Show us your bench vice(s)

[Chisteve]

Pictures of the Herbert vice one of the jaws is missing any interest weights 40 kg big heavy to post pallet would work I think

 

[Vono]

Pictures of the Herbert vice one of the jaws is missing any interest weights 40 kg big heavy to post pallet would work I thinkView attachment 361553View attachment 361552View attachment 361554View attachment 361555View attachment 361556View attachment 361557View attachment 361558View attachment 361559

That's very interesting, thanks for posting a pic.
Has a Record Leader look about it.

 

[Vono]

The latest acquisition. It is a Garant 125L. I always fancied one of these moving rear jaw vices. This came with the swivel base and is in perfect condition. No great age to it unfortunately but a cool thing. I might actually install and use this one!View attachment 361504View attachment 361505View attachment 361506View attachment 361507

That's a cool thing. how old is it ?
Bonus man points for putting it on the dining table

 

[WandererInBrum]

That's a cool thing. how old is it ?
Bonus man points for putting it on the dining table

Wanted to take a few pics outside earlier in the day, but hadn’t told the wife I’d bought another! Had to wait until she had retired for the night! The workbench is too full of junk (as per usual) so dining room table it was. No idea how old it is? Hopefully somebody here will point me in the right direction.

 

[Arc Tourist]

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This one need a bit(lots) of work, again a skip find.

That appears to be a "Millers Falls" hand vice.
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[SteveB58]

Went to my local house clearance yard sale yesterday and he must have cleared out someone who'd been a blacksmith, or an interest in the craft There was a beautiful leg vice on a vice stand, albeit without legs and this beauty. I know it's not a vice but it's been on my wish list for years and it was a bargain.

 

[MattF]

Nice. Post drill?

 

[SteveB58]

Nice. Post drill?

Post or beam drill. Seem to be scarce in the UK, this one is made by the Silver Manufacturing Co Salam. It all seems to be there apart from a follower wheel which controls the feed.

 

[Vono]

Went to my local house clearance yard sale yesterday and he must have cleared out someone who'd been a blacksmith, or an interest in the craft There was a beautiful leg vice on a vice stand, albeit without legs and this beauty. I know it's not a vice but it's been on my wish list for years and it was a bargain.

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That's lovely. I hope you bought it & you're not just posting pics ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That appears to be a "Millers Falls" hand vice.
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It is, but mine is in dire need of more tlc.

 

[SteveB58]

That's lovely. I hope you bought it & you're not just posting pics ?

I bought it, as soon as I saw it I bought it. Could have sold it several times over carrying it to the car. Now in bits while I clean and refurbish.

 

[Vono]

I bought it, as soon as I saw it I bought it. Could have sold it several times over carrying it to the car. Now in bits while I clean and refurbish.

Cool, well bought.
I look forward to more pics.

 

[ranger08]

That appears to be a "Millers Falls" hand vice.
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millers falls make very good tools indeed

 

[SteveB58]

millers falls make very good tools indeed

I love Millers Falls hand drills. Here are the Nos 1, 2 and a pair of 5s. They do get used, especially the No 5.

 

[Arc Tourist]

I have several Millers Falls hand drills and other tools scattered about, including these which were my Dad's. There's a round wooden box with metal drills for a brace type chuck, probably for a vintage drill press. A self contained carving chisel set, No. 77 egg beater hand drill, and a T-handled ratchet brace for large auger / beam drills.
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[GRW]

Hi long time lurker here 1st post I am about half way through reading this interesting post

In the mean time I have just got hold of a believed to Parkinson no 34 with quick release, this is going to become my user was looking for a swivel type but it was a bargain and not that far away I would be interested in a swivel base to fit this
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Have been using a record 3VS swivel vice
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I have a number of small records no 1's mainly one with a swivel base if of any interest get in contact

Finally I also have a very heavy Herbert unbreakable fabricated vice I'll post some pictures of this shortly
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I've got the Record 35P (5" Jaws, plain screw not QR version) on a homemade scrap-metal vice stand that I use fairly regularly.
Nice all-steel vice, wide opening and not too heavy to move about on the tripod Stand (which now has small castors on the front legs so I can tilt & drag the whole thing around without breaking it down).

 

[SteveB58]

I have several Millers Falls hand drills and other tools scattered about, including these which were my Dad's. There's a round wooden box with metal drills for a brace type chuck, probably for a vintage drill press. A self contained carving chisel set, No. 77 egg beater hand drill, and a T-handled ratchet brace for large auger / beam drills.
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Very nice, you sure that's a 77? I thought they had solid wheels rather than one with spokes.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Very nice, you sure that's a 77? I thought they had solid wheels rather than one with spokes.

Yup, here's a close up.
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[SteveB58]

Wow, almost like a no.5.All 77 I've seen look like this;

 

[ranger08]

Millers falls are famous for their high quality handrills
they made few vises, originally they sold goodall-Pratt vises however also sold their own, I have two No 18, a mohawk shelburne and a V line, both are very high quality marples copies and personally I believe they are better