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I recently purchased a Craftsman 5197 from a man who found it in a barn at a farm sale, mounted on a very old bench. When I acquired it, with the exception of the handle being bent, the vise was in remarkably good condition overall. At the time I bought this vise, I'd just recently...

Hi, I need two (or four) Phillips head 5/16-18 vise jaw screws to fit a Rock Island or Craftsman 519X vise. If I'm not mistaken, I believe at least some of the Reed vises also used the same screws. Thanks very much!

I'm new to this forum, and am very glad to find such an excellent source of info on vintage tools. I recently restored a Craftsman 5176 vise I picked it up at a yard sale several years ago. It was fine functionally speaking, but aesthetically pretty rough. A couple of weeks ago I finally got...