Show us your bench vice(s)

[arther dailey]

So anybody recognise my boot sale buy?

 

[winchman]

So anybody recognise my boot sale buy?

Its a Vice ( sorry couldn't resist)
Its odd as it looks short and has no jaws?
I did wonder if out was something some one working in a foundry has made buy taking a mould of a record etc?

 

[winchman]

Just put my spare ones in the sales section, its hard to decide what to keep but I just like the Fortis, the records in better condition but to be honest the big vice won't get much use so the Fortis suits me fine.

 

[arther dailey]

Well as nobody recognised last vice I put on here thought I would see what you thought of one of my other ones, now my knowledge on these is zip, so any info re age/strength/value would be interesting, its been in storage and as I am tidying up took the time to take couple pics for you guys. will be mounted later on my bench. Arther

 

[Dieselman 63]

Paramo are good, I believe they took over production of Record during the war. The two companies were closely related anyway - good British quality there.

 

[arther dailey]

nice to know,thanks

 

[MattF]

I believe we have a member on here who used to work at the Par(r?)amore foundry. In Chapeltown it was. The story goes that production of Record vices was split between Record and Paramo, during WWII, in case the Record factory was bombed, to maintain production.

 

[lbulloc2]

Picked this up today from a local car show

It looks to have had a tickle with a grinder, presumably to clean off some welding snot. At 40quid I thought it was a decent buy.

Once all the black waxoil junk is cleaned off I'll get to see just how much original paint is left

 

[tinman123]

im not a big fan of vices, but i do like that one there.
at 40 quid id of broke my arm trying to get it out of my pocket....

 

[Turbo]

Picked this up today from a local car show

It looks to have had a tickle with a grinder, presumably to clean off some welding snot. At 40quid I thought it was a decent buy.

Once all the black waxoil junk is cleaned off I'll get to see just how much original paint is left

That was a bargain at £40!

 

[winchman]

Bargain should last forever

 

[CwazyWabbit]

Forty quid's not bad for a vice that sells today for £470

 

[Screwdriver]

Meh, it's not an "M" though is it....

 

[winchman]

Meh, it's not an "M" though is it....

What does the m mean?

 

[Mikey D]

Another paramo , needs a bit of attention as it 'jumps' when opening up .

 

[MattF]

That usually happens when they're gummed up. The spring compresses slightly because the slide is binding/sticking, and then the pressure of the spring pushes the slide forward. A good scrub down and oil will likely sort that.

 

[Mikey D]

Cheers Matt , I'll give it some tlc , and maybe sweep up those leaves

 

[MattF]

Just brush them onto the garden. You'll have some lovely soil when they decompose. Natures own plant food. My half of the garden is like a wilderness, but I have lovely, rich soil down there.

 

[Swift&Bold]

Got this today at a local boot fair, £20.
Perfectly straight tommy bar, no hacking or cuts on the jaws, light coating of rust, just missing a jaw screw.

 

[Swift&Bold]

....QR too!