454ragtop
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VA, that's exactly what I thought when I saw that pic, that thing is the spittin image of my 436.
The VISES of Garage Journal
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VA, that's exactly what I thought when I saw that pic, that thing is the spittin image of my 436.
GETRIDAONE
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My Parker 289 1/2 was a through the bench mount originally. I adapted a swivel base from a Parker 976 and it fit great. The slide support looks thicker than the Morgan. I recall seeing multiple manufacturers with the same vise and model number after the change to the newer 4-- series.
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GETRIDAONE
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This is the only split collar Reed vise I have. I degreased first and cleaned the rust off in the E tank. The very light surface rust only takes seconds to remove in the media blaster. It gets all the rust out of the pits but leaves a dull finish. The wire wheel on a bench grinder puts the shine back on it. The wire wheel needs to be clean and use light pressure so it won't burnish the metal. I finish with a SS brush which seems to blend everything together. I also cut abrasive pads in about 1" strips and use them on the handle.
If you want a mirror finish then you should take the handle off and have a means of spinning it like a lathe.
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BMR24
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You might top it off with a buffing wheel on your bench grinder and some good compound
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Wow Zoom! You actually found a base/stand with nothing on it and you've been searching for the correct vise that fit it just by guessing and random searching?!? That's amazing! How did you finally come up with finding out it was a Parker vise that belonged on it?
drivesitfar
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Riley: your handle on your Reed looks pretty straight so other than cleaning and or polishing like Get suggested i wouldn't try to get it off the main screw. i'm pretty sure Reed vise's handles are peened on there and maybe welded too.
Get: is that the original handle on that REED or one you made? your vise restorations have always been top notch so thanks for sharing pictures cause you seem to find some good looking vises too. are you fully retired yet or still consulting cause the company NEEDS you and you can still use some extra vise funds?
Get: is that the original handle on that REED or one you made? your vise restorations have always been top notch so thanks for sharing pictures cause you seem to find some good looking vises too. are you fully retired yet or still consulting cause the company NEEDS you and you can still use some extra vise funds?
AngryBeaver
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A trio of Columbian 204-1/2's.
Keeping the ridgid for my shop. The M2 is going on the service truck as soon as I'm done making the one missing pipe jaw.
The middle one is going to a buddies tractor dealership. It'll fit right in with his 206, 605, and 2 504-1/2's he current has.
This one has a date casting stamp I believe just like my ridgid has. The ridgid is 7124 on the static and 7121 on the dynamic and 7119 on the base. Seems like a date code to me. What do the experts say? This one is 84 but still has the T style jaws. Which makes it a late model M2 if the codes are dates, and are correct. Most of the later models have been m3's with screw on jaws.
Keeping the ridgid for my shop. The M2 is going on the service truck as soon as I'm done making the one missing pipe jaw.
The middle one is going to a buddies tractor dealership. It'll fit right in with his 206, 605, and 2 504-1/2's he current has.
This one has a date casting stamp I believe just like my ridgid has. The ridgid is 7124 on the static and 7121 on the dynamic and 7119 on the base. Seems like a date code to me. What do the experts say? This one is 84 but still has the T style jaws. Which makes it a late model M2 if the codes are dates, and are correct. Most of the later models have been m3's with screw on jaws.
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GETRIDAONE
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Get: is that the original handle on that REED or one you made? your vise restorations have always been top notch so thanks for sharing pictures cause you seem to find some good looking vises too. are you fully retired yet or still consulting cause the company NEEDS you and you can still use some extra vise funds?[/QUOTE]
It has been almost two years since I went back for a short two months.
That little Reed didn't see much use and that's the original handle.
I spend most of my time killing time in the basement and there is always stuff to do in the yard and house maintenance. I would rather take a beating than paint like you are doing.
It has been almost two years since I went back for a short two months.
That little Reed didn't see much use and that's the original handle.
I spend most of my time killing time in the basement and there is always stuff to do in the yard and house maintenance. I would rather take a beating than paint like you are doing.
old__man
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A few pages ago I posted this vise. I got a few people offering to take it off my hands. Can someone tell me more about it or what's so special about it? It appears broken.
chrisnazzy
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I was watching a little clamp on Athol like that on EBay recently. The bidding went crazy in the final moments. Went for over $200. Yours is broken by the way which is too bad because otherwise it looks pretty sweet.A few pages ago I posted this vise. I got a few people offering to take it off my hands. Can someone tell me more about it or what's so special about it? It appears broken.
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drivesitfar
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GET: i'm doing mostly touch up and some trim painting on our house cause Bro in law and his son are spraying the new hardie plank siding. i am staining (painting) my new cedar mailbox stand that is maybe one of a kind with 8x8's for posts to start with.
congrats on the FULL RETIREMENT!!
OldMan: maybe they'd like your vise because it's old, an Athol (starrett owned them so similar quality) and somewhat rare and unique. also 2.5 inch vises are in pretty high demand, but since the back of your dynamic slide is missing a chunk i bet they wouldn't offer much if anything for it, but it still looks usable.
nice find
congrats on the FULL RETIREMENT!!
OldMan: maybe they'd like your vise because it's old, an Athol (starrett owned them so similar quality) and somewhat rare and unique. also 2.5 inch vises are in pretty high demand, but since the back of your dynamic slide is missing a chunk i bet they wouldn't offer much if anything for it, but it still looks usable.
nice find
454ragtop
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Old man, besides the slide being broken, the screw seems awfully short in that vise as well. I picked nearly the same vise this weekend, the screw goes almost to the end of the slide.
va.grouseman
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Crisnazzy, was that the little Athol #0 you were watching?
va.grouseman
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AngryBeaver, Very nice trips.---Those three are work-horses, and like I've said before, I've got more respect for Columbians than some do.
I think those numbers are part numbers rather than date numbers.---I think.
I think those numbers are part numbers rather than date numbers.---I think.
zoomieport
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Thanks, but it was just process of elimination...
Funny part is, it's the one I DON'T have, lol!
I'd make a SWEEEEET TRADE for the right one though!!
Anyone...?
Take Care Bcom!
Mike
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MoparTrucks
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So; I just finished a mild resto on this Wilton Flip Grip I found at an estate auction for $15 a few days ago when I found a little A I Stowell watchmakers vise for $3.00.
I don't need any more vises since I have about 10 now but damn if it isn't addicting. The patent for the Stowell vise is from 1932 (kind of fun looking everything up) and it looks like these colors were from when Stanley was the manufacturer but I haven't found much else. This one will just get a good cleaning and a replacement screw for the bench clamp.
I don't need any more vises since I have about 10 now but damn if it isn't addicting. The patent for the Stowell vise is from 1932 (kind of fun looking everything up) and it looks like these colors were from when Stanley was the manufacturer but I haven't found much else. This one will just get a good cleaning and a replacement screw for the bench clamp.
TinkTinkForge
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Here’s two that got away from me. Wish I could have made a deal on them.
First one. New England vise co. First vise ever patented in any country with an off-set jaws. 2nd one. No info on that beauty. I’m still looking for a Oswego/Sawyer vise. I have a lot to trade. Baby Wilton , baby Stephens , prentiss....
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First one. New England vise co. First vise ever patented in any country with an off-set jaws. 2nd one. No info on that beauty. I’m still looking for a Oswego/Sawyer vise. I have a lot to trade. Baby Wilton , baby Stephens , prentiss....
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trijeff
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Wow, too bad Tink, those are both great! Only seen one other of the first (fixed base appearing, but still with slots to swivel a bit). Not mine, just a picture I saw ... really love the lines of these things.
So did you miss it time wise or money wise? Any idea what it went for?
So did you miss it time wise or money wise? Any idea what it went for?
va.grouseman
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It was this one.
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Yea, that was it.---I had a bid down on it but not for crazy money.
wrenchguy
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i checked when u first posted the numbers, didn't have 1 but been looking ever since. i hardly believe there ain't 1 been found….maybe u got a really low production stand besides being the only 1 on here. good luck.
zoomieport
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Good to see you Sir!
I'm gaining on this wrist problem and am going to get our project on wheels here pretty quick.
I'll be in touch, take care!
Mike
TinkTinkForge
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Love that one! Guy wanted to trade a tool for it and by the time I found one he changed his mind.
ganymede
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It was this one.
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Gadzooks !!
Glad I got my NO.1 and NO.3 for less than $10 each.
Here is a pair of two Prentiss vises from the 3in family. The swivel is a model 212 and weighs 17 pounds and the flat base is a no 211 and weighs 13 pounds. I've had the 211 for a while and just recently got the no 212. I've also got the model 210 which is a 2 1/2 jaw swivel base vise.
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akasrick
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So; I just finished a mild resto on this Wilton Flip Grip I found at an estate auction for $15 a few days ago when I found a little A I Stowell watchmakers vise for $3.00.
I don't need any more vises since I have about 10 now but damn if it isn't addicting. The patent for the Stowell vise is from 1932 (kind of fun looking everything up) and it looks like these colors were from when Stanley was the manufacturer but I haven't found much else. This one will just get a good cleaning and a replacement screw for the bench clamp.
What are your thoughts on the replacement screw? New pad for the screw?
akasrick
MoparTrucks
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That is what I am thinking. I also found that Yost makes a remarkably similar vise that the clamp screw may fit.
I passed (like a *******) on a broken vise that had a pad that probably would have fit because I wasn't thinking.
drivesitfar
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AKA: i think a few of the guys have even taken a washer and formed it a bit to make it work so maybe post up your vise and questions over on the vise repair 101 thread and or read some of the posts over there.
Zoomie: sorry to say i don't buy Parkers unless dirt cheap and not many around here to speak of either otherwise i'd love to find one to sit on your stand. did you figure out that an Athol or another brand won't work or are you partial to having a Parker on it? or does your stand say Parker cause i can't recall much about the stand other than it was cool?
cheers
ALL: i'm replacing my mailbox stand i built 20 years ago with a "little" cedar one and if i was a bachelor I'd make it a bit bigger and put a Vise next to my new locking box. it's not quite done, but getting closer than i was a few weeks ago when i started hand planing my cedar 8x8's.
cheers
Zoomie: sorry to say i don't buy Parkers unless dirt cheap and not many around here to speak of either otherwise i'd love to find one to sit on your stand. did you figure out that an Athol or another brand won't work or are you partial to having a Parker on it? or does your stand say Parker cause i can't recall much about the stand other than it was cool?
cheers
ALL: i'm replacing my mailbox stand i built 20 years ago with a "little" cedar one and if i was a bachelor I'd make it a bit bigger and put a Vise next to my new locking box. it's not quite done, but getting closer than i was a few weeks ago when i started hand planing my cedar 8x8's.
cheers
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Shiftless
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Drives:
Your mailbox stand is certainly shaping up nicely.
Are your neighbors who will share it chipping in with labor or something else?
I hope your new work won't suffer the fate of my mailbox post... knocked over the first time by a Mercedes SL and the next time by a Toyota pickup. It is no longer on a 4x4 It's on a concrete pillar. You could probably get away with a vise mounted out there if you hid it with a faux mailbox slip over cover. Or if you needed to actually use it, a receiver hitch to accept a slide in vise.
Your mailbox stand is certainly shaping up nicely.
Are your neighbors who will share it chipping in with labor or something else?
I hope your new work won't suffer the fate of my mailbox post... knocked over the first time by a Mercedes SL and the next time by a Toyota pickup. It is no longer on a 4x4 It's on a concrete pillar. You could probably get away with a vise mounted out there if you hid it with a faux mailbox slip over cover. Or if you needed to actually use it, a receiver hitch to accept a slide in vise.
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drivesitfar
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Shift: i built it as a GIFT for my neighbors cause we've been here 30 years and 2 of my neighbors have been here a lot longer and the other one that's only been here about 20 years bulldozed their old small house to build a nice new rambler cause they didn't want to move.
sorry to hear about your mailbox, but i had 2 single pole 4x4's knocked down before i put 4 4x4's in cement and the kids or drunk adults driving through our neighborhood somehow avoided the 4 4x4 structure and maybe cause i put reflectors on it. I was going to built a roof on the old one, but my wife and i couldn't ever agree on the new plan. she let me build this one anyway i wanted to so i built it out of some cedar i had in a stack waiting for some projects.
i still want to try to figure out how to put a vise on it so stay tuned.
thanks for the kudos!!
sorry to hear about your mailbox, but i had 2 single pole 4x4's knocked down before i put 4 4x4's in cement and the kids or drunk adults driving through our neighborhood somehow avoided the 4 4x4 structure and maybe cause i put reflectors on it. I was going to built a roof on the old one, but my wife and i couldn't ever agree on the new plan. she let me build this one anyway i wanted to so i built it out of some cedar i had in a stack waiting for some projects.
i still want to try to figure out how to put a vise on it so stay tuned.
thanks for the kudos!!
AngryBeaver
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AngryBeaver, Very nice trips.---Those three are work-horses, and like I've said before, I've got more respect for Columbians than some do.
I think those numbers are part numbers rather than date numbers.---I think.
id love to know...
the middle one has the same "part numbers" on the static, dynamic and swivel which makes me think its a date.. the Ridgid all has "dates" around the same time...
also on the ridgid the swivel has the 204-1/2/604-1/2 on the underside
so how could all three share the same part number... 1984 is plausible I think. 1971 is possible for the Ridgid...
none of the older ones have such casting "numbers"
just interesting to me. I like the history since its close to my home town.
they are brutes. the M2 is now bolted to the bench at work....seems the boss saw how using a real set of pipe jaws worked for what we do... so much better than the chinesium wilton 6A we have with missing jaw inserts since about a month after we got it years ago.
I know the boss is gonna use the slide as an anvil......need to get the mount made for the service truck before the slide gets mangled.
va.grouseman
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Originally posted by AngryBeaver, on page 2956, post 59113.
This one has a date casting stamp I believe just like my ridgid has. The ridgid is 7124 on the static and 7121 on the dynamic and 7119 on the base. Seems like a date code to me. What do the experts say? This one is 84 but still has the T style jaws. Which makes it a late model M2 if the codes are dates, and are correct. Most of the later models have been m3's with screw on jaws.
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What say the GJ gurus?---Are those part numbers or dates?
This one has a date casting stamp I believe just like my ridgid has. The ridgid is 7124 on the static and 7121 on the dynamic and 7119 on the base. Seems like a date code to me. What do the experts say? This one is 84 but still has the T style jaws. Which makes it a late model M2 if the codes are dates, and are correct. Most of the later models have been m3's with screw on jaws.
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What say the GJ gurus?---Are those part numbers or dates?
Maui
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I have one of those little Athol No. 1 vises. I found it in a box of tools that I had purchased along with some equipment. Apparently the dynamic jaw support had been broken and as you can see in the photo someone brazed in a replacement. It was fairly sloppy brazing work, but effective. The jaws line up beautifully.
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akasrick
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MoparTrucks wrote;
Thanks for the tip!
drivesitfar wrote;
Thanks I'll take your advise, some more reading for now.
akasrick
Thanks for the tip!
drivesitfar wrote;
Thanks I'll take your advise, some more reading for now.
akasrick
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Outlawmws
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Mopar, Mcmaster and/or Grangers has pads for larger C clamps. if they get small enough, that may be an option for your missing pad.
Outlawmws
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is the big boy an 8"?meatsis
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Parker 978! You suuuuuuuuck!!!!!!!
Rileysan
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Good lord that's a big boy ... and it looks unused! Grats!
Rileysan
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Since I'm not allowed to move anything as big as that missing screw from a Parker 978, I have to work on something smaller.
Craftsman 5180 (3.5") paint is done. I've had it baking in the sun the past couple of days and finished it none too soon - the rain is about to begin and it won't stop until next June. All that's left before assembly is to paint the lettering (which I **** at) and polish the nose and handle of the screw.
Brian
Craftsman 5180 (3.5") paint is done. I've had it baking in the sun the past couple of days and finished it none too soon - the rain is about to begin and it won't stop until next June. All that's left before assembly is to paint the lettering (which I **** at) and polish the nose and handle of the screw.
Brian
