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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    It's a noble beauty, that little Reed. Base could have cracked upon being bolted tight to an uneven surface. If it's nicely welded, the base should have no reason to crack again, it should last forever. A welded upper part of the vise would be more of a concern. This page displays some truly...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    That's a different kind of "Wilton" in Woodridge, IL. They sell cake and candy related stuff.
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    Lovely vise in great shape. I painted mine hammered gold.
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    Good pictures of sine bars and vises at work in here
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    One of the vises (vices?) on UK's ebay listed as a "Record No3 vice" has markings like yours: RD followed by six digits. It looks like the RD stands for Record. Record made vises with both cylindrical and spherical fitting for the handle. The balls are definitely vintage.
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    I found a 3/8 socket extension bar to be good material for a vise handle. The extension bars differ slightly in diameter.
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    FYI, there is a nice Gipsy vise hiding in this thread.
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    Steven, great story with a happy ending :D The big vise is beautiful. I wonder if some kind of oil would be able to penetrate the rust and free the jaw?
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    Some information on this kind of vise was posted here. It is a beauty to a vise collector, and a solid ole' tool to regular mortal.
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    Lowell Pattern hand vise. Bought at a fleamarket. This one was made in ~1990 in Soviet Russia. The Lowell Pattern gives much more precise gradual adjustment of grip compared to visegrips. Handy tool for holding small items to grind and polish.
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    Need Casting / Casing Nut for Rock Island #50 Vise

    Good close-ups. The "original" broken nut with spongy weld doesn't look original. This looks like someone who made it tried to fill the whole distance with weld instead of using a piece of steel for filler. Hopefully you can match a new nut to your vise. All you risk is shipping it back if it...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    A high quality weld should fix it, IMO but it would have to be real HIGH QUALITY: both the alignment of the two pieces and the welding technique would have to be neat and professional to make it lasting. Someone here may have a replacement to offer if you post better pictures of the broken...
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    Thanks very much, bczygan. I'll ask him for better pictures then. Looking for other Parker pics I came across this vise thread on another forum. The first post at the top has pics of a nice Parker #60.
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    Someone offers this 1940's(?) 35lb vise for $65. Is it worth it?
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    Great vises but... both of them should be mounted closer to the edge of the bench, so they could hold a broomstick in vertical position.
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    But the extra space under the jaws may come handy, too. That's probably why someone removed them in the past.
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    Craig, thanks for posting the pictures. I've never met vises with swivel jaw like that before. This thread just gets better and better. :bounce:
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    That's quite an offset but still a great vise.
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    That's a worthy trade. I'm seeing one like that in worse shape than yours already reach $200 on ebay after 10th bid, and a small 3" just sold for $150
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    Thanks. That's what it looks like. EDIT: I got the answer: It's junk
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