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Convex, the bottom bulges out. Not the entire bottom, mostly in the center. See the photos.

I've been hanging out in the vise restoration threads of GJ. I looked for and found this thread and I'm reading my way through the posts (up to #160) and I'm finding it very interesting and informative. Thought I would post pictures of my father's anvil. He was a farmer and had it at least...

An example of these lenses can be seen at https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hydrotac-Stick-on-Bifocal-Lenses-1-50/38092965 CHRIII

Drives: I know it's been a while since anyone posted, but I was reading about you looking for safety glasses with bifocal lenses. If you google "stick on bifocal lenses", you'll find a number of listings. I too have 'short arm syndrome' (arms too short to hold stuff far enough away to read)...

Shift: Thanks for the welcome! I like this vise especially because it was my father's. Don't know about more vises, but time will tell. CHRIII

Angry: Good to know an approximate DOB for the vise! I checked the dynamic and static castings and could not see any date stamps. I used a bright LED light at an angle while looking. I've attached pictures of the castings in hopes your calibrated eyeball could see what I could not. Thanks...

VA: Thanks for the welcome. Yes it has four pins for the pipe jaws. I've attached some pictures of it after I disassembled it. I was only going to see if I could pull the dynamic jaw out, then I wondered if I could get the base off, then ... I'm almost embarrassed how easy it was compared to...

I found the GJ vise thread while looking for hints on vise restoration. I've been lurking as a guest for a while and finally joined about a week ago to be able to see the before, in between, and after pictures. I have a Reed 2C that was my father's; I got it from his estate in 2005. He was a...