Record Vise - acquisition.

[MurrayD99]

I bought this Record #3 yesterday. It is in very good shape. I'll strip it down and clean it up but won't do anything to the original paint. The #2 has been my main bench vise How many vises do I need?

 

[toolmiser]

There are a lot of "vices" that are worse having than that.

 

[Shiftless]

Murray:
Welcome to Garage Journal.
Thats a fine old vise you found there. As to your question about how many… let me just say that some of us have more than we really “need”.

 

[The Cobbler]

Nice grab on the vise
my recent 5" record grab

 

[loganb]

Number of vises one should own is easily expressed by the formula:

n + 1

Where n is the number of vises you already own

 

[lilredex]

Where are you?? That's an old Record. Mounting holes are retained, the newer ones are slotted. I bought a 6" a while back (slotted holes) for $40 that had no jaws. I found some at Grainger for $28, if you need some. I had some screws that I could adapt.

 

[RTM]

Where are you?? That's an old Record. Mounting holes are retained, the newer ones are slotted. I bought a 6" a while back (slotted holes) for $40 that had no jaws. I found some at Grainger for $28, if you need some. I had some screws that I could adapt.

Guess that makes mine old too. Found in an ES lot.

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[MurrayD99]

Guess that makes mine old too. Found in an ES lot.

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There were two sales listed that looked worthwhile so off we went this morning. The first sale was in Hayward and we came up with quite a few items. All of the Craftsman tools we brought home were early Moore Drop Forge (=v=). There were several Thorsen tools. A few Powr-Kraft items Two Walden...

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I’m near Amberley, in New Zealand. The vise has 25 stamped on the underside. But I think that does not mean much in terms of manufacturing year. ‘RECORD’ lettering is raised and the boss is straight rather than curved. Likely post-1955. Maybe 60s. $60 NZD. $36 USD. A fine, fine deal!

 

[MurrayD99]

1967 catalogue.

 

[MurrayD99]

I have it in pieces and de-greased. The jaws are way better than average. i'll get them off. Otherwise I can spot no wear at all. Just a few nicks where someone used it as an anvil.

 

[lilredex]

Some of those jaw screws are tough to remove. I use the appropriate driver bit and clamp it between the jaws, then turn it out with a wrench, backing off the clamping force as needed.

 

[MurrayD99]

Some of those jaw screws are tough to remove. I use the appropriate driver bit and clamp it between the jaws, then turn it out with a wrench, backing off the clamping force as needed.

Thanks for the tip. That approach hadn't occurred to me. I held my breath and got them loose with a spade bit in a rattler, wondering how I would deal with a broken stub. All good. They off. Thanks again.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

I'm a bit of a Record collector. I've got three, including this most recent addition.