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I just bought this little guy for $120. It has the most cockeyed construction I've ever seen...no two pieces are parallel. But man is it quiet. My roommate and I can stand right next to it and have a conversation. This is perfect, because I live in a dense urban neighborhood and I want to...

I am putting out parts for a couple CM block grinders. All parts ship from 44314. Local pickup is OK. NOTE #1: Please be patient with me. I am a full-time engineering student and work part-time, so I may not get back to you right away. I will answer posts and PM's in the order they were...

I've been posting in a few different places, so I'm gonna start my own thread where I can dump everything. I'm going to repeat some stuff that's been stated elsewhere, so pardon my dust. :beer: So I've been keeping an eye out for a good bench grinder for a couple months now. It hasn't really...

So I came into two CM block grinders today. I plan on keeping one and flipping the other. Which would you choose? They're both 1/2 HP, 7". Both grinders start up without problems and purr like kittens. Grinder #1: 397.19590. Made in 1964. Brass nameplate. Pulls 4.4 amps. Steel/glass eyeguards...

I need a set of hex bit sockets. I ended up rounding off a hex wrench trying to loosen the set screw that holds the collar on the main screw of my Yost vise, and that sucker shows no signs of loosening up. So, sockets it is. I mostly wrench on domestic and Japanese vehicles and motorcycles, as...

I'm mounting a Yost 204 on my bench, which has a 1 1/2" thick maple top and is sitting around 150 lbs right now. The overall depth including the swivel base mounting tabs and the bench top is 2 1/8". I planned on mounting the vise using 3 inch long 5/8" bolts, with flat washers at each end, and...

I've been watching my local CL on and off for months, waiting for a good deal on a vise to pop up. Wanted a machinist's vise that opened up 6+ inches, not beat to hell, for under $100. A few weeks ago I got tired of waiting and special ordered a new Yost 204. Ended up spending $350 shipped, but...

You know, the ones shaped like an RP wrench? I thought it was pretty interesting...they have the -V^- manufacturer code on them (Danaher, Armstrong Division). $15 or so. I didn't buy it, but was just curious whether anyone does.

Picked up this 26" top/bottom last month on sale for $270. It's got the Griplatch drawers and it's made of the thicker sheet metal like their heavy duty boxes (not the new paper thin stuff). I was actually pretty surprised when I got home and found out it was actually US-made, rather than...

Dear GJ, Before signing up here, I had a Kobalt 200 pc. socket set in a blow-molded case. That's it. Other tools have come and gone over my few years of adulthood, but that thing was all I had left. Fast forward to a month ago. I started creeping here. I promptly bought a CM 26" top and...

Looking for a good vise. Large jaw opening is a must (6"+). Something 60+ lbs is preferred, as is a swivel. I've got a thing for Ridgid, Parker and Prentiss. Not interested in bullets. I'm willing to do a restoration, but I'm trying to avoid cracks/bent handles/missing jaws etc. I'm trying...

Ever since I discovered GJ a week ago, I've been looking for an old, heavy, cast-iron American vise that I could restore. Everything I've come across has either been too small, a Wilton bullet (which I don't really care for), or ridiculously overpriced ($200+ for a beat to hell 4-incher). I...

Does anyone have one of these new manufacture US-made vises? The prices are priced low enough that I'm considering buying one just to show support for a vise maker who still operates at home. I've found the 4" 704 model for as low as $200 new and the 6" 706 for as low as $299. Hell, the 704...

TL;DR - This is an introduction and you guys got me hooked on old bench vises. Hey all. I've been lurking here for a few weeks now--but I've been reading so much I figured I'd register and say hello. I'm a college student from Akron, OH. I'm always doing mechanical work and got sick of...