Recent content by Eric827

Couple more pics after installation (and a couple years of occasional use). I realize it's not exactly the same model, but the design of the keeper plate should get you where you need to be.

Hey Jacobs976, here are some assembled/disassembled picks from my Columbian 7-CD. The only washer is a 0.08" thick bronze bearing directly behind the handle. The keeper plate is 3/16" thick, 1 1/2" tall, 5 3/8" wide. The pics don't show it, but the keeper plate is held onto the spindle with a...

Thanks Shift. I have a similar Craftsman i did for myself a few years back. I ended up giving it to a buddy I owed some favors.

Here's a new slant on vice postings: Instead of refurbishing one of my own, I did a simple fix-up of a vice that was installed at a job site I'm working at this week. My company designed and installed a water treatment system for this site in Gila Bend, Arizona and I'm currently out here for...

Trapps- I have the exact same Grand vise with the quick release and the triangular slide. If you end up taking it apart for a cleanup or restoration, I remember it was pretty tricky getting the extension spring hooked back up while the trigger was engaged correctly. It's also interesting that...

Hey Lvinlrg, Not sure how close this would be to you, but here is a Craigslist post in Ohio for a slightly smaller Ridgid 51 vise for only $75. Who knows if the spindle screw would be the same, but maybe. The jaws are somewhat worn, so that's why the price is pretty reasonable. Based on...

J-Walk- That pin is used only with the swivel base (and should be removable). The pin itself is super short, maybe just 1/2" or 5/8" long or so. See below.

Here you go J-Walk. As a fellow Ohioan, I figured I'd help you out. I have a 1951 Wilton 9450S and it only took 2 minutes to take the horseshoe off the front to get access. I did not pull the spindle nut today, but I had a prior picture on file from the reassembly process. A picture with...

Just finished a rehab for a clamp-on style pipe vise for the bench. Armstrong No. 142

Also did a quick restoration on this Littlestown No. 140. It is missing one of the flat jaws, which I left as-is. It was also missing the original swivel base. Because it was not too rare and I wasn't worried about museum quality, I drilled a second hole in the base section to make it a fixed...

I rec'd this little Armstrong No. 142 Pipe Vise a couple months back from a neighbor. Spent some time over the holidays cleaning it up. The upper yoke was pretty badly racked in one direction and the hinge tabs had been broken & welded on one side. The handle and spindle were perfectly...

It pays to have your friends and neighbors know that you have a vise collection. My buddy across the street got this from his Father-in-law during a clean-out at their house and he gave it to me. Armstrong #232 (or No. 142?) Pipe Vise with a nice clamp-on base with the captured pivoting wrench...

It pays to have your friends and neighbors know that you have a vise collection. My buddy across the street got this from his Father-in-law during a clean-out at their house and he gave it to me. Armstrong No 142 (or maybe #232) Pipe Vise with a nice clamp-on base with the captured pivoting...

I'm happy to add some flavor to a golf discussion on the vises page! Here's a pic of my Ping Beryllium Copper Putter & Irons. I still play these clubs regularly. They're fun because they are oddball. Most people don't know what they are. Much like unusual vises, the unusual clubs in a...

4.5" Wilton from 1951