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I know we’ve had various pics of peoples vices over the years but I couldn’t find a thread solely dedicated to them, so here it is, these cast iron and steel manifestations of man’s deep seated desire to control, grip and restrain; or hold lumps of metal and wood
This^ one I’ve only picked up this morning, it’s going to replace the little Record. Manufactured by Woden who’s parent company was the gloriously named Steel nut & Joseph Hampton limited, it’s equivalent in size to a Record 53, so pretty much the daddy of woodworking vices. What’s in your workshop?
This^ one I’ve only picked up this morning, it’s going to replace the little Record. Manufactured by Woden who’s parent company was the gloriously named Steel nut & Joseph Hampton limited, it’s equivalent in size to a Record 53, so pretty much the daddy of woodworking vices. What’s in your workshop?
I have two in my garage. A record no.4 gifted to me from a friend who grabbed it from the scrap pile in his work. Needed a good clean and some grease and was good to go. It doesn't have a quick release which can be tedious at times. Use this vice 90% of the time.
The other vice is an old pipe makers vice, from the parents neighbour. My dad did a bit of a strip down, refurb and repaint. It's handy to be able to rotate the jaws.
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The other vice is an old pipe makers vice, from the parents neighbour. My dad did a bit of a strip down, refurb and repaint. It's handy to be able to rotate the jaws.
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wolfracesonic said:
I know we’ve had various pics of peoples vices over the years but I couldn’t find a thread solely dedicated to them, so here it is, these cast iron and steel manifestations of man’s deep seated desire to control, grip and restrain; or hold lumps of metal and wood
Any engineer would tell you that’s set back too far on the bench, the back jaw should be just proud of the edge of the bench so any vertical jobs that need doing you can clamp in your jaws.Like you I’ve got a few, 3 record 52’s on my benches in my workshop, a 52 1/2 and a 53 currently in a box not used, a record 00 and 0 bolted to bits of timber so I can clamp in a 52 as and when I need them, then a Record 1 on my garage bench.
I only ever need to cut threaded bar, small angle iron etc so having them bolted to my shop benches would get in the way of any machining.
A pair of matching vices comes in handier than you’d think.
Promised Land said:
Any engineer would tell you that’s set back too far on the bench, the back jaw should be just proud of the edge of the bench so any vertical jobs that need doing you can clamp in your jaws.
This has been pointed out to me before If I had fitted it the ‘proper’ way, it would stick out further with more chance of me banging into it, I can always fit vertical stuff in the woodwork vice if needs must.
Rob_125 said:
I have two in my garage. A record no.4 gifted to me from a friend who grabbed it from the scrap pile in his work. Needed a good clean and some grease and was good to go. It doesn't have a quick release which can be tedious at times. Use this vice 90% of the time.
The other vice is an old pipe makers vice, from the parents neighbour. My dad did a bit of a strip down, refurb and repaint. It's handy to be able to rotate the jaws.
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This is a good Swinden's vice, they're worth strong money, around £200 in good condition, brilliant things, always on my eBay watch list, never at my budget.The other vice is an old pipe makers vice, from the parents neighbour. My dad did a bit of a strip down, refurb and repaint. It's handy to be able to rotate the jaws.
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|https://thumbsnap.com/vFwHvTha[/url]Edited by Rob_125 on Sunday 25th September 13:42
Suffering at work with a rather unpleasant cheap vice, I took in a Record No.1 as a stopgap until I could find something better.
Not wanting to try and justify RS Components £581 for a new one, I found Record No.23 on Ebay and got it for a princely £26 (probably because it was described as a non-existant No.28...).
A clean up with a wire brush and some propanol, followed by a coat of paint and it is now in use.
Bizarre as it may seem, the stacked arrangement shown works well, allowing the No.1 for most small jobs and the No.23 when required.
A decent floor-mounted pillar drill is next on my shopping list.
Not wanting to try and justify RS Components £581 for a new one, I found Record No.23 on Ebay and got it for a princely £26 (probably because it was described as a non-existant No.28...).
A clean up with a wire brush and some propanol, followed by a coat of paint and it is now in use.
Bizarre as it may seem, the stacked arrangement shown works well, allowing the No.1 for most small jobs and the No.23 when required.
A decent floor-mounted pillar drill is next on my shopping list.
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