Just Finished Restoring A Prentiss 92 Vise

blstickley said:

good looking vises!

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Mmfh said:

I can't say I've ever seen a Prentiss vise before, but they look like a very well built vise.

I can see why you like to mess around with them. Nice job on the 92!

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kngkong said:

that silver one is pretty cool. never seen a font on a vise like that before. Nice job

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Motown 454 said:

Nice job.

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John in OH said:

Now that's a fine looking vise refurb!!

What's the capacity (jaw width and max opening)? Any idea of the weight?

You are probably about right on the vintage. My grandfather set up an auto repair shop to supplement his farm income in the 1920s and there is a Prentiss vice on what was his workbench (now mine!). I don't think his vise is as big as yours and looks to be a little older style so your guess of early 1930s seems reasonable.

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John in OH said:

So, after reading about your super nice refurb on your Prentiss vise, I got curious and went out to Grandpa’s old shop to take a closer look at his Prentiss vise. I was shocked to see that it is also a Prentiss No. 92 … same as yours … well, not really the same, … your’s looks great compared to Grandpa’s. I think his old vise has led a hard life.



I sure appears that the two vises are very similar so the “early 1930s” estimate may be a little off. Perhaps these are from the 1920s since that is about when Grandpa built his garage/shop.

Now I’ve got another project to add to my list! I sure hope I don’t run out of years before I run out of projects!

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Crusty Nut said:

looks great. What did you use to get the fresh cast iron look?

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