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I was wondering if the 1 was worn off. It is welded on to the first plate. That plate is bolted down to the stand. Vise came from a company who works on coatings & castings to military and commercial aviation. Big operation with lots of heavy equipment. They had smaller Wilton bullet vises on...

Here is a Desmond Stephan Simplex 8P Haven't been able to find any info on it but I think it qualifies as a monster vise. It has about 3-4 coats of paint of different colors on it. Thinking about taking it off and giving it the BLO treatment. Not sure. <a...

Picked up an old Parker #88 Vise with an older swivel base. Does anyone know what the purpose of the holes are on the two plates? I think I know which way they are supposed to go but not 100% Here are some pics.