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Just noticed some characters on the top of the swivel jaw. Looks like that part is from 1919.not sure what the top row means

Is 7 years later too late? 😅 Just pulled off the jaw. The machining on the bottom certainly looks crude. Almost looks like someone chiseled away steel, but I don't really know how that would make sense.

I will have to try sometime tomorrow. I was busy all evening and may be busy all day tomorrow, but I will soon!

Is it possible that the early ones came this way? I'd imagine that any modifications would detract from any value it has. In all honesty, the reason I started trying to figure out what it is is because I bought a smaller, more practical (for me) vise to replace it, and am probably going to sell...

That was my initial thought, but I didn't see any others with the markings on the top. All other 21s seem to have the maker mark on the side

Hello, everyone. I've had this vise for a few years now and just recently decided to try to figure out what it is. It appears that someone has used the nameplate area as an anvil, as many of the characters (including the model number) are deformed or missing. The jaws are 5-1/8" wide and the...

In most cases I want to run the screw all of the way in until it hits the surface of the work piece, after which I had tighten. Getting a feel for a drill is good and all, but still too big of a risk on old vintage screw holes. These clutches are designed and produced for a reason, and there...

Thanks for the input BMack37. I don't think that my M18 brushless is really even close to the Dewalt here, but you information is certainly useful. You have assumed correctly, it is NOT the Fuel model. I will verify the exact model number when I am home. In any even, I have no confidence that...

I, personally, couldn't see myself buying any Craftsman tool over the Kobalt equivalent. I have had such bad experiences with Craftsman products of the last 10 years, and such excellent experiences with Kobalt. The tool boxes, in particular, strike me as odd. Kobalt's box at any given price...

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure about the quantity of settings, but the lowest setting on the Milwaukee is certainly still higher torque than any other brand of drill that I have used. And I am not talking about super delicate stuff, but rather softer woods or older woods that may have had...

Hello everyone, I recently purchased a set of Milwaukee's m18 brushless impact and hammer drill combo. I do a lot of screwing into wood, and so the adjustable clutch is an important feature to me. However, I have noticed that even the lowest torque setting on my drill is too high for many...