D'Arcy

do you need the weight of the big vice or is it the swivel feature that you are looking for

a gunsmith's vice (in the front) will give you that, the blue one in the back is the non-swivel Parrot vice that is the parallel jaw version. They can be adjusted on two planes to position the work

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps22baa29b.jpg

Seen this vise on ebay thought I let you know about it, maybe you already seen it.

Craig


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chas-Parker-...em43b7f92bcese on ebay thought I let you know about it, maybe you already seen it.

Craig


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chas-Parker-...item43b7f92bce

Thought that I would bring this one to the top after doing a search on Chas Parker vises. Killing time in an antique shop Today I found a Model 234 vise made or at least marked 1910. Surprisingly nice condition. It is a large bench vise/anvil. Tried searching on line for this model but did not find any information. Anyone have one of these or can share any information it would be great.

Edgar where are you?





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I can't find my paperwork, but I know it's here somewhere.
Go to Garagejournal.com, or Shopfloortalk.com. There have been so many threads on Parker vises, you'd think someone woud have writen a book on them by now

I found a nice Parker vise at the DC big flea antique show two years ago number 204 for $ 150,did a happy dance out the door that day. J.J.

Thank you Edgar. I am going back down there today and look at it again and will take a picture. Will head over to the sites you mentioned to see what I can find.

Thanks for reviving this thread. Here's a Parker 974 vise that I purchased and then refinished a few years ago, 4" jaws that open to 5 1/2".

well- now I have to think about where i would put it if i get it

wondered through an antique store and in the back was a fair sized 249X 83 pound 4" jawed Parker vise - pretty rusty on the outside- but it ran in and out smooth - think i can pick it up for about 200- just need to find room for another vise

The last one one found was one that size at One Potato Two in Canandaigua and i got it for like $60 if i recall correctly.

Here is the picture of the vice I posted earlier about. Pretty heavy I am guessing 80 lbs.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1516556625

That would be a model 249. The X, often seen on all models, isn't part of the model number, but a number impressed by the molder, when he notices a broken piece of sand from the mold (Green sand molding is dry sand, water, bentonite clay and cereal flower. When the moisture in the molders pile of sand begins to dry out the remaining binders become somewhat brittle, and small bits, usually in an included pocket, can break off when the pattern is drawn out) This alerts the 'cleaning room' to look for a defect which might require additional grinding.
Your hard earned $200 might be better spent on something more rare, that a 'smith' might have had on his bench. Like..this https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cha...0AAOSwpDdVOtDO

but what do I know?

Those babies with the separate thingy on the bottom may be rare, but they can break off if too much pressure is put on the bolt. I would rather bolt the vice to the bench. I have a broken example of the pictured vice that I would sell cheap to someone who could weld the bolt back in place.

I can't imagine how the casting would break where the bolt is threaded into it....

It requires very little force to tighten it to the point where the vise will not rotate... I have one and use it all the time.





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Horses for courses. I can break anything given a big enough hammer Put my name on it and PM me a price

Maybe we can touch base at Baltimore if you remind me before the show. By the way, the casting did not break. As I recall, the bolt broke.

That's even more surprising than if the casting had broken.






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Warranty??

Yes, Lifetime. Theirs, not yours

next door to one of our favorite antique shops is a relatively new "antique" shop owned by a woodworker- mostly - he has tools. The last few trips, I have walked out of there with a few odds and ends and one nice woodworker's bench- not real old- but solid and a nice size to fill a gap - and it had an end and a side vise plus the bench dogs had not been lost

so- since i have been watching for one- I walked down his row of vises (might go back for the nice original vera vice) but for today - it was this #953 Parker vise with 3" jaws, in great condition at a reasonable price

so - a picture of my two Parker vises :corn:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...id=9824http://

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=9825


plus some accessories, he said they were for another Parker vice he had already sold-that had a rounded top to the bar. I see the jaw caps in the Parker Story's reproduced vise catalog - but not the other pieces - any idea which vise they go to? its going to be a small one

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=9826

Do you mean Versa Vise? A very handy piece of kit for woodworking, and boat building.

yes- kant tipe

i have a couple of the new versions, one standard and one with the gunmaker's conversion

but another can't hurt

Last week I saw a parker vise in Watertown, Wisconsin at Clara's Antiques. 100 E Main St. 53094. Ph. 920-262-2007 It is a large vise, don't know the number.

so- from my earlier post - does anyone recognize the metal parts that were with it- they do not go with the vise I got- but the seller said they did come with another Parker vise

the iron parts seem to be some sort of auxiliary jaws

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=9878

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=9877

They look like pipe jaw inserts.





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could be - there is a radius to the face - the vise's bar would need to have the curve on the top, wish i could have picked up the vise as well- looks like it would be a handy size

The copper bits are soft jaws, the cast iron pieces are pipe jaws which fit over the stock, but not for a Parker vise.

Can anyone link us to the list of various Parker vises by number? I remember it, but can't find it now.

It’s no longer listed on the web. The owner took it down.

Edgar, PM me your cell phone number. I have a couple vises in the car for Baltimore, including the one with the broken mounting bolt that you asked me to bring. I will PM my number. Kevin and I usually get to the show about 11:00 or 12:00 Friday.