Show us your bench vice(s)

[cr500dom]

Love my early 75 and it’s baby brother 80 imp

 

[25.4_mechanic]

So that makes these little Panzer tanks even more collectable!

It always feels a bit strange to come here, in view of the profusion of ornamental, impressively designed, sometimes huge, turgid, beautiful English/British vises with such a sober, matter-of-fact German piece, especially as it comes from the GDR, which makes the pieces even more unromatic in design.

looks in great order, what were the markings on the bottom of cast?

I have tried a lot: Backlight, macro, colouring - anyone who didn't know these brands from back then will hardly stand a chance:

The lady who sold it had already made an effort to show the casting marks - which I had explicitly asked for because I knew the ones from @ranger08 - but I was unable to recognise anything.

I described how the vice arrived at my house today HERE, and I blame @ranger08 for me buying it.

This specimen has probably seen more weather than real work in its life.

But the amazing thing remains this unflinching parallelism of the two jaws:

The design and elaboration of the dovetail guides simply captivates with precision:

This model must have had its own status in the "real existing socialism":
1. for the precision enterprises in their own economic area who needed something like this;
2. for exports, in order to obtain the urgently needed foreign currency in real money.

The designers seem to have known the rough mechanics in the factories quite well and that's probably why they kept the tension rod so short ...

That's enough for today.

I could still come back to why @ranger08's specimen is early and my copy probably dates from the later 1980s, when already no one was in the mood anymore ...

Good night

Carsten

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[ranger08]

precision German engineering is never boring its actually enthralling


SteveB58, cr500dom you guys have the model i want, so will past on the one i was looking at wait, "there will always be another vice"

 

[Dieselman 63]

Record no75, this has come up for sale in my local area, i note its round nose and lettering being"No 75" however 75 is large and at the bottom of the vice. im thinking age would be just after ww2 as the "no 75" is in the same position as the steel vices pre war then after that, the non steel vices the "75" was more in the middle position. thoughts?
would anyone happen to have an idea of age?
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Saw that on Trademe. Nice example

 

[Arc Tourist]

It always feels a bit strange to come here, in view of the profusion of ornamental, impressively designed, sometimes huge, turgid, beautiful English/British vises with such a sober, matter-of-fact German piece, especially as it comes from the GDR, which makes the pieces even more unromatic in design.
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Nothing wrong with unromantic designs as long as they are fit for purpose.

precision German engineering is never boring its actually enthralling
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I agree, that's why I searched for years to acquire a Telementor telescope made in the German Democratic Republic. An unromantic design built for teaching in schools, but of the highest optical and mechanical quality.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

searched for years to acquire a Telementor telescope made in the German Democratic Republic.

like this one:

or like this:

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Carsten

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[Arc Tourist]

like this one:

or like this:

???



Carsten

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Yes. Fortunately, shortly after the first acquisition I was able to acquire the second scope, a T1 model. Both my Wife and I enjoy observing on those rare clear nights here in the UK. I do prefer the helical focuser on the T1, but the turret is too heavy in my opinion to use with it.

 

[Arc Tourist]

As mentioned many times in past posts I love my 75, in a plutonic sense of course. I've been told mine is an early one so it's a good 75 years old. Love the look, its only original once, so they say.

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Like your model 75, I love the original look of the 74 Auto Vice I acquired. But just to add a bit of tasteful bling, I touched up the raised lettering with a metallic marker. It would have been easy enough to remove before drying, but I kind of like the result.

 

[ranger08]

i think the auto vice lends itself well to a bit of bling colouring!
im only going to paint the "auto vice" writing itself but yet to make up my mind as to colour, probably some 50s pastel colour like sea foam green and the like lol

 

[Dieselman 63]

Nice unmolested little No1 with an oily rag restoration. Those jaws look brand new to my eyes.

 

[dannysheff]

Just for your interest, not a particular bargain, there's a small 00 sized vice by Lewis on US ebay just now.


Oh yes, starting is $5000.

 

[AVI_8]

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Love my early 75 and it’s baby brother 80 imp

That looks great, what did you use to polish up the head, handle and jaws?

 

[Norsk]

I find pictures of Vice's quite gripping

 

[Norsk]

 

[SteveB58]

I find pictures of Vice's quite grippingView attachment 333945

Do you use it like this? I thought the leg transferred force to the floor, not supported the vice.

 

[Arc Tourist]

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A leg vice is one I don't have.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A leg vice is one I don't have.

I also don't have one.........................................................

 

[slim_boy_fat]

^^ Stop showing off....

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

^^ Stop showing off....

 

[SteveB58]

Love a leg vice you can beat the hell out of it and it won't complain. I've one in almost daily use, one that 'management' bought me one Christmas that needs a piece making, and one in bits as garden decoration. I think if push came to shove, and as much as I love my 75 and Perter Wright, the leg vice would be the last to go.