Free Vise is SoCal!

[87Pomona]

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/zip/3541286328.html

 

[b7labelle]

Damn.....someone's gonna have a lucky day out there..

 

[davesnothere]

Awesome. Bet i wont make it in time though.

 

[Farmall450]

Why doesn't this stuff pop up by me?

 

[A_Pmech]

Those are great vises, I have one.

 

[87Pomona]

Vise and saw are gone.

 

[Packard V8]

Wonder if I'll ever be rich enough or busy enough or without any friends. That's what it suggests to think the best option is I should leave hundreds of dollars in tools out on the curb.

jack vines

 

[Outlawmws]

Sometimes it's just because they want it gone and don't care if they can get a few bucks for it. 8-10 years ago I was given (by a stranger - Freecycle) A 6 ft. Craftsman work bench with a HEAVY steel frame, and 2" thick solid wood top, a 6" Paramo (Record clone) swivel base vise that looked brand new, a 10" radial arm saw, and a long 6 ton truck floor jack...

The RA saw later went to one of my good friends, as well as the bench. (Also free. I believe in what goes around comes around...)

He claims I'm responsible in some way for most of his major tolls in his shop. (I also got him a 4"planer, a Jig saw and other tools and shop equipment, and other than the DP it's only cost him the gas to come get them...)

He has a Craftsman vise about the size (and style) of that Simplex above, that he got while garage sailing with me for $30... in pristine condition too. it belonged to a model railroader...

He's probably right, I have a 3 wheel band saw I picked up waiting for him, for cheap and a wood lathe for free... (Another Freecycle score)

 

[pipsters]

Guy just didn't need the stuff. Putting it on the curb is really easy. Plus he might not have known what it was worth. I had an old laser printer I was contemplating putting on the curb a few weeks ago, for S&G's I put it on CL for $10 (against my personal rule of never trying to sell something for such few bucks) and I got a call from across the country from from sort of supply house asking if I would ship it if she emailed me the shipping label.

Hit up eBay low and behold $50-$80 for the thing plus $30 shipping. Apparently it is some crazy sought after old laserjet.

 

[Nelson58]

Very nice vice, lucky guy!

 

[mjozefow]

Those were some of the best vises made.

 

[drewzfoster]

I would love a Simplex vise with removable jaw pads... thats awesome!

 

[gatewaysysop]

Those were some of the best vises made.

Simplex vises are one of the best and surprisingly one of the more underrated brands. I'd love to get my hands on a larger one, someday. The biggest one I have is the same type in the ad. Still one of my favorites though.