Craftsman patented applied vise

[hvoldstuff]

I just found at an Estate sale in Portland, Oregon this unusual 1950's or 1960's Craftsman vise. The vise shows three holes on the top. The one on the moveable jaw is not threaded. The two holes on the fixed jaw are threaded. I would like to know what the purpose was. I thought it might be for some accessory like a anvil that could be mounted on the top of the jaws. It might be a Gun makers or Jewelers vise? If anyone knows please post your opinion on what the vise might have been designed for. I will try to post a picture with the posting. New to the forum so I hope I get the posting correct.

 

[crackit]

Welcome to the forum! I suspect it was an owner modification -- for what purpose, I do not know.

 

[Rileysan]

Your vise is a mechanic's vise. The holes drilled into the top of each jaw are a user modification and not factory. I'd love to know what the previous owner mounted to the top of this vise!

I checked catalogues from 1949 to 1964 and could not find this exact model, but I think you're on the right track for year(s) made. Dunlap is Sear's house brand but is still listed in the Craftsman catalogues.

Feel free to post more pictures and welcome to GJ!

Brian

 

[WhoWhatNow]

It is for bending and rolling tubing and flat bar. You are missing all of the tooling unfortunately. I can't think of the name of the company that actually made that vise but there have been examples posted in the vise thread.

Here is an example of what the tooling looks like.
http://www.theironforgefire.com/pos...her-metal-bending-vises-like-this-one-6721774

 

[bluebolt]

WhoWhatNow, that is a pretty cool setup!

I copied the pictures over to here.

 

[drivesitfar]

great vise with tons of cool options.

 

[WhoWhatNow]

WhoWhatNow, that is a pretty cool setup!



I copied the pictures over to here.

Thanks for copying the pictures over. I'm on my phone it's not easy to do.

I actually just picked one of those up about a month ago. Very cool set up. Not superheavy duty, but it will work fine for small light work.

In addition to pictures in the vise thread, there's a very cool advertisement from the original manufacturer of that vise somewhere on the web. I just can't think of the name right now to find it. I'm on vacation so I can't go out into the shop and look.

 

[Rileysan]

Wow ... very cool! I had no idea such a thing existed.

Was it a special order only vise? If so, what year?

Brian

 

[jvlyons99205]

There is an ad for this as the Metl-Former attachment in the February 1955 edition of Popular Mechanics for $29.95.

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[jvlyons99205]

Swayne Robinson & Co. was the manufacturer for the Metl-Former.

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