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The good news... if you can call it that... is that there is a decent market for parts for those lathes. I'd be extremely upset about that... -Bear

I've just purchased an Eclipse No 10 hand vise... made in Sheffield, England. This vise is tiny... It is very well made, and in excellent condition. -Bear

Someone please talk me out of buying this...! I'm not sure what it is... but it work great! Do I need to drive 3 hours one way to get it? How do I know if I can't live without it? AHHH... somebody HELP! -Bear

Maybe I'm missing the point... The spindle nut pins have been replaced with stainless screws to be able to remove the nut faster... I get that. Replacing the swivel locks with bolts is something I've seen done when the user has no intent to ever use the swivel feature... I sort of get that...

I saw those... they are not shaped the same, so I didn't know if they would work or not. -Bear

I ordered it from Jegs ebay store... it was @ $152 including tax and shipping. -Bear

Three weeks ago I bought a set of Matco boxes... I've been working on the boxes in my spare time... there is a couple of issues with them. First, the previous owner lubricated the drawer slides with something that smells very strongly like diesel fuel... it has my shop stinking pretty...

There was a 12 drawer top on facebook up in Charlotte three weeks ago that was in really nice condition... we were up there for a couple of days and I considered contacting the seller... I had already committed to buying an optical comparator, though, so I passed on the box. I don't remember if...

I have the Craftsman version of that 6 drawer top box... but mine isn't anywhere close to being that nice... -Bear

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I suppose french bread could be considered a vice... -Bear

I just picked this up this morning... 1991 vintage... ...and it came with a vise...! -Bear

A couple more clamps... A 4 inch Hargrave No. 43 and a 3 inch Hargrave No. 44 superclamp... I have a question for the more knowledgeable here... the Cincinnati catalog lists No. 43 clamps in 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 inch flavors... I have a 4 inch, three 6s, three 8s, and a 12... I have been...

Latest acquisitions... Four No.51 Super Juniors, two Hargrave 2" No. 44s, and two Hargrave 3" No. 44s... A couple of these have been 'mildly customized', but all are useable. -Bear

I ordered it back in April, assembled it by myself in early May... I recommend having some help. I ordered the 4500 pound capacity rolling bridge jack and the optional lighting kit at the same time. This lift is very stout... very well designed and well built. I've been very happy with it so...

I've been strongly considering one of those... but didn't know if they are really as good as advertised... I'd like to get a thorough review on it if you don't mind? -Bear

Wildfire 9000 4 post lift... I should have bought one years ago... -Bear

As promised... a couple of pics of my 12 inch No. 43 clamp... still in the original box... It doesn't appear to have ever been used. -Bear

I'll post my old Buffalo Forge 21... As I bought it... I had to mount the motor and wire it... It has a back gear to provide s-l-o-w spindle speeds and a 3 speed downfeed mechanism. It has a Morse taper 4 spindle... I found a No. 20 Jacobs chuck with a #4 arbor at HGR for $20... -Bear

More CincinnatiTool / Hargrave clamps... A No. 51 and No. 52 clamp... A couple of rusty but working 6 inch No. 43s with a 3 inch No. 44 and a 2 inch No. 44... A couple of 8 inch No. 43s... I also have a 12 inch No. 43... I'll get some pics of it and post them later... -Bear