Recent content by Steelheader

Rusty, the cross pin is present and in place and is actually the mother of all coil pins being about 3" long. :) When disassembling the vise for clean up, I had a heck of a time trying to figure out how the swivel head was held in place. I could see there were some type of pins in the holes...

While restoring the the Reed 403 1/2 in an earlier post, I also stumbled upon another vise while cruising the "for sale" sites. I picked up this Parker 384 1/2 A Swivel Head vise for $70. All the original parts seemed to be present. It looks like it was barely used and the jaws have good sharp...

It has been over a month since i posted about the my Reed 403 1/2 find. I have finally "restored" the vise. I was going to go all the way with prep and paint, however I liked the patina after the the wire wheel work so much, I decided to leave it raw and just ended up coating it with paste...

Thanks everyone! Writing up that first post, I forgot to mention how completely stoked I am with that vise. It is so substantial and well made. I find myself going to my work area and just kind of "fondling" the pieces and playing with the swivel jaw. :) chrisnazzy: I am hoping that i can...

Howdy folks! Long time lurker here... I have been looking for an solid American vice for the last 8-10 months with no luck until last week. I was vacationing in northern Wisconsin and had a day to kill due to bad weather. I stopped at a tiny antiques place and found this Reed 403 1/2 tucked...