I’ve been looking for a useable vise to upgrade the cheap import I’m currently using. Bought for $125 on CList today, and yes, I am fully aware that many of you score some great deals on the flea market / yard sale route, but I don’t have the available time for that, so any extra $50 or $75 to drive to someone’s house locally and buy it is worth it to me. I suspect it will outlive me.
After some searching on GJ, here is what I think I know. From the mid-1920s due to the Hardware designation. Weighs about 55 lbs. I think the channel shaped jaws are fairly specific to this time period. Not the T-shaped jaws I’ve seem in many of the Columbian photos. The model is cast into the vise and not stamped. Am I close on what this is?
Condition seems decent for a user, clearly been used, but I don’t think abused. Been repainted (poorly?) as they painted over the jaws. A bit of a small bend in the swivel lock handle.
Anything I should do to it before just bolting it the bench?
Thanks!
After some searching on GJ, here is what I think I know. From the mid-1920s due to the Hardware designation. Weighs about 55 lbs. I think the channel shaped jaws are fairly specific to this time period. Not the T-shaped jaws I’ve seem in many of the Columbian photos. The model is cast into the vise and not stamped. Am I close on what this is?
Condition seems decent for a user, clearly been used, but I don’t think abused. Been repainted (poorly?) as they painted over the jaws. A bit of a small bend in the swivel lock handle.
Anything I should do to it before just bolting it the bench?
Thanks!