Show me your Machinist Vise

[Mende]

This would be it. .

[Pault17]

As soon as I get home, I will get a picture of mine. the jaws are about inches, total weight about 2 pounds. I found it clamped to a fence post.
it opens almost three inches and holds tight enough to twist up to 3/8 inch easily.

[RegionalChaos]

I have a Wilton that was purchased from a big box store a few years ago. It's not as nice as these older Wiltons, but I like it a lot. The jaws swivel around if I need to clamp something at a weird angle, and there are pipe clamp jaws underneath the regular jaws. It looks more like Mende's tho then the other Wiltons.

[Pault17]

This was the cutest little thing.

I found it attached to a piece of fencing at a vacant house I was looking at. the jaws are z inches wide and it opens about 2.5 inches. I have twisted inch in it.

[yesteryearforge]

posted a few in the gallery as i cant seem to upload them here

Mike Tanner

[Glenn]

Mike copy the URL under the photo in the gallery and paste it into your post.

[yesteryearforge]

y'all keep forgetin im a blacksmith.
I dont know how to cut and paste or copy
I can barely navigate my way around this site and ebay.


Mike Tanner

[ThomasPowers]

One of my smithing buddies back in OH got an old shaper vise *free*; we had to make a road trip to western PA to pick it up; but they loaded it in the van for us---using a forklift.

I'd estimate it weighed at least as much as my 500# anvil...

[Tyler Murch]

Betcha don't have a vise like mine

Man is this thing great for holding plate while cutting.
10" jaw. estimated weight 175 pounds. Maker: The J.D. Randall Co. Cin. O.
No, it's not a fly press.
I'd sell it for $1,000. right now yyf
As you can see, it's in really good condition, and those threads are sharp.
It came from an industrial ironworks in my city that went out of bus in the 80's.

The top of the screw terminates in 1-1/8" square, and I use this old forged wrought iron wrench to turn it.

[hammerkid]

here is mine , its on my welding table