your place is overflowing with vises.

There are only 11 in that one pic. I'm nowhere as bad as some of these other guys .

Gee WHO could you be talking about?

 

[Nuts]

That new wilton in those pics could be a couple of grand.

 

[CRSINMICH]

Those jaws look like the ones on my Reed 204
Very smooth forged in place. Can anybody explain exactly how they did that back in the day?

Shift: Here's the article Drives mentioned. It's from a 1919 issue of American Machinist.

EDIT: I just posted this on the Vise Manufacturers thread - for future reference.

 

[topop101]

Vise (vice) alert!
Just saw this on St. Louis CL earlier this evening.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/tls/5605865408.html

Too bad I don't have his problem.

Some real interesting pieces in the pile. Too bad his prices are so high or I would take a short trip!

 

[drivesitfar]

Top: are you really going to let asking prices stop you from seeing that many vises for sale in one spot if it's not too far to drive?

CRS: AWESOME and thanks for posting that.