I had always been intrigued by the design of the Record 75 workshop vise (vice) and hoped I'd run across one someday. Well, that day came when a basically untouched specimen showed up for sale... on the opposite coast of the US! Fortunately there are good people in this world who understand vise addiction, and one happens to be @Shiftless . He became a friend through the GJ forum back in the days when I also lived in the land of fruits & nuts.
So I wanted to take a minute to give a shoutout to this great guy who collected, stored, packed (did an awesome job, BTW), and shipped this nifty vise to me. THANK YOU!!
The seller stated that he bought this vise in ~2000 when he learned that Record was going to be sold to Irwin. For all I know this may be the last Record 75 actually made in England. It's certainly built "the old fashioned" way and is outstanding quality. Pretty sure the owner never used it beyond making a couple small dings in the anvil. I took a few minutes to wipe it all down with some paste wax to brighten it up and wanted to share it with you.
So I wanted to take a minute to give a shoutout to this great guy who collected, stored, packed (did an awesome job, BTW), and shipped this nifty vise to me. THANK YOU!!
The seller stated that he bought this vise in ~2000 when he learned that Record was going to be sold to Irwin. For all I know this may be the last Record 75 actually made in England. It's certainly built "the old fashioned" way and is outstanding quality. Pretty sure the owner never used it beyond making a couple small dings in the anvil. I took a few minutes to wipe it all down with some paste wax to brighten it up and wanted to share it with you.
