Recent content by dbowling

thanks guys will get the vise and probably another as has been suggested..my neighbor said something about he might have a extra vise laying around he bought and never mounted that I could have..

thanks for the pic now I see where the pin goes.. my buddy Im getting it from said he could make me a pin hes a machinist, said he was going to make one for it if he kept it anyway..just not sure if I should get it now that I know they were not really made to be banged on or used to bend stuff.

I'm in Rockville, Indiana in the far western part of the state about 15-20 minutes from Illinois. I haven't picked up the vise yet.. did not see a Avatar tab in my profile section.

I was planning on putting a piece of pipe set in the ground in concrete outside my shop and mounting vise to a plate out there after its been painted and rust proofed..will be using it for bending metal to be welded and holding larger items to be welded or ground on.

heres some more pics of it he just sent me..its apart but he says its about 27-29 in. long opened up.

guys appreciate the welcome and all the information..so its supposed to have a swivel base, how hard is it to replace the swivel jaw pin and can they be bought or do they have to be made? thanks again.

Hey everyone just registered so 1st post.. Im getting ready to buy a Rock Island No. 55 from a friend of mine and I can find zero info on it.. Ive only seen it in pictures he sent me but he says its big, 6 in. jaws and at least 24-26 in. long, jaws open to 12 in.. posting a pic of it that he...