Vise ID

[brendelac]

Hi, first time poster, long time lurker.

I'm looking at a vise in the local classifieds. It's a 6" vise that says made in england on it, but no manufacturers name. The lady that is selling is approximately 60 years old and says it belonged to her father. The jaws are worn and missing a screw. I'm wondering if it's worth the $50 asking price, if it can be ID'd and where I would look for replacement jaws. Thanks.

 

[nine4gmc]

Looks like a Record, if so I'd say grab it!

 

[brendelac]

Looks like a Record, if so I'd say grab it!

that's what i was hoping, but i've never seen a record vise that wasn't clearly labeled as such - granted, i haven't seen an abundance of them, but still...

 

[thundermug]

That looks like a nice one.

 

[rusty65]

I think grainger sells replacement jaws for record style vises.

 

[Outlawmws]

Record, Woden or Paramo, most likely, (There may have been one more of that breed from the war/post war years) and any of the above are worth the asking price.

 

[Outlawmws]

ps: after a zoom up on the pic, I'm fairly certain that thing has 6" wide jaws, so GO GET IT NOW!

 

[Freeborn John]

It looks very much like a Record No 36 but any Record vice with two digits in the number would have a quick release, which that one doesn't.
Odd.

 

[brendelac]

She's just reduced the price to $80 for the vise, bench/cabinet and magnifying glass. I really only need the vise, but is it still worth it not knowing what brand and whether or not I can find replacement jaws?

 

[ZRX61]

FFS, go buy it.

 

[bigcaddy]

FFS, go buy it.

agreed. Just buy the damn thing and worry about it later. Its much better to have it sitting in the garage on your "to do list" then miss the thing entirely and wish you had acted quicker.

My backlog of vise projects is up to 9 vises right now and i'm gonna pick up 3 more over the weekend.

 

[brendelac]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104687

i got the vice. i googled the inscribed numbers on it and found this thread.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104687

mine has the exact same numbering except 3C rather than 3B