Show us your bench vice(s)

[CwazyWabbit]

Apart from the overspray that 112 is in great condition They are lovely vices

 

[bigbadbugga]

OK, so its not a bench vice, but I think its worth showing in this thread...

I was at VW north west show at tatton park a couple of weeks ago and picked this up in the auto jumble. I asked how much and nearly fell over when he said £25

Its going on my mill, needs a bit of a clean but its nice and tight and hardly used.

There are no marks or stamps on it so don't know the make, anyone know what make it is?

Also, its bloody heavy. I had to carry it about a mile back to the car and it nearly killed me.

 

[macandmoss]

Haha , done that so many times , now carry a sack barrow in the van and a small collapsible one in the car , you never know what you spot when your out

 

[Dieselman 63]

Has the look of being off something, maybe a mill. I saw a Soviet mill for sale the other day with a similar vice, but it was a lot bigger. Same clamp arrangement though. Nice find.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Nice score !
That's a Bison vice. You can see one with the label on it on the GANDMTOOLS website; its in one of the photos of the Marlow mill they currently have for sale.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

The design of it looks similar to their current pneumatic vice (but obviously without the cylinder).
http://www.bison-bial.co.uk/vises/6710-125

 

[penfold]

Any vice fetishists in Gloucestershire? What looks like a 4" Swindens, collect only on ebay.

 

[brewdexta]

The wife is off to Gloucestershire on a training course soon

 

[Arc Tourist]

Any vice fetishists in Gloucestershire? What looks like a 4" Swindens, collect only on ebay.

You mean a Vice Connoisseur's ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Vark in Trouble.
Post 1.

I was dragged along to a village show today.

Unimpressed Vark.

Vark went on a amble, Vark found lots of nice stuff.
Including the two shown here.
£3.00

Neither of them move, but give me time.

Happy Vark.

 

[macandmoss]

Nice find , what other goodies did you discover

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@macandmoss
If you amble over to "Today I acquired" thread you will see.
I had a good day.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Jeez a Record 192 for three quid what a bargain, looks to never have been used

 

[macandmoss]

@macandmoss
If you amble over to "Today I acquired" thread you will see.
I had a good day.

what a day , I love fairs and boot sales ,my mrs tries to keep her eye on me but somehow always manage to give her the slip...lol

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Jeez a Record 192 for three quid what a bargain,

See, I read his post as being £3 for them both - but then I AM a Scot........

 

[macandmoss]

well finally got the old vice ,question is should I stick it in my winter projects pile ,or sell it so someone else can restore it , so many projects so little time...lol

 

[arther dailey]

depends on if its an earner doesnt it Arther

 

[macandmoss]

with diesel on it sets me back about £50 Arther , don't think there is that much profit in it but its the pleasure of restoring it and bringing it back to life I like doing , along with a few more vice Connoisseur's ....haha

 

[arther dailey]

I can relate to that, nothing better than bringing something thats been left to lie back to working condition,to me doesnt matter ,it could be a old fergie tractor, a ten year old van, anything with mechs mostly but also welders of course, got a swinden a while back and looking forward to tidying it up and then it will be used.
Of course I have the same problem as everybody else,what to keep as space is as much a problem as finance like it is for most of us toolaholics.Arther

 

[MattF]

I can relate to that, nothing better than bringing something thats been left to lie back to working condition,to me doesnt matter ,it could be a old fergie tractor, a ten year old van, anything with mechs mostly but also welders of course....

Just been having a similar conversation with a retired friend. He's spent a few days getting a model engine he bought ship shape. A type that he had as a child, and he bought one for the nostalgia. He knows full well he'd never even cover his time if he ever sold it on, but he's chuffed as punch with it now it's sorted and running smoothly.

I'm the same with my tools and machinery. Sorting, fettling and repairing them probably gives me more satisfaction than the actual using of them.