Recent content by Bill Vise

Is the Parker catalog #6 available online?

Is the Parker 22X vise one of Parker's "Superior" line? It seems so but I haven't seen Parker catalog descriptions that say that. It's possible that the 22X was made before they called their vises Superior and Eclipse lines.

Outlawmws, Here are the exact steps I made to get the image into the post. Please let me know if there is a better way. Thanks 1) In the "quick reply" area window at the bottom of the thread, I clicked on the image "postage stamp" and it popped up a window for the image URL, which I didn't...

I used the manage attachments popup, copied the Garage Journal link. I see it and in your reply I see the image twice.

Here are a couple colors I like for vintage vises. What colors do you like (if you like painting)?

I'm confused. The 249X seems to be a Superior Parker but the description above makes it unclear. What is the difference between a 249 and a 249X? Looks like they are both swivel. The 249 was 75 lbs and the 249X was 84 lbs.

And the 260X was 5 times the price of the 249X. It cost more per lb, which is unusual for larger versions of most things.

The 249X is heavier, but there are other factors like iron quality, workmanship, design. Which one is more collectable?

How does the older (and heavier) Parker 249X vise (4 1/4") compare to the newer Parker 974 (or 974 1/2)? Was the 974 an improvement?

Update: I'm not worried about modifying the pulley and having it run true, I can do that. I haven't found any automotive pulleys that were J-section. Looks like I might have found a few J pulleys commonly used on lawn mowers and snow throwers.

Works great for variable speed on drill presses, lathes ,etc. but to do it right you have to do several things: 1) Use an oversize motor 2) Overspeed the motor for highest speeds 3) Use at least 2 pulley steps 4) Maintain sufficient belt speed for torque/hp

I am looking for a source for common J section poly-v automotive pulleys. I want to modify them for woodworking tool use. If I could find out what car models use J section for their power steering or water pump pulleys I would be able to find pulleys. Automotive pulley manufacturers never say...

Twagler, That looks like a Craftsman spindle, but don't know who made if for Craftsman. Some Craftsman vises with those arrows on the movable jaw were made in Japan.

I found a Hollands 14 vise in nice shape. Have not been able to find much information about the brand online.

That broken green Reed is funny. I have run across a lot of people selling vises that think bad repair jobs with ugly welds is not a problem, doesn't decrease the value one little bit.