Recent content by MattGavriloff

Last ones.

And more.

More pictures.

I think this is the answer, but maybe not in the sense that I'm near a "previously unknown" vise manufacturer. I'll elaborate on that in a minute, but first the details and interesting differences. For ease of reference I shall call them vise 1 (purchased 7/22/21) and vise 2 (8/6/22)...

Sorry I've been absent for so long, it's been a busy and interesting year. Soooo many interesting Vises to read about and catch up on! No time for my usual musings at the moment, but I wanted to drop these pictures here quick. They should be entitled "The mystery deepens"...lol. Fier, I...

Easy peasy to wire in a little metal toggle that would look close enough to correct and fit the space I think. I'm just not sure my endgame with this grinder yet, and it may end up near a switched outlet in my garage anyways. I think I'm going to tear the sides and tool rests off, clean it...

You are correct Radar. It was built as plug in to run. The power cord was plain with no switch either. It does have the knockouts for a switch in the lower horizontal surface of the center band as well as for a light in the back, but neither have been punched out. I assume that center band...

Thank you! Personal curiousity/posterity...no other reason...lol...:)

Late to the party, but here is the 1/4HP I just got for free. (I work at a store that's closing, and this was taken out of stock, and put on the bench in 1965 when the building opened. GREAT backstory!) Model 397.19571. (Delco made correct?) I've read most of the "block grinder" threads and...

Damn, usually I'm the one that's quick on the draw with a tiny Parker catalog discrepancy! And I know I've poured over both of those before, but it never dawned on me upon seeing PierceA's vise. A beastly thing it is too!! And nice I.D. Fier! Gotta keep my wits sharp to be quicker than the...

That Parker 34 looks great! Most of those oval slide ones are just trashed...

Saw that nifty little thing too, very cool...tis a tad bit pricey though...lol

Looks like 10/43 from here. October 1943. Nice "Long C" Craftsman! Adjustable nut retainer and collar, 4 bolt base, all the things that make the "R" series great vises. Looks pretty good for being in a garden! Should clean up very nice.

And I thought I was the only one doing that...lol. Do you yell at the bidders too? (Go! Go! Don't let 'em beat you!! etc...) May be that part is just me...

Thanks for the YORK pictures Kevin! Judging from your "pre" pictures, I'm going to assume mine has original paint and just clean it up and preserve what it there. It definitely fits into that group color wise. I haven't been able to find pictires of one with the same swivel base as mine...