Show us your bench vice(s)

[crispy87]

and third set - these from the Jonas Woodhead catalogue no 10 - late 1890s? - they had grown from a small outfit in Bradford 1850 (under 10 employees) called J Woodhead Bradford Cramp to a giant firm in Leeds supplying all the hardware for horsedrawn carriages - especially springs and brakes made in-house (they then expanded into railway and automobile springs and suspension and the brand exists today) -- my interest is their Bradford years, when they were possibly the first cast iron vice maker (woodwork type, non QR, before Syers, E&K and Parky) - might have to go to Leeds and Bradford to see if I can find any earlier catalogues.

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I put in the 'brake' page to show how close the screw mech is to that on the early woodwork vices -- not surprising I found one of these with a wheel rather than tommy-bar - could have been a simple swap - even the nut would work.
ps imagine doing an emergency stop on your horsedrawn waggon with one of these

Dannysheff any idea who made the no1188

 

[George Erasmus]

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Oh man that is sacrilege
Reminds me of this lath restoration be prepared for 59 min of horror

 

[dannysheff]

Dannysheff any idea who made the no1188

No I don't - seen similar and I think there were German vices like this, but maybe later, but also could be transitional between wrought iron and cast iron by someone like Wright of Bham or Albion of Sheff (could even be Jonas Woodhead themselves)

 

[crispy87]

No I don't - seen similar and I think there were German vices like this, but maybe later, but also could be transitional between wrought iron and cast iron by someone like Wright of Bham or Albion of Sheff (could even be Jonas Woodhead themselves)

I have been trying to identify this one for a while and your catalogue image is the closest I have seen bar the jaw screws. Weight in at 75kg

 

[dannysheff]

that free slide is like a woden vice, never seen a premier before? nice find

not the same but here's a Premier on sale in UK at pres

I assume it's same company as earlier UK Premier vices, but not nec that in the catalogue ----- so many English makers of these vices like the original Parkinson's Handy 'improved' version of about 1900

 

[SteveB58]

Oh man that is sacrilege
Reminds me of this lath restoration be prepared for 59 min of horror

I never saw a millwright do it like this! Little or no grease, no oil, assembling a gearbox with a hammer, painting mandrils, my blood pressure must have risen significantly. Then when it was all put together I thought, where's the tool post? They've forgotten the tool post. Cut to them putting a block of wood in the chuck, ahh I think it's to be used as a wood lathe. But where's the tool rest? Cut to the chuck whizzing around so we never see it used.

Thanks for that George, I enjoyed it immensely.

 

[Seadog]

Not mine, but seen today in a blacksmith's workshop on Gozo.

 

[SteveB58]

Not mine, but seen today in a blacksmith's workshop on Gozo.

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Wooden leg vice?

 

[Farside]

Wooden leg vice?

Made by Arjimlad?

 

[Seadog]

Wooden leg vice?

Yes, an elephant's leg

 

[dobbslc]

Yes, an elephant's leg

That's a kebab round my way

 

[dannysheff]

Made by Arjimlad?

or pegleg Pete?

either way, should feature a shoulder parrot

 

[SteveB58]

or pegleg Pete?

either way, should feature a shoulder parrot

Or a parrot vice!

 

[skmbabon]

Canadians generally like British vices and humour, so here's a bit of both: the Para-less vice

 

[Lugh Lámfada]

Not posted here in a while, but I'm a full time lurker!
Picked this up earlier today for a reasonable price. Record 52, already have a larger 52 1/2 in very good condition, that I still have no bench set up for it. But couldn't leave this one behind me. It was seized when I got it but less than a minute after a wd40 spray and it's working away. Little damage on the back jaw but it's cosmetic only.
Not certain what clean up it will get yet,

This is the 52 1/2, didn't check back to see if I had posted this earlier. But no harm sharing it again. Paid a few quid for this one, but very nice condition.

 

[Lugh Lámfada]

And some afters to the above post, I resisted the hot pink paint, for now...

It doesn't need any more, full strip, clean, and rebuild, wipe down with oil and I called it a day.

 

[Seadog]

This is an interesting looking beast.

 

[dannysheff]

This is an interesting looking beast.

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I believe it's a Blair all-steel vice - made by Blair of Team valley (nr Gateshead) and later Yorks - usually had a brass plaque w name etc - what width jaws? -- fine vice

 

[dobbslc]

I obtained this last week when I spotted someone about to dump it at the local tip
Unbelievable what people throw away!
Any adVICE on how to strip it down for a clean up? There's a load of weld strikes on the sides I might grind off carefully but it's not in bad condition as far as I can see.
Record No23.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I obtained this last week when I spotted someone about to dump it at the local tip
Unbelievable what people throw away!
Any adVICE on how to strip it down for a clean up? There's a load of weld strikes on the sides I might grind off carefully but it's not in bad condition as far as I can see.
Record No23.
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Give it to me. simplz.