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Posted: 12/8/2020 3:44:57 PM EDT
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I have my grandfathers Parker and my uncles Rock Island
I also have a Wilton bullet and another Parker because they were cheap I might restore them and sell the on FB market place |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 3:57:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A Yost I grabbed off amazon for like $60. I'm not a space shuttle welder or anything special though. Yep. Look for an old American made one on fb marketplace or such |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:17:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: wow what a deal. I'd have paid 2-3x that for that Columbian. OP: there is lots of good advice in this thread. I also recommend checking out Estatesales.net, Craigslist, Offerup, and go see what you can find with a reasonable price. There is a lot of good information as well here. If you end up buying a Craftsman or Columbian with a 506-##### product code, it is going to be a U.S. made. Japanese foundries also made good vises, and their PN's begin with a 3. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: An old 4-1/2" Columbian that I picked up at an estate sale for $15. Circa 1940'ish, it's American cast iron and probably weighs fifty pounds. https://i.imgur.com/XuFXCWw.jpg I'd have paid 2-3x that for that Columbian. OP: there is lots of good advice in this thread. I also recommend checking out Estatesales.net, Craigslist, Offerup, and go see what you can find with a reasonable price. There is a lot of good information as well here. If you end up buying a Craftsman or Columbian with a 506-##### product code, it is going to be a U.S. made. Japanese foundries also made good vises, and their PN's begin with a 3. Here's a Columbian model #603- 1/2 that is supposedly made in the US. True? ETA: Not my ad.  https://huntsville.craigslist.org/tls/d/hartselle-columbian-vise/7208963462.html |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:22:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A Wilton Bullet vise is a beautiful piece of American Craftsmanship. A used pre-war example can be found for $100-200 but their still made and cost new $500. You'll have to search because collectors will snatch them up. A sold a couple of my late FIL had. I'm sure they were his fathers. How much is this worth?  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:29:30 PM EDT
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I like my Ken Tool.
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:30:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Made in China  Who cares, it's a great vise. |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:38:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's the McDonald's happy meal toy vise. This is a proper skookum vise https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/2020-11-01-2_png-1721018.JPG He said bench vise. That is a floor vise. Get your shit straight. That thing is also ridiculously badass. His grinder was nuts too. |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:39:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I been using the Wilton 4600 reversible 6.5" vice for a few years. It's been fantastic. https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-mt9zvh37m5/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/228/200/Wilton_Reversible_Mechanics_Vise_6-1-2_Jaw_Swivel_Base_14600_Model_4600_p2__59869.1511879696.png?c=2?imbypass=on https://www.jbtools.com/wilton-14600-6-5-reversible-swivel-mechanics-vise/#oid=1002_1 I have this and have been pretty happy with it. I haven't used it in the reverse position shown. Didn't even realize it would do that! |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 4:56:22 PM EDT
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Yost 455 is on my bench.
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Posted: 12/8/2020 5:00:47 PM EDT
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https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200096474_200096474
i own 4 of these.Really good vises |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 6:21:11 PM EDT
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Yup, the Orange is the best. I run their machine vises on my Okuma and they have no equal. Well, none better at least LOL
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Posted: 12/8/2020 6:23:32 PM EDT
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You'd have trouble finding AR stuff that would give any kind of a bench vice trouble.
Just pick one. |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 6:32:55 PM EDT
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I got all this for 5 bucks at an Estate Sale. The vise is an old Columbian. The axe is a Keen Kutter just FYI.
 Attached FileThe vise has been restored. It's beautiful and works like a champ...  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 6:54:13 PM EDT
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WEN makes a very decent cheap Chinese bench vise.
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Posted: 12/8/2020 8:58:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's the McDonald's happy meal toy vise. This is a proper skookum vise https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/2020-11-01-2_png-1721018.JPG Finally a vise I can keep my dick in! |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 9:06:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:02:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhich model is that? How much was it? Thanks, |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:09:54 AM EDT
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Quoted: Wilton machinist vice The old Reeds, Athols, Parkers, Prentice etc are old and cool as well as fun to restore. Wiltons from pretty much any era still have parts available. I like the Wilton combo vises C0, C1, C2, C3, with the size you need and find a used one. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:10:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's the McDonald's happy meal toy vise. This is a proper skookum vise https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/2020-11-01-2_png-1721018.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: That's the McDonald's happy meal toy vise. This is a proper skookum vise https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/2020-11-01-2_png-1721018.JPG |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:11:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just picked up a 6" Kurt recently. Needs to be repainted, but they're pretty nice. Good call 
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:12:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Since the Wilton tradesman is made in Taiwan now, save your money and get a Capri forged steel vise. Capri is Taiwan as well. Looks to be welded together and the proportions are all wrong, way too thin. The way the movable jaw is literally shaped like a (T) is less than desirable. Clamping a part in the middle part of the jaw would be fine but if you clamp down hard at the end of the jaw, the (T), will flex. Not good. Hard pass. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:13:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How much is this worth? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/446382/8BBFA7A5-68BA-49D2-B5C7-68F19D08530C_jpe-1721107.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/446382/EEAD1A80-6371-433E-865D-75E48E2A1330_jpe-1721109.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/446382/1DFE0717-28CA-4501-AB7E-DC0DB562BEFB_jpe-1721111.JPG $150-$300 depending on local availability? |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:14:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got all this for 5 bucks at an Estate Sale. The vise is an old Columbian. The axe is a Keen Kutter just FYI. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/Estate_Sale_Score_jpg-1721397.JPG The vise has been restored. It's beautiful and works like a champ... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130755_jpg-1721400.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130805_jpg-1721402.JPG good find. nice resto too. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:16:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wilton machinist vice End thread. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:20:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got all this for 5 bucks at an Estate Sale. The vise is an old Columbian. The axe is a Keen Kutter just FYI. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/Estate_Sale_Score_jpg-1721397.JPG The vise has been restored. It's beautiful and works like a champ... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130755_jpg-1721400.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130805_jpg-1721402.JPG Looks great man |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:21:16 AM EDT
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I have 2 dumb questions:
Where do I find a vise with wheels for adjustment instead of the stupid bar that moves back and forth? What is the optimal sized vise for working on ARs? |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:22:44 AM EDT
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Old one from a yard sale.
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:28:52 AM EDT
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The one you can put a head in. Human head.
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:34:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: lol..$1000.00 kiss my ass. Nice, tho  Quote HistoryQuoted: lol..$1000.00 kiss my ass. Nice, tho There were rumors their castings were imported, too...can't speak to the veracity, though |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:36:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Made in China Quote HistoryWhich is to say, "not India." I would trust China to make a decent bench vise, at least (provided you pay for it, of course). They aren't that complicated or demanding. India, however, can't even make an anvil right. 
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:39:19 AM EDT
[#31]
 Basically the same as my vise. Prentiss wasn't top-tier in its day, but was still fully functional, and would be quite costly to acquire brand new today. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 12:40:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which model is that? How much was it? Thanks, #21500 6” mechanics vise I got it on a special deal. It was about $300 normal around $400 Smooth as butter |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:01:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How much is this worth? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/446382/8BBFA7A5-68BA-49D2-B5C7-68F19D08530C_jpe-1721107.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/446382/EEAD1A80-6371-433E-865D-75E48E2A1330_jpe-1721109.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/446382/1DFE0717-28CA-4501-AB7E-DC0DB562BEFB_jpe-1721111.JPG I can't tell the jaw size...but 4.5" Wiltons in that unrestored condition go for about $600 where I am in California. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:05:10 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The old Reeds, Athols, Parkers, Prentice etc are old and cool as well as fun to restore. Wiltons from pretty much any era still have parts available. I like the Wilton combo vises C0, C1, C2, C3, with the size you need and find a used one. Yep. I got my Wilton torpedo for $100 because it had a broken ring in the base. Grainger had the ring for $70. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:05:33 AM EDT
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Ridgid F-60.
Forged steel. Made in Germany. About $450 from Zoro. I have had many vises over the years and it is the best. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:07:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have 2 dumb questions: Where do I find a vise with wheels for adjustment instead of the stupid bar that moves back and forth? What is the optimal sized vise for working on ARs? Brother, you want that bar. Eventually, you're going to put something in there that has the odd leg sticking out, and the only way to tighten the vise is to slide the handle down and out of the way as you rotate. Trust me. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:08:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which is to say, "not India." I would trust China to make a decent bench vise, at least (provided you pay for it, of course). They aren't that complicated or demanding. India, however, can't even make an anvil right. Once you get all the bondo knocked off, Chinese anvils are...well, still shit, actually. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:08:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got all this for 5 bucks at an Estate Sale. The vise is an old Columbian. The axe is a Keen Kutter just FYI. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/Estate_Sale_Score_jpg-1721397.JPG The vise has been restored. It's beautiful and works like a champ... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130755_jpg-1721400.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130805_jpg-1721402.JPG  |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:13:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: #21500 6" mechanics vise I got it on a special deal. It was about $300 normal around $400 Smooth as butter Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Which model is that? How much was it? Thanks, #21500 6" mechanics vise I got it on a special deal. It was about $300 normal around $400 Smooth as butter Thanks! |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 1:57:32 AM EDT
[#40]
 It's not a Wilton bullet but the bessey industrial is pretty nice. Made in Europe. Yost and rigid also have some nice ones.
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:09:41 AM EDT
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Quote History |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:12:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:15:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have 2 dumb questions: Where do I find a vise with wheels for adjustment instead of the stupid bar that moves back and forth? What is the optimal sized vise for working on ARs? I use 4" vises. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:16:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There were rumors their castings were imported, too...can't speak to the veracity, though Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: lol..$1000.00 kiss my ass. Nice, tho There were rumors their castings were imported, too...can't speak to the veracity, though |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:17:28 AM EDT
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I bought the cheapest 8" Yost off of amazon that I could find. It isn't tier one, but it does what I need it to do.
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:36:00 AM EDT
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I have a 3" Wilton bullet vise with swivel base and a 3" Yost (when they were still US made) fixed base vise.
In the process of hopefully acquiring a massive Prentiss vise. Get something old and American made if you can. Otherwise the forged steel vises are OK for home use. Their jaws don't have replaceable inserts though so that is a big drawback. The Bessey vise another person posted a picture of is what I'm referring to. |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 7:53:49 AM EDT
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Found a US made Craftsman 506-51801 for $65.
What do you guys think? Fo? |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:17:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got all this for 5 bucks at an Estate Sale. The vise is an old Columbian. The axe is a Keen Kutter just FYI. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/Estate_Sale_Score_jpg-1721397.JPG The vise has been restored. It's beautiful and works like a champ... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130755_jpg-1721400.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/272379/20201101_130805_jpg-1721402.JPG @johnspark If you want to part with that axe head let me know |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 2:18:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Finally a vise I can keep my dick in! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That's the McDonald's happy meal toy vise. This is a proper skookum vise https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/309434/2020-11-01-2_png-1721018.JPG Finally a vise I can keep my dick in!  Attached File |
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