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Before buying any used vice, take it apart and check everything including the spindle screw. Have found one with some of the thread broken off.

Thanks for the measurements. Every once in a while somebody needs them.

I might do something like that to go somewhere and look at tools.

Welcome to GJ.

Here's a partial copy of what I posted in another thread: I will warn you: Don't try to collect every size in 1/2" drive. There are too many. I started to do that once. You will waste a lot of money and time. ... 27mm or 1-1/16 (these do swap). You'll probably never need 23mm or the old...

I actually use a few tools like that for light duty where I want to have something at hand away from my boxes.

It's a pet peeve of mine. Am old now but when a child, was taught a 'gentleman' is a man who is mannerly and respectful of others. Correspondingly a 'lady' is a woman who is mannerly and respectful of others. Properly applied either term is supposed to be complimentary. Occasionally might...

Why is a "gentleman" on your ignore list?

Don't know who made it, but I can tell you that two rivet design is deliberately cheaper than the common four rivet design. Please forgive me if you already knew that.

I think you put them into an "album" in your profile, then post them.

FWIW, the following swap: 15mm & 19/32 18mm & 23/32 25/32 & 20mm 23mm & 29/32 31/32 & 25mm First size listed is smaller of the two.

21 and 22mm. 24 is another possibility.

There's a way to enter pix to an "album" in your account here. If you can do that, then you can post them to this thread.

Are your wire wheel bristles steel?

What about the weeping and wailing?