October 31, 200619 yr hi my name is Paul Brunetta. I am a blacksmith from rogue river oregon. looking to get some information on this anvil vise. the stewart handy worker, manuf. by chicago flexible shaft co. any help will be great. this weighs 60 lb and has a 5/8 hardy hole.
November 1, 200619 yr Welcome to IFI and I love that anvil/vise. Can't help on info though, but it's really cool!:cool:
November 1, 200619 yr Welcome to the community! I have a Shearing machine manufactured by Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. I believe it is the Stewart No. 9 Ball Bearing Shearing Machine. Pretty cool. I think the Stewart comes from one of the men that was a founder and inventor with the firm. Check the link Irnsrgn posted, it has some base info about the company. Otherwise, my searches haven't found much more on this outfit. Enjoy your time here, and don't forget to share your knowledge with us.
November 1, 200619 yr Author thanks for the replies. I just got in from the shop after spending some time with the Stewart handy worker. I gears on the end don't seem to have any funtion to the vise operation. Sure would like to know what they were used for. I picked up 3 of these last week.
November 1, 200619 yr Paul - Welcome to the site - - Are the shafts on the end with the gears keyed for rollers that you would roll a bead on the edge of sheetmetal? Possibly??? - JK
November 2, 200619 yr Author I don't think they are keyed for roller, there is no keyway, but the bottom shaft looks like it has been cut off. I think they may have been attached to something else. I bought 3 of these vises, last week.
November 2, 200619 yr Author Maybe you guys can pass this post to other members that might know something about this anvil vise.
November 9, 200619 yr A belated welcome from a fellow Oregonian. I'm up in Portland and do most of my smithing at historic Ft. Vancouver across the river. I just built a shop of my own but don't have my stack up yet for my coal forge. No propane yet. I checked out your site, nice work and shop. I just posted our annual workshop notice in the events area, maybe you'll be interested. Gary
November 9, 200619 yr Welcome Paul Cool looking anvil /vice i never saw anything like that sorry i cant help.
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