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I have had it for several years but as you can see in the picture the nut was welded up and broken more than once in it's previous life. it finally failed again, this time on me, the nut has serious wear from years of abuse and the repairs were very poorly done and failed again under normal...

Well my machinist buddy has the nut and screw now and says it should be no problem to make a new one so hopefully I will have a replacement this weekend. I am lost without this vise it is my daily driver so to speak. Since I have it apart I may go ahead and clean it up and give it a fresh coat...

I saw that one too but had to wonder why they would have two different nuts one stamped 3-3 1/2 and mine stamped 4-4 1/2 I guess if the dovetail is the same the only potential difference would be the height of the nut right? Pictures of mine is attached

Hello, it was suggested that I stop by here and post about my Reed No. 404A Vice. Firstly if anyone can tell me a little about it that would be great as no one I have spoken with yet has ever heard of the 404 "A" including Reed themselves. I am also curious if anyone can verify that there is...

Oh sorry I didn't realize there was a better place for this. Is it possible to move it or will I need to start over?

Finally got a chance to take a couple pictures. The screw and nut are not in the vise because I have a machinist friend rebuilding the nut. To answer the question about the nut, yes it is stripped badly and on the top there are several welds indicating repairs some time back. My machinist...

The "A" came from the model number cast into the side of the vice. No 404A. The lady at Reed Mfg said the same thing...I assured here I am literate but she didn't seem to believe me. :( It is a swivel base and swivel jaw. The nut has a part number of: 2306-4-4 1/2 which showed nothing in the...

Hello all, I am curious if any one knows where a guy can get a main nut for the Reed 404A vice. Reed mfg hasn't even heard of the vice and tried to convince me I must have the wrong model number...sigh...so they were no help at all. so my questions for the forum become: - Is there a source for...