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I built a 26'W x 36'D garage with a 12' ceiling on the first floor. I had them put in attic trusses 16" on center with 12" bottom chord. The roof is a 12/12 pitch. I ended up with a room that is 19'W x 36'D that can hold a ton of weight. All of the patio furniture goes up there in the...

I'm talking about a window air conditioner mounted through the wall instead of in a window. I don't want to spend the extra money on a mini-split because I already have a radiant tube heater for the cold months. When I built the shop, I ran electric for a through the wall AC setup just in case...

I'm planning to install a through-the-wall air conditioner in my shop, mostly to control the humidity although I won't mind some cooling on those August days in the upper 90s. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. The garage is 26' wide (facing south) and 36' deep with a 12' ceiling. There are steps up...

The only place that the table is rusting is where it got my sweat on it from the sleeves. I used the brake cleaner (non-chlorinated) to try to remove whatever residue was there but it didn't seem to make a difference. It's not like that whole area is rusting, just where the sleeves touched.

I was wearing leather sleeves while doing some welding in my garage a couple of months ago and got them pretty sweaty. When I was done, I put them on the welding table and didn't move them for a week. When I did move them, the table had started to rust where the sleeves contacted the surface...

drivesitfar: Thanks for the kind words. The "new" vise has a crack in the slide, but it is just lying on the floor of my garage as I haven't gotten around to building a workbench to put it on yet. Too many projects, so little time...

drivesitfar: Here is the vise that I bought http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4608895&highlight=dtep#post4608895

drivesitfar: I just got back what I paid for it plus a few bucks for gas to go buy another vise. They were pretty excited to get it back so I can enjoy that. BTW, the president of Joyce/Dayton Corp. is now a member of GJ! Where do I pick up my recruiting bonus?? :-D

Quick update: I sold the vise to the president of the company a couple of days ago and they have already disassembled, cleaned and primed it. He promised me pictures when they are done. I'll post them here.

What "era" is that? I'm curious as to how old this vise is (or isn't).

I don't see anything else on the vise other than the two 200's cast on the side. I saw "Pat. No. 21?1887". But, given the patent sheet that you show, it appears I am mistaken. Thanks for the info and advice. Can't wait to hear more from the other experts.

Exeter: That vise is gorgeous!! Now, here are the pix of the vise that I picked up a couple of days ago. Though it is unmarked, the consensus was that it is a Parker. I'd love to hear anything else that someone observes or knows about it. Sadly, there is a crack in the slide and some clown...

Dtep: you have to ask? go buy it if it doesn't have any breaks, cracks or welds or missing parts. then take many more pictures and maybe the parker guys will be jealous. :) Thanks drivesitfar! I'm going to check it out tomorrow. The strange thing about it is that the guy said that there are...

Can I assume that it is worth $50?

Can anyone identify this vise? The jaws are 4 1/2 ". The guy says that it says "Patented 1887" and might also have a month and date up "in the front near the screw". Note the 45 degree angle that you would have to cut into the front of the bench to mount this thing.