Recent content by gwis2

I'm not the guy your looking for and my opinion doesn't hold nearly as much weight as his... however.... I have had good luck buying old USA iron at garage sales and flea markets. I would wait and look for an older american one before pulling the trigger too fast on import - just my 2 cents

you're vise is a Milwaukee. I have a smaller version of it that has V20 &V21A cast on the side... http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=63812&d=1273590787 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=63813&d=1273590787...

I have the channellock ones too and am very happy with them..:thumbup:

Skipskip I recently stopped at a garage sale and seen a vise like that. It stuck in my mind because of it's size and the stud behind the rear jaw like the one in your photo. This guys's was a Prentiss that was made in NY and was labeled just behind that stud on the flat top just before the...

I'm partial to cleaning oily and greasy metal with brake cleaner, then wiping it down with acetone just to be sure before painting... Nice Vise! :thumbup:

Easy fix that's going to be covered up anyhow by the slide. Like others have said on here, cast iron can be repaired ...arc welded with NIROD or brazed with a gas welding torch. The part has to be THOUGHLY perheated (400-1200 degrees for an arc weld and at least 350 degrees for a braze.) I...

I guess I didn't realize what amazing shape that thing was in! Very nice!

$20 isn't too bad of a price either. don't forget to factor in shipping however. Like mjozefow said, it's a medium duty vise. If a vise breaks it's most likely the users fault from expecting to much of it or using it improperly...

Don't get me wrong...that vise is really, REALLY nice! But that story about the tractor is priceless! :thumbup:

Damn, who would've thought? Nice job...

Nice vise! Even nicer that you got the copper jaws with it since your going to put it on your welding table. I think I saw that on Ebay, seemed like that guy had his whole collection on there if it's the same one I'm thinking of! You made a wise purchase! Looks like you have a Reed...

Looks like a Wilton Shop King without the pipe jaws on it. However, the one that I have says Wilton on one side and Shop King on the other. If yours does not then perhaps it's a knock-off.

Boiler This is a big vise and I guess you have to see it besides something for scale so here ya go - a picture with a tape! The top of the jaw is at my belly button height which is my comfortable work level. You can see in the picture that it is about 5" taller then my work bench height. The...

I gotta believe that if you have room for a socket then you have room for a die grinder or a dremel with a cut off wheel. With one of those it doesn't matter about the thread length or rounded off heads - just cut the damn thing off. Either that or you can get specialty sockets like trunk...

Kole, When I seen your art work it made me smile! I was sort of partial to that medium Maui blue color - UNTIL YOU WENT AND DID THAT!!! :) Traditionalists would **** if I painted it with the sun, birds, and island theme! :wtf: GeorgiaHybrid, I've used that Tractor and Implement enamel...