Erie vise find

[halfxspaid]

Found this at an estate sale for cheap. I had to find a creative way to remove it from the bench, but I got it. It says Erie Ironworks and has 3.5'' jaws.

Should I not use this as a welding table vise, likely getting splatter on it? Or is it something I should restore or not care?

 

[back2class]

Use it. Little splatter wont hurt it. It is not a collectors item.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

Found this at an estate sale for cheap. I had to find a creative way to remove it from the bench, but I got it. It says Erie Ironworks and has 3.5'' jaws.

Should I not use this as a welding table vise, likely getting splatter on it? Or is it something I should restore or not care?

You could "hot tank" it, then give it a repaint and it would look real nice. Or use as is...all depends on what you want to do with it. Looks like a decent vise.

What was the issue with removing it from the bench?

 

[halfxspaid]

What was the issue with removing it from the bench?

no tools

 

[WVU Tuba Dale]

You didn't take a corner of a workbench home with you too did you?

 

[halfxspaid]

I was able to get it..luckily it had square nuts.

Is that a neon light under your box WVU? Looks great.

 

[WVU Tuba Dale]

Thanks, its a car neon light system wired up to a transformer for a set of computer speakers I have. The lights are velcro'ed to the bottom of the box.

 

[Kevin54]

Thanks, its a car neon light system wired up to a transformer for a set of computer speakers I have. The lights are velcro'ed to the bottom of the box.

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As far as the vise, I really wouldn't splatter it all up with weld. I get a HF vise to do that to. Good AMERICAN made tools are getting harder to come by. I'd redo it and use it for everyday work, but not get weld splatter all over it.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

The exposed screw on that vise tells me its a cheaper model vise, no matter how old. I would not use it on the welding table because spatter on the screw might make it difficult or impossible to operate properly.

Charles

 

[fatfillup]

The exposed screw on that vise tells me its a cheaper model vise, no matter how old. I would not use it on the welding table because spatter on the screw might make it difficult or impossible to operate properly.

Charles

I assume you are talking about the screw that pulls the jaws together. Never thought about it, but I have seen vises with a shield over the screw. So that's at least one of the reasons for it.

51 years old and still learning

Nice vise, quick redo and put her to work