Recent content by joe.striper

I've seen a lot of vises, and this is not uncommon. The lettering was placed in the castings and it is not unusual to see inverted, reversed or missing letters or numbers. It is always cool though

They made MANY sizes in that 3 jaw Emmert vise. I had the 1.75" jaw model #10, pictured here. Here is a pic of some othet models

I use 3M superlube. 100% synthetic, colorless, food grade. After years of experimenting, it's the perfect vise grease

No need to feel inadequate, that wasn't my intention, so I apologize. Every vise is an adventure. Where I live in the Northeast, there were a ton of factories and so, I live in vise heaven. I've developed a network of pickers who text me lots stuff every day. I am a lucky, lucky, guy

I agree, except that the jaw support was a weak point and in many cases, broken off. If anyone ever buys one of these ALWAYS inspect the jaw support for cracks. I will never buy one without inspecting it, unless it is from someone I really trust.

Merry Christmas to you all and Happy Holidays! Its been a while since I posted. I got a new job where they actually expect me to work! This has put a crimp in my vise collecting. So, I thought I'd post up a couple of my all time favorites which are pretty uncommon. The first vise is my...

Thanks. That paint is made by Hammerite. No longer sold in the US. Look at www.benchvisejaws.com

Just finished this Prentiss 802 clamp on vise. Nice piece, well made.

Here is an oddity, a HOAR vise from the 1860s. Very innovative vise, has a swivel base but is NOT bolt thru the bench. Replaceable jaws, also uncommon for this period. They made these from 1" to 6". Also made opposing offset sides, right or left. Kevin Scott I will get you dimensions for...

Your vise is a copy of a Bison machinist vise made in Poland. Here are a couple of glamour shots. I've had more than a dozen of the Polish made ones. Nice vises. The Polish made vises are worth considerably more than their India made copies.

I bought this 6.5" 180 lb +/- Stephens yestyerday. The handle has me flummoxed. I believe it is original but it is uinlike any other Dtephens I have seen. Anyone have one this size that you can post poictures of for handle comparison? I have a bunch of these up to 5" but nothing this...

Recently found and acquired this fabulous Gampe vise. Manufactured in Germany on the early 1930s. 2" jaws. Weighs 7 lbs 11 oz. opens 2.5"rotates 360 degrees. tilts to about 40 degrees.

They look similar but they are very different. The Parko rear moves not the front. Made by Athol. Very different. I've had lots of vandernan's, my first Parko

I'm thrilled with the chain vise. It's so tiny.