Recent content by jazzfiddle

Yes, your guess is correct. I have been using the vise since my grandfather died, just clamping it to a workbench top. The other day I decided it was time to mount it properly and to see if I could get it to swivel, so I partially disassembled it. I googled the make and model and that led me...

Much obliged, Shawn. That seems like a reasonable price range to get this vise up to speed.

Thanks! I saved a search on ebay for reed vise 202. I hope you're right that one will turn up. The mounting ear looks like it has enough "meat" on it to hold something down, but a replacement base would solve 2 problems. The pin or screw that holds the lead nut (I think that's what it's called)...

Here are some pictures. You can see where Gramps used a square head bolt to keep the vise from swiveling. If you go here: https://www.reedmfgco.com/assets/download/807__22-Utility-Vise.pdf you can see the parts diagram for a modern Reed vise. Part #6 (locking pad) is what I'm missing. The newer...

I inherited what appears to be a Reed 202 1/2 vise. It won't swivel; taking it apart I can see why. There is a part missing - what the Reed diagram calls a locking pad. Instead there is a bolt in one of the holes in the bottom of the base that runs up through the bottom of the vise, and the...