Show us your bench vice(s)

[Arc Tourist]

Looks like its been in a fire ?

 

[dannysheff]

Looks like its been in a fire ?

Glad you noticed that - I wondered same myself then thought just a variation in rust colour, so kept quiet. Buyer beware.

Coventry's Fortis and Ajax are interesting, but to add a topic -- any Blair (Team Vally Gateshead, then Yorkshire) vice-owners out there? Are they pretty or ugly or just interesting and tough (all-steel, and built for walloping).

 

[StevieO]

In the FB group "Bench Vices Forever" there is a spreadsheet of vices.
The postgroup link takes you to the FB post with photos etc of each vice..

You can sort by the COO (Country of origin) to see each country's vices.
Or sort by manufacturer name.
There are 4144 different vice !

Snip of the England section

I see Danny, Ranger and Vono on some posts, so you guys may know of this already.
For info anyway...
Woof woof.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Thanks for posting these. I'm not on face book.

 

[dannysheff]

In the FB group "Bench Vices Forever" there is a spreadsheet of vices.
The postgroup link takes you to the FB post with photos etc of each vice..

You can sort by the COO (Country of origin) to see each country's vices.
Or sort by manufacturer name.
There are 4144 different vice !

Snip of the England section
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I see Danny, Ranger and Vono on some posts, so you guys may know of this already.
For info anyway...
Woof woof.

Thanks for posting this - I don't remember visiting, but it is poss some info was transferred from the bench vise thread on garagejournal.com, which I do visit and sometimes post on, as i believe do vono and ranger.
The group I swim with seems to have moved all their comms to facebook and messenger so I will probably have to join fb again (not on fb -since they changed some rules a couple years ago, even then only posted a couple of times).

 

[StevieO]

Thanks for posting this - I don't remember visiting, but it is poss some info was transferred from the bench vise thread on garagejournal.com, which I do visit and sometimes post on, as i believe do vono and ranger.
The group I swim with seems to have moved all their comms to facebook and messenger so I will probably have to join fb again (not on fb -since they changed some rules a couple years ago, even then only posted a couple of times).

I'm not sure about posting others (maybe copyright) material.
So, here is the google doc link which will open directly in your browser to view it - if you are not on FB - then I am not changing/copying.

Vises 2022

Vise Spreadsheet MFR Name ,COO,Model,Pictures,Weight (Pounds),Jaw Width (inches),Jaw Opening Width (Inches),Anvil,Replaceable Jaw Face,Pipe Jaws,Base Type,Swivel jaw,Screw,Quick Release,Category,Series,Notes,Patent Date,@@ UNKNOWN Mystery Vise,Romania,150,<a href="http://www.garagejournal.com/fo...

docs.google.com

 

[StevieO]

Thanks for posting this - I don't remember visiting, but it is poss some info was transferred from the bench vise thread on garagejournal.com, which I do visit and sometimes post on, as i believe do vono and ranger.
The group I swim with seems to have moved all their comms to facebook and messenger so I will probably have to join fb again (not on fb -since they changed some rules a couple years ago, even then only posted a couple of times).

Danny
Yes you are there but from Garagejournal.
see link example below

Parkinson

England

9

post-9252362

112

6 1/2

9

No

Yes

No

Stationary

No

Covered

Yes

Machinists

 

[Vono]

Hi Danny
Some info on Fortis. There's more I have not added yet eg the angled moving jaw and the stand (arcT) as well as the swivel jaw design..
Keith Crawshaw from The Hawley Collection made a search for me on Fortis but found nothing in their collection.

Personally my favourite design is the later steel model with the sweeping curved housing and the flat hub with an egg shaped anvil "Unbreakable".
The Green photos of an Unbreakable 11 in the pdf are one I renovated and sold earlier. It was a beaut!

I think the earlier designs with upright housing shape (a la Parky), ones with pinned side plate, and various changes to the cast name(s) and round hub are not so sexy!

That's fab stuff really well done (sorry for delay in commenting been away on a course in Leeds)
You might want to add the Iron Fortis models on there perhaps ? I think Danny has a them in a catalogue maybe? I have an Iron Fortis i'll dig out some pics if you like.
Ta

 

[Vono]

Fortis Iron pics if these are of any use to you StevieO

 

[StevieO]

Fortis Iron pics if these are of any use to you StevieO

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Thanks Vono. Yes I’ll add those to the file later. Nice looking vice too!

 

[dannysheff]

Thanks Vono. Yes I’ll add those to the file later. Nice looking vice too!

by the way - you or anyone else are free to use any of my pictures and information (careful, some is speculation, but I usually say so) for their pages/projects/book etc - and do ask if you need further info I might have.

 

[Vono]

Thanks Vono. Yes I’ll add those to the file later. Nice looking vice too!

No problem at all happy to help. Yes must admit I've never seen another Iron Fortis, that was one that I just spotted on ebay a year or so ago, came from a farm if I recall.
If any of the pics of other Fortis I have are of use feel free to search on here & use those (or let me know & i'll re-post them).
When you've updated your guide let me know as (if that's ok with you) I might print it off & try & make little book out of it (I'm odd like that !)
Cheers & well done on doing this

 

[StevieO]

No problem at all happy to help. Yes must admit I've never seen another Iron Fortis, that was one that I just spotted on ebay a year or so ago, came from a farm if I recall.
If any of the pics of other Fortis I have are of use feel free to search on here & use those (or let me know & i'll re-post them).
When you've updated your guide let me know as (if that's ok with you) I might print it off & try & make little book out of it (I'm odd like that !)
Cheers & well done on doing this

Great stuff
Thanks mate!

 

[SteveB58]

I gave in, it's come home with me. Not really looked at it, it's in the garden and I'll give it a coat or two of looking at in the week.

 

[dannysheff]

I gave in, it's come home with me. Not really looked at it, it's in the garden and I'll give it a coat or two of looking at in the week.

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like the tray - take it you didn't get the rest of the stand? - time to cobble something

Good stands are much rarer than vices -- at least you got part.

 

[SteveB58]

like the tray - take it you didn't get the rest of the stand? - time to cobble something

Good stands are much rarer than vices -- at least you got part.

No Dan that's all I got. Don't suppose somebody has a picture or a drawing of what it should look like. Cost me £40, didn't think that that was excessive. Not sure what to do with it at present, already one in the workshop and one outside, possibly a small table in the lounge?

 

[SteveB58]

No Dan that's all I got. Don't suppose somebody has a picture or a drawing of what it should look like. Cost me £40, didn't think that that was excessive. Not sure what to do with it at present, already one in the workshop and one outside, possibly a small table in the lounge?

Would you believe it? This had just come up on eBay. Not really tooled up to make something like this, have to give it some thought.

 

[Seadog]

At £300 starting bid it'll be interesting to see what it makes.

 

[Seadog]

This went for £150 - one bidder

 

[Seadog]

This is an interesting little wood vice. Has anybody seen or have one?