Recent content by TexasAggie09

Thanks for the advice fellas! Always comin through. It could be worth a $40 risk though...

Howdy Yall, I am always in the hunt for vintage vises and unfortunately my last Charles Parker antique shop find didn't turn out to be that great of a deal. I wanted to ask the experts before going to check this out. Here is the only picture I have of this vise. To me it looks like it's in...

According to some online research I have 4.5" jaws with 5" opening

Thank you sir, I will measure when I get home! I'm going to eventually fix that slide since a welder here volunteered to weld it for me. The horseshoe collar is one of the most visible pieces I'm missing

It's been a few months since I started this thread and unfortunately don't have any updates to the vise. Something about a wedding and whatnot really eats into my fun time! Does anyone have any information on who has those front horseshoe castings? Also does anyone know where I might find an...

Sorry for the delayed reply and thanks for the information. I haven't done anything with this yet since the original post other than truing the grinding wheel. The problem is with the wire wheel that I have on the other side. Even with a new wire wheel, it seems nothing fits right and makes it...

Thanks for the heads up. I'm relatively new to the world of antique tools. I have lots of USA made tools but they're newer. I saw this in an antique shop and had to jump on it as my first big vise purchase. I leave the heavy pounding to my Chinese vise. I also picked up a small 3" Wilton on eBay...

Here are some shots. You can see the missing chunk and the missing swivel lock bar. It has some heavy rust but I plan on restoring it to beauty!

If I recall, I saw an old catalog page that said this was made around 1926.

Howdy Yall, This weekend I was down in Galveston walking through an antique shop and stubbed my toe on an old Charles Parker No. 88 bench vise. After haggling with the guy, I got it for a pretty good deal. While not the biggest vise ever, it's bigger than any of the other ones I have so I'm...

I just recently came into a small 3.5" Wilton that is definitely old. Still works well, just needs some cleaning. What is the best way though to remove the light rust that is coating 100% of the handle as well as the pivot tightening handle? Also, as far as the pivot ability, it seeks the...

Thanks guys, I'll have to mix up some concrete later and fill it up and see how it does.

Hey guys, Long time lurker, first time poster here. I must say that I love this site as well as all things tool-related. Unfortunately, so early in my career, I don't have near as many fancy or old/valuable tools as some on here but it's a work in progress! Anyway, I was given an old Black...