Recent content by RichRiddle

Perhaps ladders are tools, perhaps not, but here is a picture of a step ladder recently purchased. The wife had mentioned she was worried about me falling off a ladder, so this step ladder showed up for sale. It has a few safety options. A friend suggested it's a bit of overkill.

A car mechanic closing his shop had a recent auction and I picked up a few very used items. First off was a bench/cabinet to replace a particle board one in the garage.... Atop the old cabinet was a "Mac" vise made in the USA. It looks somewhat like a Colombian... For some time the garage...

Thank you for the information. It doesn't look like a very practical vise for a farmer.

A neighboring farmer wants to decide between attending two auctions tomorrow and has a vise on his list. He's unsure what type of vise is for sale at one auction and your help would be appreciated identifying the type of vise this is....the auctioneer has it listed as weighing 300 pounds. Any...

Thanks. That is what it looked like to me as well, not factory at all. I am going to tell him to pass on that vise. Too many decent old vises for sale to deal with some ancient repair of unknown origin.

If anyone could help identify this Prentiss, it will be appreciated. A neighbor is thinking of bidding on this old Prentiss Bulldog. I can tell it's a swivel model but don't know what the vertical piece with three screws is directly to the left of the word bulldog. Having one Prentiss vise with...

I had the same thing happen last year and decided to have a friend who has Facebook contact sellers when there is something desirable on it.

Don't let the baboons under your skin; it's merely business. Low ball offers exist everywhere. I sell many items on eBay where one can set up the minimum acceptable bid so you don't have to filter those. That said, I had a $2000 dress watch made by Zenith for sale. Some eBay member sent a...

New additions this weekend....first the Wilton C3 on fabricated base... Next are Reed vises, a 204R and 1C models

Shiftless, so you are saying this is an older C3 model of Wilton vise? How does one date the C3? Looking at the one photo, it looks like it says 101066....could that mean October 10, 1966?

This was the weekend to purchase vises. Starting with the smaller ones, both Reed models....here is the pair, a Reed 204R on the left, and the 1C on the right...side views and back views.... The Front and Right Side of the Reed 1C... The jaws open on the Reed 204R....both Reed vises have...

In an endeavor to ensure everyone felt is opinion was respected, I purchased BOTH the 204R and the 1C Reed... The 1C is much nicer/cleaner than the 204R, but the 1C had been refurbished.... And to show the lesson from Shiftless about model numbers between the Reed #C and the Wilton C#, I...

Picked up a few inexpensive items at an auction earlier in the week.... Starting with some measuring tools including some Starrett and a Brown and Sharp digital micrometer.... A few feeler gauges though they aren't that needed these days.... A "Gunk" GT-10 mini tank.....it looked...

Some people stated opinions saying the "R" versions of the Reed vises had higher "rigidity" or something similar. Does the 1C also have the same characteristics found in the "R" versions?

I considered a 2C as the perfect vise, but the closest one for sale to this area is in California.....all the way across the US. It's also pickup only...so that's a deal breaker.