Show us your bench vice(s)

[GrumpyOne]

clipping my lugs

When I tell my kids that I will clip their lugs, they tell me I am weird and walk away. Yet I still remember slapped thighs and clipped lugs from my childhood

 

[MattF]

I'm off on Monday to collect a Record 52D vice which I blagged for £25, needed one for my new workshop

Nice. Don't forget the obligatory photo's when you get it.

The Yards (mine are new haha).. Thought you'd like this well used example!

I'm guessing Record 24/25? Call me the odd one out, but I don't think that clutter is too bad. There are still some empty spots.

 

[arthur]

Haha, well I'd post a pic of my bench but its clean and boring but thats how I like it They are old school "famers" you see, most of that vise has been ground away and rebuilt with weld prob a dozen times in the last 30 years or more, plus the old 1/2 inch extension bar handle as too many put lugs been used on the old one to squeeze the old girl up tight haha!

 

[arthur]

Here you go, from around the yard and my workshop

(warning, images of vise abuse!)

I have OCD, the clean ones are mine, the others my old man in the yard, all images taken today

 

[MattF]

I see it's a Woden, not a Record. A testament to the build quality, that it' still in usable condition. What are the rusty ones above and below the photo of the Paramo? That bottom one especially is a quirky one. Not seen that particular type before. What make are those first two on your benches? That first, small one seems a familiar design, but I can't place the manufacturer for the life of me.

 

[arthur]

Above and below the paramo no.41 are (top) record no.25 (bellow) J.Parkinson dated 1946, one in pic 4 is a no.36, the 3VS is another Record for those who may not know and the small one with the round bar in only has 93 stamped on it (unknown make and year), the red painted Record is a no.83

 

[MattF]

Would never have guessed that clamp on was a Parkinson. That's another one on my list to keep an eye out for now. Tell your dad you know of a sad git who collects vices, if he ever decides to sell that. That's one hell of a collection of vices, between the two of you.

 

[arthur]

Haha I will, well most of them get used daily as you can see, the Parkinson 1946 would be for sale I'd guess, my father is know to sell anything, I will give it a clean up if I get chance and see how she rolls, I owe it to it given its age. The details I have given are cast on the side.

Here is another from my mates little workshop tonight, see you've got me photographing the things now, even he has become interested haha, he's only a young lad, who'd know he has a classic vice on his bench lol

Another Parkinson's..

 

[MattF]

First thing I usually do when I go anywhere is clock what vice they use. Been doing it for years without realising it, mostly, and then one day I twigged that I almost always ended up being stood at the side of the vice whenever I was in a garage/workshop. Like a human magnet.

He's picked a fine vice for his bench there. That'll be roughly 4", that No.6? My first ever proper vice was a Parkinson, (the one I fettled the other week), and I still have a soft spot for those above all other makes.

 

[Maker]

I had a close shave with a vice at school earlier. All their benches have woodworkers vices on them (Record 52's I think) so in the metalwork room they have real vices bolted to blocks of wood that are clamped in the vices. I was talking to someone and fiddling with a vice at the same time but little did I know the wood vice wasn't tight so when I pulled the handle of the real vice (A great big Record 84 I think) it slipped and crashed towards the floor, inches from my toes. I'm surprised we aren't required to wear steel toes.

 

[MattF]

I bet you'll be checking they're clamped tight in future though.

 

[eSCHEn]

Most importantly though Mr Maker; was the dropped vice okay?

Jk, glad you still have the same number of tootsies attached

 

[Maker]

Yes, the vice was fine, the floor was chipped though.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

The Yards (mine are new haha).. Thought you'd like this well used example!

I've seen some quite worn ones before but I've never seen one that was actually worn down to the jaw mounting screws like that :/ It must have lost about 1/2" in height?

 

[arthur]

Same, well I've not seen another like that anywhere else.. As far as I can recall its been there my whole life, so around 40 years of use! I love the old mans work shop, I walking/crawled round it when I were a lad, and see items in it today sitting in the same place they did 35 years ago and more. I may get some pics and post up a thread on it, old mags, engine parts, lathe, drills, motors and more, it's a rare place! If anyone ever wants a cup a tea and a look round come down, sit by the lake, eat some cake, whatever..

 

[GrumpyOne]

Collected my new (to me) Record 52D today £25, a two hour round trip and tea and scones on the way back, worth the journey.
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[CwazyWabbit]

Looks good original condition GrumpyOne, but isn't that a 52E? I thought the D signified it had a sliding dog on the front jaw?

 

[GrumpyOne]

Looks good original condition GrumpyOne, but isn't that a 52E? I thought the D signified it had a sliding dog on the front jaw?

I spotted this about the same time as you did and you are absolutly correct the 52D should have a dog on it and it was the 52D that I agreed to buy, however I have just spoken to him and he has given me the wrong one,(it was wrapped in clingfilm when I picked it up) and the gent that paid for this one now has the 52D.
He has offered to refund the £5 difference but he has some other things that I am trying to negotiate a price on so I will let him keep it just now, and I am not to worried about the lack of a dog for all the use the vice will get.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

Fair enough, I am of course intrigued to know what else you are negotiating on? I'm sure you'll let us know once the deal is done

Most of the 52D's I've seen seem to be missing their dogs, I'd assume that's because people remove them as they get in the way once the hole they retract into gets full of sawdust. So I'm guessing it'll be no great loss not having one.

 

[GrumpyOne]

I am of course intrigued to know what else you are negotiating on?

The gent is selling his late fathers complete workshop off bit by bit, some of the stuff is just too big and expensive for me but there are other things that with a bit of negotiation might be just the ticket.