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The purchase fell through. I paid for the tool plus extra for shipping, but the guy sent me a really upset message afterward claiming he listed it as local pickup only, and he's not willing to pay for shipping, even though I already contributed more than half of that cost.............. This guy...

I just bought the Athol. We shall see if it ever makes it here and if so what it looks like in person! Thanks for the help and advice everyone.

That Prentiss still has a few hours left on it, if anyone wants to snag it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-PRENTISS-BULL-DOG-NEW-YORK-MODEL-514-VISE-CLAMP-TABLE-TOP-CLAMP-GOOD-CON/124288521958 I don't see a crack on the slide, but there aren't enough pictures to tell. The seller did PM me back...

Haha. I haven't even made an offer on the Athol, still just waiting to get a couple questions answered about functionality and breaks/repairs, since the pictures are not good enough quality to tell much. If he says it's all good, I'll probably just take it for the $90. Who cares about saving $15...

Still waiting to hear back from the seller... he only responds after several days. In the meantime I saw this piece online, wondering if I should place a bid on it. Looks like a Prentiss 514, apparently in good condition. Price is reasonable at the moment. Thoughts on this vise vs. the Athol...

Cool! Yeah I'm thinking it's the 4" stationary version, not the 78lb 5" swivel, which is fine for me. We'll see what he says...

Athol Hey guys, I located this vise online which the guy wants $90 for, but would probably go lower. Looks like a pre-1921 Athol of some kind, though I can't figure out the model. Waiting for some more info including the size, functionality, etc. If everything checks out, do you think it's a...

Yeah that's what I was thinking as well. He told me he buys them locally, fixes them up and resells for a small profit. He's a fairly older gentleman, doing it as a hobby. I'd prefer not being the endpoint customer but rather find the primary sources like what he gets. Problem is that a lot of...

Oh dear. Hope I'm not being too... obnoxious :scared: Thanks for the reference though. Pretty much filled in the details I still wondered about. To be honest though, I can almost guarantee that I'm only going to purchase one vise. I have a pretty good level of self-control about shopping. At...

Yeah, I did notice that. Seems like this same guy is listing most of the vises in this area, I think I'll ask him what else he's planning to put up and see if I can snag something good before it goes public.

OK, what about this one guys? Columbian #144M with 4" jaws, 25lbs, no swivel. He wants $75, but haven't tried bargaining.

Thanks I'll check those out. Slowly learning differences between types, which I didn't realize until the past couple days. So the machinist vises are the larger (~25lb or more) ones from brands such as Athol, Reed, Wilton etc (others?) that probably have a covered main screw and don't have the...

Good point. I suppose I just need to wait and look for local items rather than ebay. Seems most people sell ones with paint jobs though. Thanks for the advice everyone!

I'm in the Houston area. Thanks for the Craigslist tip, looks like there are a few for sale currently, such as the 1970s Craftsman below. Guy wants $88 for it but maybe he'd go lower? I'm thinking I don't need a super heavy duty unit, probably just use for some light or moderate work. Does this...

Thanks for the replies. Exactly what I needed to hear, as I was sort of leaning toward pulling the trigger. It seems ebay pricing is pretty much always higher than what I read about on here. Not exactly sure where to find better deals...

So I'm looking for my first vise for the home workshop, and definitely wanting to go the vintage USA route rather than a new Asian import. There's a pretty nice tool I found online and I'm in the process of haggling. Seller is down to $75 at the moment, not too sure if she'd go lower. I like...

Welcome. Me too.

Welcome! My grandfather is a little over 80 years old, owned a small dairy farm in Maine in the '60s and then worked as a tractor repairman, which he still does part-time today. He did not continue in school past the 8th grade. Day in and day out, he's either working on tractors or building a...

Man you're in an amazing part of the country! Beautiful territory up there. I guess if I lived there I wouldn't spend much time working on things at home and use all my free time hiking. Fortunately(?) it's so hot here and there's not much outdoor stuff, so I'm forced to develop new indoor hobbies.

Welcome! Also new here. Best of luck with your remodel.