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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    The 2.5" would definitely be a perfect size. Especially with a set of copper jaws Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Glad you like it! And hopefully you didn't cut yourself too bad, I do make a sharp knife. That would be very useful to have! Especially with some of the smaller more fiddly (folding knife) stuff I've been dealing with lately. I didn't think the 3" was that uncommon of a vise? Or is that a...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Speaking of jaws.... You manage to make those ones I sent you fit the Wilton? Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Speaking of English vises, I saw a 5" quick release cast steel record a while back, and really wish I could have got it. That'd be a real nice one to stick on the bench Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Hard to complain about a 6" paramo Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I saw a rather interesting idea for an engravers vise last night, think I'll put one together sometime. A bowling ball with one side cut or ground flat, a plate screwed onto that, and a small drill press vise mounted on the plate. Set the bowling ball in a ring on the bench and it can be...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    FedEx ground is the closest thing to cheap cross boarder shipping I've found. Less than half of the post office, but still not great Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Damn I should start shipping records down there.... A #3 in great shape or restored is worth about $50 up here... Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Drives, I've got the Rock Island 851, 3.5" swivel jaw. Don't think I've seen the 853. As far as Chicago Morgan's go, the research I've done says they were made from 1929 (or 1921, there is some conflict as to when they started) until 1947. The move to Milwaukee was in the early 1960s Sent...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I haven't seen Canadian branded vises before, which is somewhat surprising considering where I am. I believe some older jet tools were made in japan. My dad has a couple of Japanese made Eron vises, and they are every bit as nice as anything I've seen come out of England Sent from my MotoG3...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I love that baby blacksmith vise! Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    Tools from the old world

    I normally just use a quality bearing grease for ratchets. They've always been smooth and held up well Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I haven't found anything bad to say about Columbian either. They are a bit lighter, but the casting quality is very good. I'd love to find a craftsman vise sometime, especially one of the Reed or rock island ones. Never seem to see them up here though. I almost wonder if sears Canada sold...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Am I right in thinking that's one of the Columbian made craftsman vises? Shape and design look very similar to the 503 on the one bench here Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Re: Any love for CM Crown Logo Vises? Knowing craftsman, you'll get the new chinese version of it... Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Mousehole made great anvils, that one could use some work though. I've mostly used Peter wright anvils, but all the old English ones seem about the same Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    VISE REPAIR 101 all vise repairs, lubricants, sources for parts and the tricks to fix

    Drives, the non quick release records have the enclosed slide too. The main reason I don't like records all that much. For someone who disassembles and cleans/lubricates all the vises every couple months, it's a real pain Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    It's Canadian $, but they still seemed high. I always thought new bullets ranged from $600-2500 or so $1000 for a 3" vise is definitely too high Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Looking through my new KBC tools catalog tonight. Damn near had a heart attack when I saw what Wilton's are new these days Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk
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    Show us your cool, "old" drill press

    Having seen things made by students at the local Dockyard shops, I'd definitely want a close look at it before buying. Some student projects are very well made, some are bad to horiffic. As for what I'd pay? $1-300, and only because it looks kinda cool. Last delta dp220 cost $20... My 16 inch...
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