Show us your bench vice(s)

[Maker]

Here's my dad's vice, it's a Record 36, 4&1/2" jaws and a quick release.

 

[chunkolini]

I built a stand for mine and it keeps growing extensions.
Since this was taken it has sprouted two casters, lean it over and it can be rolled around carefully. And a small anvil and a smaller vice on the reverse oh and a set of matching Bahco files.

 

[MattF]

if you want it, its free and in halifax, so not too far away

Cheers. If you're absolutely sure, that would be lovely.

Yes...and to be honest I cant really fault it...good size..replaceable jaws...good bit strength..all round a good vice for the money..the only thing I can say is ..because its a 360 sometimes it can slip if you giving it a bit with leverage...

A lot of swivel vise bases never look like they're liable to have much grip, from the ones I've seen. Good to hear it seems a decent vice. One of those should fill my external vice want nicely.

 

[God mode restorations]

Yes it

Cheers. If you're absolutely sure, that would be lovely.




A lot of swivel vise bases never look like they're liable to have much grip, from the ones I've seen. Good to hear it seems a decent vice. One of those should fill my external vice want nicely.

should do all ya need it to do..they do a fixed base but I don't think its the 200...

 

[MattF]

I built a stand for mine and it keeps growing extensions.
Since this was taken it has sprouted two casters, lean it over and it can be rolled around carefully. And a small anvil and a smaller vice on the reverse oh and a set of matching Bahco files.

Any photo's of the other vice and small anvil Chunko'? Is that a No.25?

 

[chunkolini]

I will update it tomorrow. What model? big fat one. You can just see the 25 on the side.

 

[MattF]

I will update it tomorrow. What model? big fat one. You can just see the 25 on the side.

Cheers. Thought that was a 25 on the side, but 3, 5, 6 and 8 tend to look awfully similar in photo's.


A photo of another one, to keep Maker happy. This one is a little York, (Czechoslovakian), 60 vice. Unpainted, with protection provided by a coat of Linseed oil instead.

 

[shedfull]

Insert your own joke

A ball vice

 

[MattF]

A ball vice

You lucky, lucky devil. That's one of the Parkinson Ball Base Vises, isn't it? Those are like hens teeth if my luck in finding one is owt to go by. That's only the second one I can recall seeing so far.

 

[shedfull]

Yes, Parkinson Ball Vise £9 at a car boot

 

[brightspark]

Yes, Parkinson Ball Vise £9 at a car boot

christ couldnt u barter him down another couple of quid luck money

 

[shedfull]

Started off at tenner the robbin bas

 

[MattF]

Yes, Parkinson Ball Vise £9 at a car boot

Rub it in a bit more why don't you. Seriously, you did extremely well just finding one. The price was the icing on the cake. Treat that one well because you'd truly have to have the luck of the devil to drop across another one.


p.s: If you ever decide to sell that one, could I get first dibs in?

 

[shedfull]

I know, they are rare but I saw it and couldn't walk away, in good nick, locks up ok on the ball,
I think this will be on the fitting bench.

 

[Maker]

Insert your own joke

A ball vice

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That's awesome, and at that price. I've seen lots of ball mounted vices before but never one as solid looking as that, they're usually "jeweller's vices" and flimsy as paper.

 

[balmerchris]

Here's my dad's vice, it's a Record 36, 4&1/2" jaws and a quick release.
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Is that a 36 or a 34 on the side?

 

[Maker]

Is that a 36 or a 34 on the side?

Oh yeah, it's a 34 isn't it.

 

[SmartWerks]

I'm powder coating mine before i show it, paint just isn't upto the job

 

[MattF]

Oh yeah, it's a 34 isn't it.

Typical male, saying it's larger than it really is.

 

[Turbo]

Spotted this on gumtree.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/clamps-vices/small-bench-vice/1101549429
Would love this for my welding trolley, unfortunately it's 100 miles away. Wonder if I can talk Mrs into a day at the beach (Portstewart is a nice seaside town).