Are these worth it?

[heavychevy1]

Just talked to the lady selling, she says the big vise is a craftsman but doesn't know what the other is. She is asking $150 for the whole thing. I'm not even sure what the other thing is... maybe a pipe vise? Just wondering if you guys would pay her asking price or close to it?

 

[930dreamer]

Try this one. The other one looks like a pipe vise.

 

[Murphy4570]

Had to have been an ironworker who owned that thing. That is a massive chunk of structrual I-beam steel.

Looks like a smaller pipe vise, yes. The utility of the vices are limited, due to the mounting arrangement. You won't be able to really push/pull or hammer sideways on something mounted in the vices.

If you need a portable vice setup, I don't see that as a bad arrangement. It is big and definitely HEAVY though.

 

[heavychevy1]

I'm really just interested in the normal vise but she wont let me take just that, she wants the whole thing gone. No idea if the $150 she is asking for it is a good deal though.

 

[OldmanB]

That pipe vise on the end is likely a 'Ridgid', worth at least a hundred bucks to a plumber. Are there any id's on the vise?
Brian

 

[trboxman]

I would have given $150 a few weeks ago when I was threading some pipe....

 

[AnotherCARNUT]

Yes!

 

[bl00]

The vise looks like a Columbian to me. It's hard to tell what size it is, but if it's a 5" jaw or bigger then $150 is a fair price. Check the prices on new ones. You could always take it home, sell the pipe vise and scrap the rest.

 

[Super Sport]

If she wants it gone, she's probably willing to come down on the price. I'd try $75.

 

[STClurker]

buy the setup, sell the pipe vice to a plumber, take the I beam and legs to the scrapyard, keep vice that you are after. final cost I'll bet is close to free.

 

[darkk]

That piece of I beam is probably worth the money itself...

 

[BLACK DEATH]

Never any deals like that here in s tx

 

[allinon72]

I'd be over there with a $100 bill in a hurry.

 

[Mmfh]

If she wants it gone, she's probably willing to come down on the price. I'd try $75.

That's where I would start, something like that is just a huge PIA for her. If she hasn't gotten others interested, she might come back up to $100?

 

[bams50]

I think that's a hell of a deal, if you can use it. If you **** around and wait somebody else is likely to grab it. If you really want it, get right over there with $150. Try to dicker her down a little if you can, but if not pay it. Can't go wrong.

Or the alternative is to be 'that guy' – the one that doesn't act but lives in regret with hindsight.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. I'm usually the 'other guy'– the one that grabbed a good deal while other people were dicking around

 

[sberry]

Pay it.

 

[heavychevy1]

Well I paid it. Turns out her uncle was a plumber and had passed 4 years ago. The family has slowly been cleaning out his garage, and he had a lot of cool stuff!! All kinds of home made tools. He had an air compressor in a shed out back that was absolutely enormous!! The tank was easily 6 feet long and the motor looked like it belonged in a small tractor.

Once I have a little more time i'll take pics of the vise/ beam set up.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Keep hitting the family up and try to get some good deals.

 

[the lone]

im come in at half of what shes asking....

 

[rvr6000]

buy the setup, sell the pipe vice to a plumber, take the I beam and legs to the scrapyard, keep vice that you are after. final cost I'll bet is close to free.

Yup....I'd do this.