The VISES of Garage Journal

[bubinga]

Got this one yesterday at a little road side attraction. $70. Fair enough.


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nice!
Different looking, Kind 0 Funky looking.
How wide are the jaws?
Does the Static jaw come off with that pin taken out?
looks 2 B in nice condition.

 

[bubinga]

Mike:
Can't see your pics...

Drives
I have been looking up and down the FAQ section for value for the limit and the only reference that I found is a vague statement which does mention that there might be a limit but not what the limit is

Under the Title " Attachments and Images"

What files types can I use? How large can attachments be?

In the attachment window you will find a list of the allowed file types and their maximum sizes. Files that are larger than these sizes will be rejected. There may also be an overall quota limit to the number of attachments you can post to the board.

So it does not even say definitively that there is a limit (may be this is lawyer speak to cover all future bases) but rather it states "may be" and also it does not stipulate the possible limit.

Like Outlaw and you said, Outlaw should have way surpassed this limit as it looks like he has an impressive over 22,000 posts so if he had in 1 out 20 posts (5% of time) attached a SINGLE photo, he would have already been over the 1000 photo limit.

It was very slow all day for me but now it seems to respond much better
007

Exactly!
You don't have to use an album but can if you choose. You don't have to use a third party storage site. Just upload pics directly to the post and either attach them as thumbnails (small) or as inserted images (full size). Just size your photos before uploading them on your own computer.

I have always uploaded pics the same way Outlaw describes and it works fine.

Faster today for me Too, Back to normal.
Just host them here, Or if You MUST use external, Please just leave them there............
Is there a Limit on Photo bucket or Something?
Why does everyone Delete them Right away!?
I must have a old account if that's the case, and slipped through the cracks
cause it shows on Mine I have a Lot of Storage left (Photo Bucket)
I even have a Folder I named "Upload and forget"
If It's for a site that don't allow hosting..
Rant over...................................

 

[bubinga]

As Far as Attachment size, GJ will 999 times out of 1,000 resize it for you.
It says there is a limit, but I have found it will usually resize them for you.

 

[Shiftless]

Drives:
Posting directly from my iPad, it seems like I can only do one at a time. If I open the screen with the 7 options, it replaces the first one with the second and still only posts one pic.
I will play with some of the above suggestions later when I have more chair time.

 

[bubinga]

Drives:
Posting directly from my iPad, it seems like I can only do one at a time. If I open the screen with the 7 options, it replaces the first one with the second and still only posts one pic.
I will play with some of the above suggestions later when I have more chair time.

R-U using Tap-A-Talk?
Probably not, Don't think you get the 7 option screen with T-A-talk

 

[gman007]

Ten days ago, bought a Columbian 606 vise, plus a pair of vise stands made by prior owner.

Took me a bit to get both of the locking swivel handles removed, but got good advise and support from the Vise Repair 101 Thread.

Here is what vise looks like now Pics 1-2

As sweet as the vise was, it was the prior owner pair of homemade vise stands that caused me to buy them. Each is around 300 pounds and stand about 31 inches high.

Pic 3 is with one of the stands upside down.

Pic 4 is the other stand when upside down

Pic 5, 6 & 7 is with the Columbian temporarily attached to one of the vise stands. That's what I saw when I saw if for sale in front of a barn door ten days ago and had to have it.

Mike

Mike
Like you said the vise is nice but stands are even nicer. I am scratching my head though trying to figure out what are the four pieces of "pipe" type things that are welded together to make the stand? Whatever those are (it seems they themselves might be made up of several welded sections), it is a pretty neat the way they are shaped and used together to make a nice stand.
007

 

[mike_paxton]

Mike
Like you said the vise is nice but stands are even nicer. I am scratching my head though trying to figure out what are the four pieces of "pipe" type things that are welded together to make the stand? Whatever those are (it seems they themselves might be made up of several welded sections), it is a pretty neat the way they are shaped and used together to make a nice stand.
007

gman007:

I'm normally drawn in by the vises, but it was those vise stands made by the fellow who passed away and whose estate they were selling, which caught my eye.

He definitely had good skills with one stand sitting outside with a small vise on top of it, while the Columbian sat inside the barn on the green stand.

Mike

 

[royce]

Ten days ago, bought a Columbian 606 vise, plus a pair of vise stands made by prior owner.

Took me a bit to get both of the locking swivel handles removed, but got good advise and support from the Vise Repair 101 Thread.

Here is what vise looks like now Pics 1-2

As sweet as the vise was, it was the prior owner pair of homemade vise stands that caused me to buy them. Each is around 300 pounds and stand about 31 inches high.

Pic 3 is with one of the stands upside down.

Pic 4 is the other stand when upside down

Pic 5, 6 & 7 is with the Columbian temporarily attached to one of the vise stands. That's what I saw when I saw if for sale in front of a barn door ten days ago and had to have it.

Mike

Way cool stands Mike,
I can picture the previous owner building those stands and appreciate them all the more.
Great find

Royce

 

[wrenchguy]

Mike
I am scratching my head though trying to figure out what are the four pieces of "pipe" type things that are welded together to make the stand?
007

me too, what r they? cast?

 

[Shiftless]

bubinga:
You're right...no tapatalk

 

[Joefriday]

I picked up a Parker #202 over the weekend. It was covered in rust, but I could tell it had not been used much, just a few marks on the front jaw top. I think it turned out pretty nice. Does anyone know if approximate manufacturing dates for Parkers can be determined? All I can find is that these were made until at least 1929, according to a catalog.

Here is a before/after of the #202, a 4" Wilton Bullet, and also a cheap aluminum jewelers vise that I also repainted:

Interesting choice of colors.. Pretty outside the box so to speak.

Nice..
Best,
Rob

 

[VISEs]

Vise's - did you see that post about the Bonney vise display stand on eBay ?
It's got your name written all over it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Antiqu...b179f71&pid=100290&rk=3&rkt=4&sd=172235087245

Just looked it up. Very cool!!! I'll be buying that one!


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[Mike Cohagen]

Interesting choice of colors.. Pretty outside the box so to speak.

Nice..
Best,
Rob

Thanks.

My workshop is all stark white, lab-like; with tools in those colors (medical green/medical blue/bold red).

 

[trijeff]

Wow, someone in the Bay area grabbed two minty Reed 403.5s with removable jaws for $50 total ... hope it was someone here!!

 

[myprotj]

My Wilton 4" vise restoration

 

[Provincial]

Mike
Like you said the vise is nice but stands are even nicer. I am scratching my head though trying to figure out what are the four pieces of "pipe" type things that are welded together to make the stand? Whatever those are (it seems they themselves might be made up of several welded sections), it is a pretty neat the way they are shaped and used together to make a nice stand.
007

The curved sections look like pieces cut from a rear axle housing from a medium-duty truck. Eatons with square cross-section "tubes."

 

[Bcom]

My Wilton 4" vise restoration

Nice restore. You can still get those Wilton shield stickers from Wilton if you ask nicely

 

[mike_paxton]

Way cool stands Mike,
I can picture the previous owner building those stands and appreciate them all the more.
Great find

Royce

Royce:

In another thread, they said the vise stands were Royce-like!!! Quite a compliment.

Wrenchguy:

One of the guys in another thread (Provincial) thought they were made out a rear axle truck housing (pic 1) and I believe he is right in that it looks like he used it to create the vise stands.

Mike

 

[gman007]

The curved sections look like pieces cut from a rear axle housing from a medium-duty truck. Eatons with square cross-section "tubes."

Thanks for clarification. That is Pretty ingenious , this gentleman must have been quite a craftsman and an artist to boot too
RIP

 

[wrenchguy]

labor intensive 4 sure.

 

[Fretters]

Decided I'm going with the graphite wax on that Parkinson swivel. A couple of the bits finished with that finish.

 

[drivesitfar]

Fretters: while i'd always approve of your Burgundy colour, i'd much prefer your naked vises any day. i like how your combination of thinks for a finish not only prevents rust, but preserves the old look of your old vice. WELL DONE SIR!!

Mike: your stand under your Columbian does look like Royce put it together. Provincial i think nailed it when he said it's made out of an old axle off a truck, but it must have taken more than a few hours to get it to look like it does now. do you know who made it? i wonder what else he made and maybe you can get us some more pictures?

 

[Shiftless]

Wow, someone in the Bay area grabbed two minty Reed 403.5s with removable jaws for $50 total ... hope it was someone here!!

Huh? What? !!!!

(not me)



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[Shiftless]

Mike C.:
Impressive work. Not everybody's first choice on the color scheme, but well done.
BTW, Is your workbench Carrara marble or do you just do your photography in the kitchen?
From time to time we see postings of vises on dining room tables and I cringe to think what my wife would say if she saw evidence that I did that here!

 

[Mike Cohagen]

Mike C.:
Impressive work. Not everybody's first choice on the color scheme, but well done.
BTW, Is your workbench Carrara marble or do you just do your photography in the kitchen?
From time to time we see postings of vises on dining room tables and I cringe to think what my wife would say if she saw evidence that I did that here!

Thank you! Those were taken in the photography area of my workshop. It's all stark white like that. I have one steel and one wooden-topped work bench that I use for actual work, both have white tops but I keep them covered with white contact paper so they are easy to clean in case I spill resin, epoxy, paint, chemicals etc (I mostly make jewelry and do light sheet metal work). I have terrible eyesight so this allows me to see better, and I can tell when things are dirty...

 

[mike_paxton]

Fretters: while i'd always approve of your Burgundy colour, i'd much prefer your naked vises any day. i like how your combination of thinks for a finish not only prevents rust, but preserves the old look of your old vice. WELL DONE SIR!!

Mike: your stand under your Columbian does look like Royce put it together. Provincial i think nailed it when he said it's made out of an old axle off a truck, but it must have taken more than a few hours to get it to look like it does now. do you know who made it? i wonder what else he made and maybe you can get us some more pictures?

Drivesitfar:

One of my habits (both good/bad) is to find info (if possible) about prior owners.

On the vise stands, they were both made by Roger Combs who lived in Knox County Ohio, which is about 40 mins from where I live.

pic 1 shows them before I cleaned them up and just after I unloaded them at home

Roger passed away earlier this year, so his items were being sold at a yard sale that I attended around 10 days ago.

There was a welding table that I passed on, due to weight and my limited space at home.

However, I did buy two small items made by Roger, of a dog and butterfly.

pic 2

Didn't know Roger, but learned he was a farmer, welder, and good guy. His family who was running the sale, were also good folks as well.

Mike

 

[Bellaireroad]

Decided I'm going with the graphite wax on that Parkinson swivel. A couple of the bits finished with that finish.

That looks good... is that stove black your using ?


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[MissileBear]

Speaking of stove black.....has anyone here ever Japanned a vise? I just mixed up another batch of Japnning for a group of planes I'm restoring and I think I'll have enough to do a vise.

I know some of the turn of the century vises were Japanned.

 

[drivesitfar]

MB: about 2 or maybe 3 years ago McBrownie tried Japanning his prentiss 19.5 swivel jaw vise and i can't recall exactly why he didn't like it whether it was all the work involved, the smell or just the finish, but maybe you'll have a better result so let us know.

Mike: thanks for the back story on the vise stands and sorry to hear Roger has passed. he definitely had some skills and a good eye.

 

[MissileBear]

MB: about 2 or maybe 3 years ago McBrownie tried Japanning his prentiss 19.5 swivel jaw vise and i can't recall exactly why he didn't like it whether it was all the work involved, the smell or just the finish, but maybe you'll have a better result so let us know.

It will be a whole lot of work....but I think it would be age appropriate for my exposed screw Walworth. I can understand the smell thing if you are using cheap Turpentine (like the BORG Pure Gum Spirits garbage)....that stuff is about as unpleasant as it gets. I use artist grade real Turpentine though, which smells pleasant, kind of like strong Pinesol.

I'll have to let the stuff air cure (which will take weeks-months) but I'll make sure to post some updates once I start.

 

[drivesitfar]

MB: if you might want to speed up the drying process Joe Striper and a few others have bought smokers that they cook their vises in. i think Joe cooked a few vises with BLO on them and didn't have nice things to say about that smell either so it might be best used outside. i think they bought smokers that were normally $150 for $100 on sale at one of your local tractor supply stores. just a thought if you don't want to wait for it to air dry and maybe keep the bugs and dust and other things off it.

your call and best of luck

 

[MissileBear]

Thanks for the idea Drives - although I think I'd have to buy a new grill (for cooking) before I came home with a smoker for vises and such....the better half has been asking since summer started

Maybe I could make the drive over to Joe's house and just use his ^_^

 

[gman007]

Thanks for the idea Drives - although I think I'd have to buy a new grill (for cooking) before I came home with a smoker for vises and such....the better half has been asking since summer started

Maybe I could make the drive over to Joe's house and just use his ^_^

Alternatively buy a new grill which should make your wife happy and use your old grill for vises Win win for all

 

[stevengarage]

My Columbia 6 inch vice

 

[Fretters]

That looks good... is that stove black your using ?

Cheers. A homemade version of, yes. Linseed oil, beeswax, graphite powder & gum turpentine are the ingredients.

 

[MissileBear]

Cheers. A homemade version of, yes. Linseed oil, beeswax, plumbago & gum turpentine are the ingredients.

Can you elaborate on plumbago? I'm only familiar with the plant species. When I google "plumbago", the first hit is (oddly enough) a Rochester, NY company that produced Plumbago oil for industrial use. I'm not familiar with it in this sense.

 

[Fretters]

Can you elaborate on plumbago? I'm only familiar with the plant species. When I google "plumbago", the first hit is (oddly enough) a Rochester, NY company that produced Plumbago oil for industrial use. I'm not familiar with it in this sense.

I changed it in my post to its common/modern name: graphite powder.

 

[Fretters]

Yet another one where I've had to drill the screw heads to remove the insert. I seem to be a magnet for rusted solid screws. On the plus side, it gave me a reason to get round to making the lead jaw covers I've been meaning to make for months.

 

[dutchgray]

Fretters
The Parkinson Swivel jaw appears to be in very good order now its all apart and cleaned up.

 

[MissileBear]

I changed it in my post to its common/modern name: graphite powder.

Does it harden like Japanning? I thought graphite powder was pretty inert, and stayed "smudgy".