Show us your bench vice(s)

[CwazyWabbit]

Can't think of any cast vice I've ever seen which has a solid base.

here's one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Handy-Model-G1-Engineers-Bench-Vice-/131737318745?

 

[MattF]

That's a nice one. Didn't know the older Handy's were completely solid underneath.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

I knew I'd seen one with a solid base somewhere and then this popped up on one of my eBay searches Never seen a Handy that actually had Handy on it!

 

[Kram]

lidl bench vices have solid base/mounting lugs.. but mine lives on the floor as I dont have a suitable bench!

 

[Turbo]

Picked up this baby for £35 tonight.


It's a record no 35 under all that rust, but it appears to be in good condition with no marks or damage on the slides or anvil.
The only reason I got it so cheap was that it appeared to be seized and it was 'clicking' when you operated the handle so that put off the bidders. I knew that it was normal for quick release vices to 'click' and it was a good vice that will be easy to refurbish. I started to unseize it when I got it home by using a block of wood & a lump hammer. I got it to move about 5mm with little effort, a while in the e-bath will free it up nicely.

Am I right in thinking that the Record No 35 is a cast steel/malleable iron vice like the 110/112 vices?

 

[Turbo]

I know its not a vice but it is made by Record/Bahco.



It's a 'Bar Bender 228BS'.
It has a capacity of 2 5/16" wide and 3/4" thick, the handle is 1m long. It does a nice radiused bend in flat & has grooves for round bar. I've tried it on some 2 x 1/4" mild steel & it bent it effortlessly, like it was paper. It will save a lot of hammering & heating in the vice.

Best part is the price - only £15! It is brand new, the plastic wrapping was still on it & it even had the instruction book!

 

[CwazyWabbit]

.......
Am I right in thinking that the Record No 35 is a cast steel/malleable iron vice like the 110/112 vices?

You are indeed correct

You are also correct that it will clean up nicely in an e-bath, I had a 36 that looked worse than that and the e-bath sorted it.

 

[mangocrazy]

I'm very partial to the Record 3x range of vices. I've got a 36P, a 35P and a 34, and they are all the vice(s) I need. Well, apart from the obvious ones...

 

[RobWilson]

Here is my Record vice with quick change jaws .

Before






Modified.
















Rob

 

[RobWilson]

And a few smaller instrument makers vices I knocked up .







Now I can get to grips with most things lol


Rob

 

[RobWilson]

And my #23 Record yard vice as I like to call it lol





Rob

 

[penfold]

A lot of work there, but there's been a lot of thought put into the shape and function of each bit. Nicely done, I'd pay money for a set of jaws like that.

 

[clift_d]

Very nicely done - those interchangeable jaws are fantastic.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

Very nice, they look like they've been hardened and ground

 

[wheresmejumper]

Oh jesus.no guards on the grinders.
Where's the report button.

Like I told the safety officer on site today
chicks dig a scar

 

[mangocrazy]

A lot of work there, but there's been a lot of thought put into the shape and function of each bit. Nicely done, I'd pay money for a set like that.

You and me both. Not all of them, but I'd definitely like a set of the replaceable jaws, screws and pegs. Do you do commissions?

 

[Maker]

Those mini vices are absolutely beautiful, not to mention the replaceable jaws, I especially like the drilled ones to accept clamping dogs, I would get a lot of use out of a pair of those.

 

[Ton-up]

Picked this Swinden up today. How much is it worth as I was quite happy to have paid £50? Apart from the horrible paint, the vice is in good condition with a bit of damage to the jaw inserts. The rear shaft support is worn and will need bushing. I know the bolts are wrong and the clamp bolt is non-original. Questions to anyone whose taken one apart - should the clamp bolt be a stud and dome nut with spanner? Should there be a 'can' over the rear of the vise to protect it as the new ones on the Swinden web-site? Should there be a serial/date no. somewhere?

This one is my everyday vice. Gets a bit of abuse, but is a great vise!

 

[MattF]

You did well at £50. Serial No. is stamped on that round ring/collar at the rear of the vice. The rear cover is just a circular steel plate with a hole in it, which the end of the leadscrew goes through.

What model is your everyday vice?

 

[MattF]

These photo's show the serial number location and that clamp bolt.

Also made a copper rear cover for that one, as the original plate was missing. Just a circular piece of sheet copper, domed in the middle to clear the end of the screw.