The VISES of Garage Journal
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Fretters
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Joe Striper.
cajunfirehawk
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Ah, Thanks Mate
t4runner
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j.t.d.
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Sharp looking Cadet you have there. Was it orange originally? We're the cadets sold without the end cap, mine doesn't have one either?
John
John
j.t.d.
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Thanks Brettjull. I like the highlighting on the letters. Was your Morgan black originally?I have recently purchased the same vise in very good shape. It lived an easy life as a city worker before I acquired it. It has since become my favorite vise I have ever purchased, defiantly a keeper for me. Nice Buy[emoji106]
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Great vise there Brian. I have a 5" in this pattern and it is a model 53. From the old add I found yours should be a model 55 which matches the number on your slide. (Lower left cut) Ed.
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t4runner
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I believe this model didn't come with an end cap but I could be wrong. The original color was gray almost the same color gray I painted it.
Rileysan
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Thanks, Ed!
Well here it is. Ever seen a 6" Rock Island sitting on the passenger floor of a Camry?
The vise has lived an easy life and must be worth 3x what I paid for it!
Brian
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jakemac
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Found my first Gyro-Vise today. Model 73-1/2.
The seller was asking $3. I handed him a fiver and said thank you.
It still has the pipe jaws.
As our Brit friends would say, I'm chuffed !
The seller was asking $3. I handed him a fiver and said thank you.
It still has the pipe jaws.
As our Brit friends would say, I'm chuffed !
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Cope
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Congratulations on a great find! Also, kudos to you for paying a little more than the asking price. I did the same thing a few months ago at a garage sale where the prices were just too good.Found my first Gyro-Vise today. Model 73-1/2.
The seller was asking $3. I handed him a fiver and said thank you.
It still has the pipe jaws.
As our Brit friends would say, I'm chuffed !
va.grouseman
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Good Lord! Who killed their Athol and dressed it up like Barney?!?
What can I say?---I like purple.
Fretters
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Found my first Gyro-Vise today. Model 73-1/2.
The seller was asking $3. I handed him a fiver and said thank you.
It still has the pipe jaws.
As our Brit friends would say, I'm chuffed !
You should be well chuffed, with that, and for that price.
Good score Jake.
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Mister J
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It really wouldn't be so bad if it didn't look like the entire thing was dipped in a big vat of paint. You need some contrast between the painted parts and the bare metal parts.
Outlawmws
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Finished up this sweet little Reed 403 1/2R for a gentleman who bought a Wilton 450S from me. I forgot to take an assembled "before" pic, so I snapped one disassembled.
I wish he would sell it to me!
I'm not sure why some pics are sideways...I'll see if I can fix that.
I wish he would sell it to me!
I'm not sure why some pics are sideways...I'll see if I can fix that.
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G-ManBart -- looks amazing. What color paint is that?
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Would probably look really nice with gold details and polished steel parts.
BrettJ74
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The gray paint looks original to me. But if they only came black then I'm not sure. in some spots the bare metal is showing but there is no trace anywhere of any other color. Maybe it was ordered by the city direct from Morgan that way. The vise lived a easy life as a city of Portland employee, and it looked like it came from a wood shop with all the sawdust but lack of any real abuse.
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j.t.d.
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I will pull mine apart and do some investigating also.The gray paint looks original to me. But if they only came black then I'm not sure. in some spots the bare metal is showing but there is no trace anywhere of any other color. Maybe it was ordered by the city direct from Morgan that way. The vise lived a easy life as a city of Portland employee, and it looked like it came from a wood shop with all the sawdust but lack of any real abuse.
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RustOleum Satin Spruce Green. I've sprayed it over the remains of original Reed green and they are very close to one another. Granted, the original was probably faded from time, but they're still similar enough I consider it a reasonable match.
I really like how this little vise turned out, and I have a weakness for 3.5" vises, and Reed R models, and swivel jaws
trijeff
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Nice, real nice G-Man
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Rileysan
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I know that 6" vises fall from the sky for you guys in the rust belt, but they're as rare as hens teeth here in the Pacific NW.
Which is why I'm so damned excited to have finally scored my first vintage 6" vise today. I know ... I already gave it away, but now I have it in my possession - and somehow I picked it without Oregonrockcrusher or Drivesitfar finding it first!
Rock Island Model 55 - thank you Ed for the catalog page!
The seller had a good story to go along with it. The man inherited a 1961 Ford Starliner from his grandfather ~40 years ago. In the trunk of the car were a number of vintage tools, including this vise. The seller has never actually used this vise because it was too big and heavy to set up, so it sat under his work bench for the last 40 years! He was also surprised to learn that the static jaw swivels and even more surprised when I took it apart to load into my Camry. He was a really great guy to talk to and I could have easily talked cars all day. Price was $150 for a 158lb vise. I could not be more excited to finally have a 6" vise!
Brian
Which is why I'm so damned excited to have finally scored my first vintage 6" vise today. I know ... I already gave it away, but now I have it in my possession - and somehow I picked it without Oregonrockcrusher or Drivesitfar finding it first!
Rock Island Model 55 - thank you Ed for the catalog page!
The seller had a good story to go along with it. The man inherited a 1961 Ford Starliner from his grandfather ~40 years ago. In the trunk of the car were a number of vintage tools, including this vise. The seller has never actually used this vise because it was too big and heavy to set up, so it sat under his work bench for the last 40 years! He was also surprised to learn that the static jaw swivels and even more surprised when I took it apart to load into my Camry. He was a really great guy to talk to and I could have easily talked cars all day. Price was $150 for a 158lb vise. I could not be more excited to finally have a 6" vise!
Brian
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va.grouseman
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Nice score there Riley.---The Rocks were well made, and that's a big swivel jaw as per most swivel jaws.
Fretters
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Nice one Riley'. Is that a keeper?
Is that a keeper?Fretters
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Is that original condition or restored? Looks tidy.
Is that original condition or restored? Looks tidy.
This is how i picked it up. The gentleman i got it from loved his vises as much as we all do
eddieK
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I picked up this Reed 2C yesterday. Great shape and the jaws are crisp.
ssuuuwweeeeeeeet!
Very cool score. I would love to find that. In the rust belt however, while 6" vises are found, they definitely don't fall from the sky. You must be thinking of the North East
That also looks like an original rock island with the cast in jaws. The model number supports that too. Rockys are super stout.
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Rileysan
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Correct - the jaws are cast in and not replaceable. Thankfully, they are in good shape!
Brian
jimreed2160
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Woodworking vise
I know this crowd is really into machinists vises but here is an old woodworking vise for your peepers. I think it is a Sheldon that is 75-100 years old. Looks like something off a high school shop bench. It is strong enough to survive both teenager angst and hormones.
All it needs is a little cleaning, BLO and lube.
I know this crowd is really into machinists vises but here is an old woodworking vise for your peepers. I think it is a Sheldon that is 75-100 years old. Looks like something off a high school shop bench. It is strong enough to survive both teenager angst and hormones.
All it needs is a little cleaning, BLO and lube.
Is that original condition or restored? Looks tidy.
They didn't come in that color from the factory, so at the very least it's been repainted.
General Geoff
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I found this poor stray at a local flea market. Picked her up for a c-note.
No welds or cracks that I could see, jaws close parallel, handle is a little bent and the jaws are well worn, the main nut pin is sheared off so I'll have to replace that, and the top of the slide looks like it's seen some hammering. But otherwise in good shape, closes smoothly, and will make a fine working tool when I'm done with her.
No welds or cracks that I could see, jaws close parallel, handle is a little bent and the jaws are well worn, the main nut pin is sheared off so I'll have to replace that, and the top of the slide looks like it's seen some hammering. But otherwise in good shape, closes smoothly, and will make a fine working tool when I'm done with her.