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I have one open screw vise and it’s one of my favorites. Lewis No. 10

Nice 978! I’d love to have a giant swivel base If I can find one. It’s insane the weight difference on Parker’s as the sizes go up. I’m kind of mad I sold my 955. I currently have a 953-1/2, 954, 956, 958. I might go on the hunt to complete the full 95 series now that I have the 958.

I have to say, that’s an awesome vise!!!

I 100% agree. You can find other brands that will do the job like an only Stanley clamp on and they are built well. I had a baby bullet and a Wilton c3 I was not going to sell but the price I was offered for each was too good to not take. People love to pay for wiltons. Also just think about a...

So I finally get to be in the 8 inch club. Got my first 8” vise. 245 lb Parker 958. The brass tag says it must have spent most of it’s life at Bethlehem steel company. My Ford Fusion was not happy though. It probably thought there was a body in the trunk. I degreased it at the car wash and then...

That’s true. A couple extra inches all space is always good. My town doesn’t require plans for a detached garage. The inspector said 2x4 is fine for the garage.

I’m ordering windows for my garage. Is it worth paying extra for 2x6 walls vs 2x4 walls? They will be 10ft tall. I’m only going to intermittently heat it. So I will probably heat it only when I go out there to work so a few hours.

At $150 I would already be the owner

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Well this is the first purchase of the year. It was worth the $100 because the seller delivered it to me and will make a good user vise, even if it has been repaired. Parker 439 rotating vise.

I probably have a larger motor sitting around but looks like I’m better off selling this old pump and I’ll just buy a larger compressor with 60gal tank.

I had to buy a vise in the first week of the new year even if it’s been repaired. Has anyone ever seen a Parker double swivel vise broken in another place? I would love to eventually find an unbroken rotating jaw. Everyone I’ve ever seen broken has been broken and repaired in the same place.

I think that’s what I’ll do so I have posts carrying the load to the floor. That’s a good idea which like you said I can use in the garage as well. I’ll need longer posts in the garage but it solves the problem of trusses not being able to carry a load from a hoist and a little easier than...

There will be French drainage directing water away from the garage as well as gutters and gutter pipes doing the same. The driveway will also be regraded and paved so it’s not sloped towards the garage. I have to have the excavators push the stone out and regrade under the stone as they were...

Well look at this hoist I have. I got it from my wife’s grandfathers when he passed but never tried to use it. I just dig it out. Good thing I grabbed it because it would have gone to the dump. It works free standing. I can make it taller and stabilize it with the top hook. I’ve never seen...

I’m clearing out my garage for an addition and new garage build and need to lift a 10” atlas lathe onto a bench. I prefer not to have to take it apart to lift it again. I was using it on the floor for a quick part I needed to make but now it’s time to get it onto a bench. This is down in my...

I’m doing a similar addition. Second story over the garage and the current garage is being converted to a master suite. This is the design we came up with. I have the advantage of the side where the second floor is going is 2 feet lower right now. I drew up a cad sketch and the architect drew...

Last week I found a jumping jack tamper for sale by a retired contractor so I decided to buy it. It runs and cost $300. It will come in handy to final grade and compact before the slab is poured vs renting one. Also after the garage is framed, I can compact, soak, and compact multiple times to...

Re: New 35x24 Garage Build - Veeps' Garage I also found a jumping jack tamper for sale by a retired contractor so I decided to buy it. It runs and cost $300. It will come in handy to final grade and compact before the slab is poured vs renting one. Also after the garage is framed, I can...

Re: New 35x24 Garage Build - Veeps' Garage Went truss and window shopping. I should have plans and pricing on the trusses in a week. He is going to see if he can add a point load on the scissor truss for a hoist and see if it’s possible without adding much to the cost. We will see. Also...