Recent content by dehn0045

This is not mine, but I saw it listed on FB Marketplace and thought it might be interesting to this group. I searched around the internet and couldn't find much, but I did find pictures of 3 or 4 similar vises. Information was pretty lacking. Size is listed as 1", 1 1/8" or 30mm. The name on...

I consider this my personal best pick of the year. I started buying tools a little over a year ago and only sell them because I enjoy buying them more. Anyhow, I saw this listing on a local online auction, I passed over it a few times until I noticed the "Made in Austria" labels. A little...

Some of my recent acquisitions. I have been wanting a 5 inch or larger Wilton bullet and this one fit the bill. It is a 1971 date stamp, pretty good condition but needs a little TLC. Not a steal, but I was happy with the $350 price tag. Next are a couple of Universal Vise and Tool Co. milling...

I like my 1780. I paid $300 a few years ago but it had broken jaws, so am all in about $400. I see them going anywhere from about 500 to 750 locally. One recently sold on eBay new open box for 750 with shipping. I had a chance to buy a C3 for 750 a while back, still kick myself about that...

Picked up this Athol 613 1/2, as seen in the wild. I think I'll just clean it up and leave it as bare metal. Jaws are in pretty good shape, it doesn't look like the it has seen much use over the years. Seems pretty tight, the buttress threads of the lead screw are interesting. My guess is...

Picked up a pretty clean Cole Vise and hand drill set. Drill came with a couple of post extensions - not sure if these were manufacturer options, haven't seen them before. These always looked miniature when I saw them in photos, in person they definitely aren't small. A little bit of surface...

Picked up this Reed 204R for $75 from an estate sale. It is stamped 266, so I guess Feb 1966. It looks basically unused, smooth jaws. I haven't decided if I want to strip the paint completely and do a full restoration or just clean it up and do the bare minimum. I'm not a collector of vises...

I picked up this Columbian 504 1/2 off of FB Marketplace for $50. The previous owner had disassembled it but gave up on restoring it. Unfortunately he misplaced the lead screw collar, but that should be simple enough to make. It's no showpiece but should be perfectly functional and a heck of...

I'm new here. I recently purchased a vise for hobby use and made use of the extensive Garage Journal library in helping me decide on the right vise. Since then I have found vises to be particularly interesting and have sort of gotten sucked into the vortex. Anyway, I was randomly searching FB...