Nightshift
Well-known member
Yes Kevin did a nice job on those swivel nuts indeed. These little guys are so cute its too bad they won't ever get used.
The VISES of Garage Journal
- Thread starter mjozefow
- Start date
Lahti35
Well-known member
Hi, vise afficianodos! Thought I'd share pictures of a Stephens No 4 vise with the storing return option, although the spring is broken. I rescued from a basement workbench in Billerica, MA last weekend. Those of you who frequent the Garage Sale thread would have seen some of the discussion and stories here:
One of those just went on epay two weeks ago... 'bout $270 including shipping.
Attachments
Lahti35
Well-known member
Picked this up last weekend... 4", 86lb Parker. Its got a nice patina so i'll keep it and use as is.
View media item 65901View media item 65900View media item 65903View media item 65902
View media item 65901View media item 65900View media item 65903View media item 65902
mike_paxton
Well-known member
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2013
- Messages
- 905
Shiftless:
I had one vise that sat outside for over 26 years. Needed to remove the rusted shut slide, so submerged in vinegar for over 3 months. Every week would pull it out of vinegar to try and get slide to come out. What finally worked was picking around the rusted housing edges and eventually a pin hole in the rust started to allow the vinegar to get inside the vise housing. After that, it was two weeks and finally able to get the slide out.
Looks like if you go Carla's way, we will be working at opposite ends of the pin, but hopefully both of us will eventually solve this stuck pin situation.
Mike
zoomieport
Well-known member
Good stuff Lahti!
Now stay East of I-69, LOL!
Take Care!
ZOOM
Now stay East of I-69, LOL!
Take Care!
ZOOM
BlueBomber
Well-known member
Seems like there were a few of this type sold on eBay recently. The most recent was a bigger 3.5" one posted a few months ago by our own GJer, bagged89s10.
Congrats, bagged, on the sale and a fine return on your investment!
Last edited:
Lahti35
Well-known member
They're neat! I was interested in the last ebay one but not when it went north of a c-note with nearly another c-not for shipping. I gotta eat ya, know!
zoomieport
Well-known member
Lahti35
Well-known member
Good stuff Lahti!
Now stay East of I-69, LOL!
Take Care!
ZOOM
I run a 500 miles radius baby! No telling where i'll pop up next
zoomieport
Well-known member
OH MAN, lol!
SOUNDS GOOD, WELCOME TO THE CHASE!
Take care!
Mike
EDIT: If you're in Bay City, then 250 of those miles are underwater, I'm safe, LOL!
SOUNDS GOOD, WELCOME TO THE CHASE!
Take care!
Mike
EDIT: If you're in Bay City, then 250 of those miles are underwater, I'm safe, LOL!
kwoswalt99
Well-known member
Hey, Mike, what are the Zoomie Vise Museum's hours?
zoomieport
Well-known member
24/7
Got the Baby Bullet shined up. Need to get some better PICs will do that later
[/URL][/IMG]
Can i have one?
trijeff
Well-known member
Sunday funday. Moving, so had these two accessible ... Wilton C3 and Prentiss 98
drivesitfar
Well-known member
BlueBomb: i don't think i've ever seen a Columbian vise the age of yours painted red so most likely the original color was grey and that red you think is original is on top of it. tell me (us) if you find any more red under the grey if you do.
CRS: thanks again for the catalog page and if you get a chance can you verify your #20 is the specs on the ad?
TJ: good luck on the move!! also lift with your LEGS with those two even if lifting them in 2 pieces at a time.
CRS: thanks again for the catalog page and if you get a chance can you verify your #20 is the specs on the ad?
TJ: good luck on the move!! also lift with your LEGS with those two even if lifting them in 2 pieces at a time.
BlueBomber
Well-known member
Drives: I only took the one picture, but I'm pretty sure I found red as the base layer in several nooks and crannies. Of course, it could be that this old fella has had a makeover before in its existence.
Good to hear that grey was the original...I've got a pound of Platinum powder that came in my garage sale-found Eastwood powder coating kit that I had planned to use on it.
Last edited:
CrotalusAtrox
Well-known member
I have a few members who asked about their availability I just think they are so cool that I am not selling these guys today. They are easy to store and the wife and daughter think their cute
I have a few members who asked about their availability I just think they are so cool that I am not selling these guys today. They are easy to store and the wife and daughter think their cute
I want one to set on my desk
macgee
Well-known member
I just won these beauties from an on-line auction. Can't wait to pick them up on Sunday!
Blue Frog
Blue,
What a coincidence, that is the same vise that I have. I just posted a pic of it about two weeks ago here and just now catching up with this thread since then and saw yours. This weekend I acquired a C0 wilton and baby wilton on a power arm and thought the little Bison vise would be perfect for it and then saw yours.
I'm curious if you were to look underneath the base and see if you have the same stamp as mine?
My post: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6147011&postcount=49699
trijeff
Well-known member
macgee, mine has that same stamp (although way fainter than yours)
macgee
Well-known member
The fourth vise I acquired this weekend is this really cool rotating head vintage Craftsman vise with a hexagon slide.
It has been used hard and needs a little attention and some cleaning but still works well, not bad for $15.
The slide appears to be surface grounded and the vise weighs more than a Wilton C0 bullet vise.
I've never seen one before.
It has been used hard and needs a little attention and some cleaning but still works well, not bad for $15.
The slide appears to be surface grounded and the vise weighs more than a Wilton C0 bullet vise.
I've never seen one before.
kwoswalt99
Well-known member
That's a new one on me.
macgee
Well-known member
macgee, mine has that same stamp (although way fainter than yours)
Cool, good to know and thanks for posting it. Your vise looks to be in way better shape than mine.
cajunfirehawk
Well-known member
Another baby showed up from my buddy Zoomie 
Its like a Zoomie baby starter kit, lol
So now I have 2 babies, 2 pow-r-arms, and a double pin C-0 to resto this week, good thing I didn't have any plans
Its like a Zoomie baby starter kit, lol
So now I have 2 babies, 2 pow-r-arms, and a double pin C-0 to resto this week, good thing I didn't have any plans
macgee
Well-known member
Thanks Rusty,
Strange that one did not come up in my research but just found it on eBay and that's the same one that belonged to a GJ member, he posted photo's here in 2013 and the only one that can be found on google. No one has info on it including him and said he was not able to find it in any Craftsman catalogs.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3539871&postcount=11595
Yeah not too bad for $15. Wil post some more pics once I clean it up.
EDIT: Looks like it's the same vise as a Craftsman 5241 which seems to be more common on google.
Last edited:
zoomieport
Well-known member
The fourth vise I acquired this weekend is this really cool rotating head vintage Craftsman vise with a hexagon slide.
It has been used hard and needs a little attention and some cleaning but still works well, not bad for $15.
The slide appears to be surface grounded and the vise weighs more than a Wilton C0 bullet vise.
I've never seen one before.
I've got 3 of those, they are super cool!
Well done!
Take care!
ZOOM
macgee
Well-known member
Thanks Zoomie,
How are the jaws on them, do yours have any chips underneath the jaws?
Thanks! It's a lot more fun to use now that it's mounted to a more solid bench.
zoomieport
Well-known member
Actually, They are all pretty nice...
I spoke with the member that had your vise and he is a GREAT GUY!
We talked at length about the Company the made them, it was fun, I contended Reed, I believe he was Rock Island...
Mine were all Bark Blue, his was RED.
Not much I'd like to do more than discuss stuff like that, Good Fella!
Here is a pic of the three, (terrible pic!) but I'm not home and can't get a better one right now, sorry...
VA, or one of the other "search masters" may be able yo find better pics, don't know.
Great stuff MacGee, those Craftsman Hex, Rotating Vises, ARE NOT FALLING OUT OF TREES!
Take care!
Mike
Attachments
Last edited:
va.grouseman
Well-known member
Same pic as the one Zoomie posted of Grey ford's vise.---They were dropping these on EBay about every month, 4 years ago, and then they just stopped.---I picked up 3 of them when they were selling but I missed the Crème de le Crème.---The 4th one I was bidding on was mint, museum quality.---I bid $425.00, it went for $455.00 plus shipping.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=297706&d=1385865741
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=297706&d=1385865741
meatsis
Well-known member
Here's another one. I have no affiliation with seller. It's been on CL forever. From what I'm told, he doesn't answer his phone and doesn't return calls either. This one has a pretty large chunk missing from the static jaw.
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/tls/5920776182.html
zoomieport
Well-known member
DANG, THAT ONE IS GREEN! LOL!
$80.00 would be a SUPER DELUXE DEAL!
Take care!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
ZOOM
$80.00 would be a SUPER DELUXE DEAL!
Take care!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
ZOOM
bl00
Well-known member
I can vouch for that.
va.grouseman
Well-known member
Yea, I saw that one 3 weeks ago and my heart skipped a beat till I saw the chunk missing.---If someone knows how to build up cast, it would be worth investing in.
zoomieport
Well-known member
Ahhh, not thinking I had a chance, I didn't look at the pictures.
VA is my voice of reason, he has the "ease of a bat and the eyes of a hawk"!
A man has to rely on the reason of others, or he has no reason, haha!
Merry Christmas!
Mike
VA is my voice of reason, he has the "ease of a bat and the eyes of a hawk"!
A man has to rely on the reason of others, or he has no reason, haha!
Merry Christmas!
Mike
macgee
Well-known member
So funny, I've been on the vise hunt for ages and never saw one of these even though I have a strong interest in american made rotating head vises. I google to find out more info on this vise and got nothing (hens teeth). I then come to this thread and you guys come up with a bunch of them. Google has got nothing on you.
The ones I did find seem to have partial broken jaw support. Mine is a #5222 model and think it was replaced with the 5241 which appears to be a rough casting compared the #5222. Mine has chips out of the jaw support. Maybe I'll braze in some material, then mill it so the replaceable jaws fit properly and will have more support. I also notice these have very small & thin replaceable jaws.
Not sure who owned mine, I bought it ($15) yesterday morning at swap meet where a guy had a pile of cheap vises and this one was in that pile. It has a cool burgundy paint like the tiny Prentiss salesman sample vise. The casting on mine is really smooth and the slide appears to have been surfaced grounded after it was milled, I have not seen that before in a bench vise before but I bet you guys have.
Last edited:
jakemac
Well-known member
The fourth vise I acquired this weekend is this really cool rotating head vintage Craftsman vise with a hexagon slide.
It has been used hard and needs a little attention and some cleaning but still works well, not bad for $15.
The slide appears to be surface grounded and the vise weighs more than a Wilton C0 bullet vise.
I've never seen one before.
Damn, that's an ugly beastie. Now I want one.
That one on CL is in Joe's neck of the woods. I wonder if the reason he's not answering the phone is because it's already sitting in Joe's garage ?
kwoswalt99
Well-known member
I'm guessing it's a steel slide, separate from the dynamic jaw?
zoomieport
Well-known member
MacGee, I will have to be honest, I need to take another look at mine to tell you the real facts, now I wish I was home!
I will get back to you asap, I have been fascinated by the hex shaft rotaror for years, I've never seen anything "quite" like it, but this is the first convetrsation that has actually come to fruition.
I am eager to look mine over and compare, the MAROON paint is KILLING me, haha!
VA, I'd love to hear any of your theories as well, I know your level of interest in cast irion my friend.
Good day y'all!
Mike
I will get back to you asap, I have been fascinated by the hex shaft rotaror for years, I've never seen anything "quite" like it, but this is the first convetrsation that has actually come to fruition.
I am eager to look mine over and compare, the MAROON paint is KILLING me, haha!
VA, I'd love to hear any of your theories as well, I know your level of interest in cast irion my friend.
Good day y'all!
Mike