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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Just got my American Scale Co. 23A vise mounted. It came to me black. To make the handle stay in position when opening or closing the vise, I drilled a 1/2" hole in the end of the handle and added a spring inside the hole with the bright orange "Beware of walking in to this!" cover to hold it...
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    Vise Info Thread

    The American scale 23A that I just got is 80 pounds (not 45 as in the spreadsheet) and has 4-1/2" wide jaws (not 4" as in the spreadsheet.) I'll get some pics to you pretty quick - once I get it mounted all pretty. : - )
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Jerry, I'll give you $50!
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    A curious (to me!) vise. And ideas of who/what it is? It comes from this trailer for a series that looks like great fun to watch:
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    An oddball vise I've never heard of for sale out here in Oregon: https://offerup.com/item/detail/1063117066/ A TORCO made by Wilton Chicago It looks like the smallest opening vise on earth - unless I'm missing something...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    V I S E , That video might get flagged for being VISE ****. My grumpy, jealous side says: "Do you ever USE any of them?!" (Other than for holding another vise while you work on it) : - ) Lovely collection of iron, engineering, manufacturing, and . . . COLLECTING!
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Bagged: That vise stand is one of the coolest machine/vise/anything stand I have ever seen. Gorgeous curves! N I C E find!
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Smitty, I, too, am a cabinet/furniture maker and that line up is gorgeous. And I know that in your busy holiday season you accidentally missed my birthday last Sunday, but I'm not upset at all - just send along any one of those and all will be fine. : - )
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    SCH - Here are some pics of the American Scale Vise Swivel Jaw Pin thingy:
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    SCH - B E W A R E ! Breaking loose the swivel jaw on my Amer. Scale 6" vise cost me a broken left arm (end of the radius). The big chain wrench I was using to turn the jaw back-n-forth slipped off and I did a FOOSH (Fell On Out Stretched Hand). But, you're prob'ly smarter'n me, so my warning...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Smitty, As fun as it is to see all your finds, PLEASE LEAVE SOME FOR US! :-) Love, Mr. Jealous
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    TailGunner: I bought it, did a a quick tune-up and gave it to him today. Didn't paint it, just cleaned it up and oiled it a bit. He's like me: functionality is king, and a fancy vise would be outta place in his one-man-for-35-years CNC shop. He was very happy and quite touched (well, as much...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    An Athol 324-1/2 is up for $150 near me. 'Nice' jaws, no welds, orig. paint (that I'll strip and re-paint), some rusty junk on it, but certainly not frozen, slide has not been used as an anvil, no pipe jaws (where DO they go!?), no grinder/hammer trauma. I'm thinking of snagging it for a...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    8 million years ago, during a particularly lean period in my life, I passed up a Starrett jeweler's vise with pivoting jaw - it was $15. I still get weepy over that bad decision . . .
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Smitty, That tiny Prentiss is, er, uh . . . CUTE! Way better'n a Baby Wilton IMHO. A swiveling jaw on a baby - huh!
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