What's in your vise?

[OhioJones]

I also have this old beast. No manufacturers markings at all. Anyone have any ideas why the rear jaw pivots and is removable?




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Very nice vice. I have seen similar go for several hundred dollars up here. Definitely one that will be around long after we are gone.

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

I also have this old beast. No manufacturers markings at all. Anyone have any ideas why the rear jaw pivots and is removable?




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That thing is killer

 

[b 17 fan]

I made a really crude truing stand from an old fork and some 1/4 " bolts . Works pretty good

 

[Old Iron Bob]

The swivel jaw vise needs a tapered pin to hold parallel and remove it to clamp tapered parts.I think it is a REED brand. Here is a photo of a miniature Prentiss vise with a movable rear jaw

 

[fattyre]

Fully reconditioned and ready for action! The reason I couldn't find any markings was because someone did a really nice job of grinding them off. I'll never know exactly what it is, but found several pictures Parker machinists vices that look very similar.

 

[fattyre]

Thanks to Old Iron Bob for positively identifying this blue vice as a Reed. He had pictures with a nearly identical one.

 

[buickmike]

Got the fork guide up and running. First one tweaked was a colson that had to have truss plate dislodged to zero in on crown. Now a 36 roadmaster.Then I want to do a Schwinn truss - look at fork on 39 roadmaster

 

[eeapo]

I made a really crude truing stand from an old fork and some 1/4 " bolts . Works pretty good View attachment 893820

Crude but it works, best of all it cost -0-

 

[fattyre]

Bleeding Hope X2 disc brakes with this sweet power bleeder set up. Perfection every time. My trusty old Schwinn is providing the air pressure.

 

[dogdart]