Show us your bench vice(s)

[GraemeVW]

SW Wales - a long way from Chesterfield!

Thank God for that

Was hoping for a decent reason for me to not to try and buy it from you!

 

[GRW]

Thank God for that

Was hoping for a decent reason for me to not to try and buy it from you!

I ought to re-home it in all seriousness. I only bought it cos I didn't realise just how big it was till i saw it - and I didn't want to see what might be close to a century old lump of engineering end up as scrap (not that I'm actually helping there really).
It's too damned heavy (so costly) to courier anywhere given its limited worth/value (not that I know what that is - cos you can't go by some of the silly chancers on Fleabay or FB are hoping for, for "nothing special, pretty common" vices)... so I guess it'll stay where it is for the time being.

 

[ranger08]

Knurl or pin punch the rod ends.

Worked very well, used aggressive jaws on a vice to provide a knurled effect on the rod ends, heated up body of vice and pressed in rods.
thanks for advice

 

[SteveB58]

The ball base Park'ee is a keeper for me. Mounted on the corner of a tool cabinet, I find it just perfect for smaller work. The Swinden's Is another keeper, which I mounted on a height adjustable steel table I was fortunate to acquire.

At the moment I don't have another bench or a place to put it, but will eventually fabricate one and mount my Record Auto-Vice and perhaps another one on. Four should more than satisfy any future needs. As for the rest, I really need to downsize.

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I feel your pain, I would dearly love to have a bench where I can put and use my Peter Wright or my No74, sadly I don't have the room and to be fair between the 75, the 53 1/2 or the leg vice there is little that I can't do. While we do have lamps made from blow lamps, hand drills and bench drill 'erindoors draws the line at ordiamental bench vices.

 

[Arc Tourist]

I have a Record 53 1/2 vice which I bought from a friend's estate (RIP) in California years ago. I understand the 53 1/2 were the largest made ? It followed me back to the UK, and I would like to eventually mount it on an old woodworking bench currently in use at our project house. The existing one on the bench leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[GraemeVW]

I feel your pain, I would dearly love to have a bench where I can put and use my Peter Wright or my No74, sadly I don't have the room and to be fair between the 75, the 53 1/2 or the leg vice there is little that I can't do. While we do have lamps made from blow lamps, hand drills and bench drill 'erindoors draws the line at ordiamental bench vices.

Could put one in the kitchen for cutting bread.

Would have to be a big one to hold a whole loaf.

 

[SteveB58]

Could put one in the kitchen for cutting bread.

Would have to be a big one to hold a whole loaf.

Even here in Essex we have pre-sliced bread. But it's tempting.

 

[GraemeVW]

Even here in Essex we have pre-sliced bread. But it's tempting.

One of the only things I miss about Essex to be honest.

 

[SteveB58]

One of the only things I miss about Essex to be honest.

Essex is much maligned, parts of it are beautiful. But then I do come from Portsmouth.

 

[GraemeVW]

Essex is much maligned, parts of it are beautiful. But then I do come from Portsmouth.

I'm from romford/hornchurch. Spent the first 30 years of my life there.

Hated it!

 

[6ply]

Record no.4 saved from the scrap yard. It was rusty and seized, with two bent pins and a mangled spring on the main screw. Didn't take much effort to wire wool it clean (none actually, I gave that job to my kids) and I fitted a new spring and retaining collar turned on the lathe.

 

[GraemeVW]

Record no.4 saved from the scrap yard. It was rusty and seized, with two bent pins and a mangled spring on the main screw. Didn't take much effort to wire wool it clean (none actually, I gave that job to my kids) and I fitted a new spring and retaining collar turned on the lathe.

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I do like it when things still have original decals.

 

[dannysheff]

Record no.4 saved from the scrap yard. It was rusty and seized, with two bent pins and a mangled spring on the main screw. Didn't take much effort to wire wool it clean (none actually, I gave that job to my kids) and I fitted a new spring and retaining collar turned on the lathe.

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How much do you charge as 'gangmaster' to have your kids wirebrush a vice? ----- just askin'

 

[dannysheff]

I have a Record 53 1/2 vice which I bought from a friend's estate (RIP) in California years ago. I understand the 53 1/2 were the largest made ? It followed me back to the UK, and I would like to eventually mount it on an old woodworking bench currently in use at our project house. The existing one on the bench leaves a lot to be desired.

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You know you're doing this -- show us a pic of your fine 53 1/2, but we've all seen them ---- what's the little green'un peeking into the shot?

 

[6ply]

How much do you charge as 'gangmaster' to have your kids wirebrush a vice? ----- just askin'

Young kids, not teenagers. When I said let's get the wire wool out they said "yeah!"

I forgot to post a before photo. You can just about see it here.

 

[Arc Tourist]

You know you're doing this -- show us a pic of your fine 53 1/2, but we've all seen them ---- what's the little green'un peeking into the shot?

These are photos I've had for awhile. That's a vice my Dad brought home one day when I was a kid. The first vice that I ever cleaned up and painted. I guess this is the one that got me interested in others which I just happened to stumble upon from time to time, usually picked up at garage sales when I got my first car. Its never been mounted to a bench. At the moment I can't recall the make, but it was from around either the late 1800's or early 1900's. I Know where it is in storage, and will post more information tomorrow.

 

[dannysheff]

Young kids, not teenagers. When I said let's get the wire wool out they said "yeah!"

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v fine pair of legs --- wolfwhistles

 

[Arc Tourist]

A cam lock vice arrived today, has 4" wide jaws. Not something I really need, but an interesting rainy day project to freshen it up. I've got to resist buying things just because they are green.

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Update: I'm slightly disappointed in that the way the vice was photographed in the add which covered up the the true condition, as the clamping jaw and cam was positioned over a few pecker tracks. Still, they are minor, and the vice is of simple solid construction with tool steel jaws that line up perfectly. The cam handle can be flipped over for left or right hand use, and the jaws open to 6 1/4" inches. This should be an easy one to freshen up.

 

[GraemeVW]

Update: I'm slightly disappointed in that the way the vice was photographed in the add which covered up the the true condition, as the clamping jaw and cam was positioned over a few pecker tracks. Still, they are minor, and the vice is of simple solid construction with tool steel jaws that line up perfectly. The cam handle can be flipped over for left or right hand use, and the jaws open to 6 1/4" inches. This should be an easy one to freshen up. View attachment 391496View attachment 391497View attachment 391498

It's annoying when people don't point out damage, and don't even make sure it's visible in the pics.
Still, could be worse.

 

[Arc Tourist]

It's annoying when people don't point out damage, and don't even make sure it's visible in the pics.
Still, could be worse.

Yeah, but I've been lucky over the years. This is the first one I've had with a cosmetic issue.