Recent content by abone

I’ve seen some on FB, $20 a foot or something like that. My anvil needs are very light duty. Making or repairing light duty brackets for my 65 Mustang restoration but a piece of railroad track would come in handy. There was some old railroad tracks near where I live but I think they’re gone...

Following up on this thread, I saw a FB Marketplace ad for a Craftsman 391.5181 on the weekend. Price was fair so went to have a look. Other than surface rust and cobwebs it appeared almost unused. A couple dings on the anvil portion is all. I made an offer, he accepted so away I went. Although...

I’m in the Vancouver BC area and prices are high here for older stuff, but there isn’t much available other than Records. Records #’s 5 and 6 can be had for $150-$200 CAD. A #5 would probably be a big enough upgrade but I kinda wanted something different. My workbench is pretty good. I built it...

Thanks for this, appreciate the positive feedback. You have the 6” Doyle. Mind me asking what you paid and the type of work you do with it? I’m wondering if the 4 1/2 Doyle isn’t much of a step up, if any, from my Record #4. Maybe I’m better off going bigger.

You’re correct….I wondered if that the price was too good to be true. They show the 1755 for $375 but once I added to my cart it reverted to full price. I started my first thread for nothing!

Not yet but it still shows in stock at my end. The Doyle 6 1/2 looks awesome but I wondered if it was a bit too big for my needs. I need to see it. I’m a HF member so I think I get the $30 off deal for $199 on that model. The 4 1/2 is $129.

My anvil needs are minimal but I know you are correct! I got new vise on the brain syndrome unfortunately. Maybe it’ll subside.

Thanks for the replies and good suggestions. I should have mentioned I already have a Record #4 but find I need a small anvil for shaping and forming small brackets and such. When I restored the Record I had to patch up the slide because it was used as a anvil by a previous owner so don’t...

Has anyone had the opportunity to directly compare the Harbor Freight Doyle 4 1/2 vise to the Wilton 1745? I see the 1745 is now manufactured in Taiwan and the HF of course comes from China. I’ve found a new surplus Wilton at a very good price but it’s still almost $200 more (for a surplus...