Show us your bench vice(s)

[CwazyWabbit]

Kinda stops you from overhanging the edge of the bench so much which means when you swivel it with something long in the jaw it'll hit the bench sooner though...

 

[MattF]

Good point.

 

[Migmac]

Just had an Irwin- Record no3 dumped on my lap. On quick inspection, it’s gummed up. I think someone else has been at it. The pin at the back of the vice is half out and bent, no spring on the screw( don’t know if there is meant to be one). I’ll get some pictures tomorrow, it’s dark and it’s in the shed

 

[slim_boy_fat]

it’s dark and it’s in the shed

You've not got elektrickery out there? Shame on you!

 

[MattF]

You've not got elektrickery out there? Shame on you!

That stuff ain't free you know.

 

[Migmac]

You've not got elektrickery out there? Shame on you!

The hamsters have gone into hibernation

 

[dannysheff]

Even with the hamster wheel at full speed (red-hot bearings) I'm not up to 2 candle-power yet. Can't afford a Tesla roof and PowerWall - have to get out the half used lead-acid and buy a solar panel.

(Actually I have the panel and this is what I'm doing for my sheds.)

 

[Migmac]

Even with the hamster wheel at full speed (red-hot bearings) I'm not up to 2 candle-power yet. Can't afford a Tesla roof and PowerWall - have to get out the half used lead-acid and buy a solar panel.

(Actually I have the panel and this is what I'm doing for my sheds.)

I was going to put power into the shed but we then decided that we want to build a garage/ workshop thingy. So I’ve just kept using the extension lead. Hopefully get the garage/ workshop build next year.

 

[Arc Tourist]

With all this talk of swivelling I've been watching a Parkinsons vice on the bay of evil. It was listed as collection only, and fortunately only a few minutes away within our pandemic lockdown area. Couldn't stand the tension of waiting for the listing to end, so I put in an offer which was accepted. The transaction was all done and dusted within half an hour. Its the 4" size A model, and yeah, it swivels.

Will post better photos tomorrow if I get some decent sunlight.
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[MattF]

Now those are one swiveller I can tolerate, but they do more than just swivel. An excellent design, they are.

 

[dannysheff]

yes they are good (have one) - it's difficult to make a good ball and socket joint - matching sphere and hollow (eg plenty of cheap ball tops for camera tripod, but a good one will cost you).

although this is size A which suggests they were going to make other sizes, I think it's the only size they made (?)

 

[Maker]

yes they are good (have one) - it's difficult to make a good ball and socket joint - matching sphere and hollow (eg plenty of cheap ball tops for camera tripod, but a good one will cost you).

although this is size A which suggests they were going to make other sizes, I think it's the only size they made (?)

That's another round tuit I haven't found yet:

I'd like to scale it up a bit and put my Record No.1 on it.

 

[dannysheff]

message to maker - call that a dogmeat ball swivel vice - how about this?

Cintride were quite a respectable Sheffield area tool/tooling maker (eg sintered carbide grit abrasive) but they stooped low with this one.

Fabricated from thin light alloy die castings, does swivel but you've got to remove the vice from the table to adjust swivel pressure. looks like balljoint, but it's not (just allows 90deg in one plane), real steel jaws (2.4ins wide) are not hard and about 1.5mm thick.

I have a several 00 size English vices - this shows how not to do it (Sheff name, but made in Spain)

Sad to say, I bought it (£3 - expensive at half the price).

 

[Maker]

message to maker - call that a dogmeat ball swivel vice - how about this?

I don't, Tom Lipton calls it that which doesn't make any sense to me as it looks bloody good.

That Cintride thing looks a bit naff, I'll avoid those, not that I buy vices anyway.

 

[Migmac]

Here’s the no3 in bits, the photo of it untouched by me has disappeared! It’s had a quick degrease with Ballistol and a toothbrush. Is the pin from the back of the vice meant to be bent? The “new” spring is off a field gate! Does the job




Hammer marks, not me

 

[MattF]

yes they are good (have one) - it's difficult to make a good ball and socket joint - matching sphere and hollow (eg plenty of cheap ball tops for camera tripod, but a good one will cost you).

although this is size A which suggests they were going to make other sizes, I think it's the only size they made (?)

Aye, never seen anything other than a size A myself either. The ball & socket, clamping mechnism etc. are all good design. Simple yet highly effective.

 

[Arc Tourist]

…………… although this is size A which suggests they were going to make other sizes, I think it's the only size they made (?)

The size A is the only size I've seen mentioned in an old catalogue.

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The pin on my Record # 0 vice has a bent pin also. I think this slight bend was intentional for retention in its hole. When you tap the pin in, it jambs itself.

 

[Migmac]

The size A is the only size I've seen mentioned in an old catalogue.

[QUOTE="Migmac, post: 1686592, member: 24627"………………... Is the pin from the back of the vice meant to be bent? ………..

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The pin on my Record # 0 vice has a bent pin also. I think this slight bend was intentional for retention in its hole. When you tap the pin in, it jambs itself.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, just as well I didn’t straighten it

 

[FR518]

Picked up this yesterday on my travels. Fortis 15. 9 1/4 inch jaws!

 

[Arc Tourist]

Ahhh ! Some good eye candy on a rainy day.