Outlawmws
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Sad sad stories but totally true! Maybe Dr Scott will chime in with HIS story of Addicti.. I mean woe... 
The VISES of Garage Journal
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KMScott
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Talking about Vise Addictions are we. I remember in 2008 I went to a school auction in Denver, they were selling off their woodworking and machine shop departments. In the woodworking shop they had those big 2" thick maple tables 6 ft square with all the lockers underneath and had a Wilton on each corner, at least 6 benches. I was not into vises back then but those Wilton's looked pretty nice. I won the bid for $35, the auctioneer said how many you want and I said all of them. Those words changed my career. After loading up those Wilton's the vises seem to find me. Remember the Golden pile. The 135 vises was in this guys garage in Golden Colorado right next to the Coors Plant and I was the second caller to the Cl ad. I was told the first guy (A GJ Member) bought the first 60 vises and I got the rest at scrap steel price which included a Prentiss 58, Hollands 27H and at least a dozen 6 and 7" vises. I do not look at CL or auctions very often but when I do I get lucky. I look buy a few on e-bay. Dealing with vises everyday I do get calls occasionally with persons selling their vises, not the regular ones but ones that are worth buying. They do not want to deal with selling it so I buy them. Still got a handful of Wilton's that I use for trading. Funny thing is that I do not have a vise mounted on any of my benches, no room. I restore a 1/2 dozen at a time and working on a couple Reeds and Parker's that I kind of like and might save them for my Grandkids. Today's phone calls were a guy wanted a new Parker 955 Dynamic slide since he broke his today thinking that they are still made, a call from a customer wanting prices on a couple Prentiss vises and of course custom jaws built for a Mechanic's vise, one of those red Shop King's. Long winded but that is my story. Pic's of the Golden Pile.
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va.grouseman
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Previously posted by Shiftless.
Joe: Those ACCOs are pretty rare. Besides you and me, who has one? Is there any other vise with 2 1/2 inch wide jaws that weighs 60 pounds?
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Shift, PghJKB has one posted on page 766, post 15305.---His is missing one jaw pad.
Joe: Those ACCOs are pretty rare. Besides you and me, who has one? Is there any other vise with 2 1/2 inch wide jaws that weighs 60 pounds?
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Shift, PghJKB has one posted on page 766, post 15305.---His is missing one jaw pad.
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kwoswalt99
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Acco vises were made by L M & V co.
Shiftless
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And pgh said the jaws on his are FIVE inches wide...double the width of ours.
I have to think that the unusually narrow jaws were designed for a specific purpose. Maybe working on individual links of a big chain perhaps?
gman007
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And pgh said the jaws on his are FIVE inches wide...double the width of ours.
I have to think that the unusually narrow jaws were designed for a specific purpose. Maybe working on individual links of a big chain perhaps?
Pressure=Force/Area
So assuming everything else between these versions being the same (weight, screw thread,length etc) and hence the applied force being the same, the narrow jaw should apply twice the pressure. So may they had some special application in mind that needed exceptionally tight grip of the piece (beyond what normal vises could provide). Otherwise why one would make a 60 lb vise with 2.5" jaws?
MayerMR
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Pressure=Force/Area
So assuming everything else between these versions being the same (weight, screw thread,length etc) and hence the applied force being the same, the narrow jaw should apply twice the pressure. So may they had some special application in mind that needed exceptionally tight grip of the piece (beyond what normal vises could provide). Otherwise why one would make a 60 lb vise with 2.5" jaws?
Spite?
Having finished the American Scale 79, 171 lbs, made me wonder: Who has the *smallest* vintage American swivel-jaw vise? I’d really like to see it.
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gman007
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Supposedly per vise spread sheet
Yankee model 1991 with 1 1/2" jaws weight (~2 lb) but there is no photo
followed by several Prentiss with 1 3/4"jaws model# 30,35,36, A, C (see photos in the link below)
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7364685&postcount=584
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2658164&postcount=6409
va.grouseman
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Here's a pic of a 1991 Yankee but it lacks the swivel jaw attachment.---The attachment should look like this Yankee 990.
https://picclick.com/Antique-North-Bros-Yankee-No-1991-Swivel-Base-302275967714.html
https://www.ebay.com/i/232912082728?chn=ps
https://picclick.com/Antique-North-Bros-Yankee-No-1991-Swivel-Base-302275967714.html
https://www.ebay.com/i/232912082728?chn=ps
trijeff
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va.grouseman
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My smallest and biggest swivel jaws.---Smallest 2 or 3 lbs., largest 190 lbs..
Jay, this is my smallest swivel jaw vise on top of my biggest vise of any type ... both Prentiss. Small is 1-3/4, big is 8-1/2.
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Excessively cool.
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My smallest and biggest swivel jaws.---Smallest 2 or 3 lbs., largest 190 lbs..
Oh man. I want a tiny swivel. Dang.
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gman007
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TJ and VA
Very nice vises and great contrast.
VA
It seems your Starrett has been a bad boy and is doing time in a chain gang along with some other big fellows
(I hope that you are not keeping these fine fellow outside and that is why they are all chained up and locked up)
Very nice vises and great contrast.
VA
It seems your Starrett has been a bad boy and is doing time in a chain gang along with some other big fellows
(I hope that you are not keeping these fine fellow outside and that is why they are all chained up and locked up)joe.striper
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Not the smallest swivel jaw at 2", but the prettiest! 1894 Lightining Vise. Swivel base/swivel jaw
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Time to restore this Reed 204. It doesn’t really have much original finish appeal left (to me) so I’ll go ahead and paint this one. First Reed I’ve disassembled. Interesting deliberately-cracked nut holds in the main screw. Damn I like Reeds. Everything is so nicely machined and fit. 
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Time to restore this Reed 204. It doesn’t really have much original finish appeal left (to me) so I’ll go ahead and paint this one. First Reed I’ve disassembled. Interesting deliberately-cracked nut holds in the main screw. Damn I like Reeds. Everything is so nicely machined and fit.
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Always fun to polish up the “jewelry.”
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And again, looks like a prior owner fabricated a gizmo that snugs up a screw tight against the main nut to pin it solid so it can’t teeter at all. Will be interesting to learn how I can remove it for cleaning and inspection.
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Proliferation. Parker 106 and Parker 955 
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. And Rock Island 542-BX at bottom. 
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trijeff
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that nut/backlash adjuster in back of the Reed is stock, and just punch the pin from underneath once you have the base off. you got it right Reeds are top notch
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Ah so it is not threaded in? It is just a press fit? And to reinstall I just tap it in from above? Makes me wonder why it have the big deep slot in the top like for a large screwdriver or drag link socket.
Signature? Ok: I want a ****** “Lightning” vise.
GETRIDAONE
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The design puts a slight tension on the screw going through two holes so it won`t back out.
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va.grouseman
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TJ and VA
Very nice vises and great contrast.
VA
It seems your Starrett has been a bad boy and is doing time in a chain gang along with some other big fellows
The Starrett is doing a nickel, hard labor.---I caught it pressing a bearing,---He'd been warned.---Can't play favorites.
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That's the most ornate vise I've ever seen! Could you please share whatever history you have on this vise?
gman007
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The Starrett is doing a nickel, hard labor.---I caught it pressing a bearing,---He'd been warned.---Can't play favorites.
KMScott
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I agree with ya gman, pretty funny.
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MayerMR
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Well I received the little Athol that I had thought was going to be my newest challenge. It was an eBay purchase that was supposedly completely seized up. Turns out that the vise was shipped to me already apart, so less seized than advertised. Turns it from a challenge to a standard restoration. I guess it speaks volumes about me that I'm slightly disappointed lol!
Ah well, it's in darn good shape and should be a pretty little cute
little sucker when done!
Ah well, it's in darn good shape and should be a pretty little cute
little sucker when done!
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RedVise
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Good day for vises.
Thats a Parker 482 swivel vise.
Has the swivel lock wrench and no damage.
It was on the bottom shelf of a closed cabinet,
priced but not in view. $3 !!
Also picked up this Milwaukee Tool and Equpment Co vise.
Must be from Japan as I do see others
with Made in USA casting, this one does not..
But it's a solid vise, wieighs right at 22 lbs,
not bad for a home owners vise.
Thats a Parker 482 swivel vise.
Has the swivel lock wrench and no damage.
It was on the bottom shelf of a closed cabinet,
priced but not in view. $3 !!
Also picked up this Milwaukee Tool and Equpment Co vise.
Must be from Japan as I do see others
with Made in USA casting, this one does not..
But it's a solid vise, wieighs right at 22 lbs,
not bad for a home owners vise.
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trijeff
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I don't know who ***** more, Mayer or Red Vise. Probably RV on the 482 for $3 (!!), but just by a smidgen
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va.grouseman
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Nice haul Red
chrisnazzy
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MayerMR -
Looks like that u-beam Athol will clean up nicely. I'm on the lookout for one like it as it's a style I haven't worked on yet. Here's a catalog entry or advertisement dated 1922 that I saved at some point if you're interested.
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Looks like that u-beam Athol will clean up nicely. I'm on the lookout for one like it as it's a style I haven't worked on yet. Here's a catalog entry or advertisement dated 1922 that I saved at some point if you're interested.
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Nice!!!
my smallest and biggest swivel jaws.---smallest 2 or 3 lbs., largest 190 lbs..