Show us your bench vice(s)

[Tmate]

Finished the stand for my Reed C3. It has 75 lbs. of barbell plates inside the wheel rim. I was able to put all my body weight on the extended jaw without any sign of it tipping. I can scoot it a little on the smooth concrete surface with considerable effort. It would take someone with more sand than me to try to tip it and roll it on the rim edge.

 

[SteveB58]

Just going through some of the pieces which have been put up for auction at a local auction house. Interesting, but nothing for me here.

 

[Richiew]

I thought this was kinda interesting. Leg vice rearranged for a bench. Overpriced on Facebook as usual.

 

[Seadog]

A Peter Wright bench vice.

 

[Richiew]

Peter Wright? Might be worth the 80 quid to someone then, not me.

 

[dannysheff]

A Peter Wright bench vice.

Yes - these generally sold for about 50% more than the cast equivalent from Record or Parkinson etc when both were made about 1880-1930. Transition between wrought iron leg vices and todays types - these were mostly wrought iron (very tough) with carbon steel box and nut and jaw faces and maybe mild steel Tbeam and base.

Although often called Peter Wright (B'ham), unless so marked, could also have been another maker such as Alldays and Onions (Walsall) or Sheffield's Albert toolworks (who also made a swivel jaw version).

Diff between these and most leg vices is the parallel action as well as the bench mount.

Price will obv depend on size - also the base plate on this might be a useful extra.
Ask'em to throw in the stand you can just see behind and might have a bargain.

Should last another coupla centuries.

 

[dannysheff]

Don't go on facebk danny
Just been bumping into my pile of vices - musn't buy more. Have Too many needin a good fettle.

 

[SteveB58]

Yes - these generally sold for about 50% more than the cast equivalent from Record or Parkinson etc when both were made about 1880-1930. Transition between wrought iron leg vices and todays types - these were mostly wrought iron (very tough) with carbon steel box and nut and jaw faces and maybe mild steel Tbeam and base.

Although often called Peter Wright (B'ham), unless so marked, could also have been another maker such as Alldays and Onions (Walsall) or Sheffield's Albert toolworks (who also made a swivel jaw version).

Diff between these and most leg vices is the parallel action as well as the bench mount.

Price will obv depend on size - also the base plate on this might be a useful extra.
Ask'em to throw in the stand you can just see behind and might have a bargain.

Should last another coupla centuries.

These things will last forever, beautiful vices. Just waiting for a bit more bench room so I can put mine back on a bench.

Steve

 

[StevieO]

Don't go on facebk danny
Just been bumping into my pile of vices - musn't buy more. Have Too many needin a good fettle.

I had a girlfriend like that once

 

[SteveB58]

I had a girlfriend like that once

If you have to pay her for fettling, she's not really your girlfriend.

 

[dannysheff]

I had a girlfriend like that once

oh dear, I'm such an innocent - when the local foundry advertised for an experienced fettler I assumed someone handy with a grinder in the finish shop

any road up - no need for a detailed answer to that - let's keep it clean

 

[SteveB58]

oh dear, I'm such an innocent - when the local foundry advertised for an experienced fettler I assumed someone handy with a grinder in the finish shop

any road up - no need for a detailed answer to that - let's keep it clean

Did you find that advert in a phone box?

 

[Barking Mat]

I think fettling and grinder go hand in hand, no experience though, I'll go sit in the naughty corner.

 

[StevieO]

oh dear, I'm such an innocent - when the local foundry advertised for an experienced fettler I assumed someone handy with a grinder in the finish shop

any road up - no need for a detailed answer to that - let's keep it clean

Now, strange as it may sound, but fettling and grinding does remind of another girlfriend of years gone by. And, that was always finished in a shop!

Woof woof woof Moriarty

 

[redlig]

Now, strange as it may sound, but fettling and grinding does remind of another girlfriend of years gone by. And, that was always finished in a shop!

Did the sign on the door read OPEN ?

 

[StevieO]

Did the sign on the door read OPEN ?

Well, no, but it did say make sure all the benches were clean and your tools put away. They had terrible trouble with wenches being left out overnight!

maybe that was a typo??

 

[SteveB58]

Nobody has a coronation vice?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Nobody has a coronation vice?

Wait.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

Nobody has a coronation vice?

Closest I've got is this with a crest on it.....

 

[MattF]

Closest I've got is this with a crest on it.....

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That is a gorgeous vice.