Recent content by keeblerz28

Today, I disassembled the vise to review internal condition and found a few things: 1) The small adjustment block behind the vise nut was present but completely loose. That explains the 1/2" in/out slop in the main screw. 2) Main screw collar was present but positioned halfway, rather than at...

Mark me down as having another 5198. Link to my post in the other thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/craftsman-5198-who-made-these-awesome-vises.351100/page-15#post-10954805

New GJ user here- Stumbled across this thread researching a vise I received this weekend. This was my grandfather's Craftsman 5198 that he had on the farm, and brought with when he retired and moved to town in early '90's. This was certainly put to use with plenty of character marks to show...