Parker Bench Vises

[B. Dudley]

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.

[Phil C]

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

[Bill Murphy]

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.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

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.

Horses for courses. I can break anything given a big enough hammer

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I have a broken example of the pictured vice that I would sell cheap to someone who could weld the bolt back in place.

Put my name on it and PM me a price

[Bill Murphy]

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.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

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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[Bill Murphy]

Warranty??

[Dean Romig]

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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[OH Osthaus]

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






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

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

(might go back for the nice original vera vice)

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