Recent content by tkschelle

Wow! That is very convincing information. Vicker Inc and Waterbury Tool Division being on the document can't be a coincidence. Perhaps WTDO was Waterbury Tool Divsion Order and the stamped number is the order number? Thanks for your time and research!

Wow that's awesome you were able to find that info!

I didn't even consider "depot". Ok down that rabbit hole I go. Thanks.

I bought it from a man out of Maryland. He bought it from an estate sale. So my best guess would be one of the bases or ship yards in the middle of the east coast.

I really didn't need another vintage vise, but when I found this U.S. Navy 1935 property tagged vise (I'm retired Navy) I had to have it. I thought researching the abbreviations on the tag would be a fun project but it's turned into almost a complete mystery. N.O.D is the only one I have a...

I have an eye for old machine and tool bases to put back to work in my small home shop. Between my local salvage yard and FB I've found a few that I think are worth sharing. None of the bases were removed from working machines and all could be returned to original use if needed. Pics 1,2&3 are...

Found a RI #56 this week. 7" wide jaws, 220 pounds with swivel base and jaw. It was heavily abused in its previous life and most everything was froze up on it. I originally planned to mount it to the flatbed of my shop truck, hence the full paint job, but after learning that is kinda rare...

I agree, several violent actions were committed against this vise. Your idea to use the vise itself to break the jaw loose is brilliant. I was able to get it free before quitting for the night. I think it was used as an anvil quite a bit which mushroomed some of the material around the swivel...

Picked up a 7" Rock Island swivel base / swivel jaw bench vise this morning. It has a lot of questionable repairs done to it, but the price was right and larger vises do not come up for sale very often in my area. Disassembly went well with minimal fuss until it came to the swivel jaw. The...