Can somebody identify this vise?

[vw_tdi]

Yes, another "ID this vise" thread...I figure the more the merrier..

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I thought it was kind of cool looking, but have very little vise knowledge. Looks like somebody has tried to paint it?

thanks

matt

 

[rusty65]

It looks like a task master a Wilton copy cat vise.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

Yost maybe?

 

[vw_tdi]

I should have also added....worth refurbishing?

 

[vw_tdi]

maybe it is a taskmaster..though I can't see all the pics from this thread...

and it doesn't say "taskmaster" on the side...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=138657

 

[bobcatdan]

I'm going some kinda import knock off wilton.

 

[thundermug]

Yeah, its a Taskmaster. I had one. Made in India. Sturdy, but not a Wilton.

 

[retDAC]

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I have one of these. My camera isn't working now. Color is some unusual shade of bluish green.

On this side of the anvil there is a sticker with:
MFG DATE 1981 10HK
S E R No 007050

Apparently there was a sticker on the other side but it's long gone.

All the Taskmaster vises I found pix for had "Taskmaster" molded into the side of the vise. Did they actually make this without it?

Other than the prominent "4", I can't find any other markings.

 

[vw_tdi]

Looks like I could pick it up for $20....worth it?

 

[retDAC]

If everything is in good usuable condition and you really like the vise, probably. One caveat - there are no "gear teeth" in the swivel, so if you put a lot of pressure on something, the vise will turn. Of course in a vise this small, I don't know if that should matter. If anybody says $20 is way too much, then he needs to give you a link to one in this size and configuration that is better.

Around here vises seldom appear on Craigslist and in auctions, garage, and estate sales.

 

[vw_tdi]

ya, I think I'll hold out for something else. Slightly bigger would be good. Finding a decent vise is feeling needle/haystack like...

 

[dirtydogintex]

$20 for a working back up vise out there is prolly a good deal.... even if you have to shoot a coat of paint to hide that color.

Chances are the 'decent' vises will start to appear once you mount this one!!

 

[vw_tdi]

thanks for all the input. I'm still trying to learn how to spot the 'decent' ones. Not a huge CL volume here...but, hopefully, something will come up.

 

[thundermug]

I think $20 is a good deal. Its a good beater vise. You can always sell it or trade with it later.

Here's the one I bought and later cleaned up. Sold for $65:

http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.0.340.340/p403x403/643872_602008878042_402654147_n.jpg

 

[vw_tdi]

ya, it would get me out of my POS HF vise...then, just wait for the right deal to come along..

thanks..i'll see if the guy still has it..