setlab Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I picked this one up at an auction a while ago and thought it was unique. It has 6" jaws and a quick change mechanisim for the jaw depth. The only markings I can find are "00" partially hidden under the quick change mechanisim. Looks like it will be handy to use, I just need to come up with a heavy moveable stand for it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It looks like you will also have to make a spring and bracket to hold the spring. Very cool design. It will be interesting to hear how it performs once you get it mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I don't think that type of vise used a spring to assist in the opening. Very cool design and certainly something neat to have in the shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setlab Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 It actually has a small coil spring on the very bottom of the hinge part by the leg, for how small it is there is a decent amount of tension to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Neat; it would be nice to find the patent for it; probably "for an improved vice..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 setlab, i have one just like it except it has 4 inch jaws. i am in the middle of building a stand for it right now. i took it to a couple of different meeting and no-one has seen one like it before. like yours there are no markings to speak of. will post pic when get stand done. seldom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Setlab I have used a section of h-beam with sqare tubing verticle and legs (shaped in a U), legs flat on the ground (you don't want to trip over them. You can stand on a leg while working at the vise. This style of base I move with a hand cart. You can take a truck wheel, weld a verticle with whatever you have available (not on center, post comes down near the base of the outside rim). Fill the center with concrete. This style you can roll the base (like an oxygen bottle) to move around the shop. Look around for what material is available (I look in my collection of shorts or drops). There is no rule committee for what it has to be. I like the adjustability of that vise. Sometimes you will find it a pain in the back-side, but patience will win. :) :) Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setlab Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks for the ideas. I'm playing around with the idea of getting a small steel drum and filling it up with concrete. Then make a small table top and base for it to mount the vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel S Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 There was a vise like that for sale on eBay a few years ago. The patent is,http://www.google.com/patents/US699585. I have seen some advertisements in some of the older trade journals available on Google books. I think it was in a blacksmith and wheelwright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel S Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Whoops. http://www.google.com/patents/US699585 I saw an ad in blacksmith and wheelwright magazine on google also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Second go works. A useful vise for certain tasks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel S Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 January 1902 pg 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Whoops. http://www.google.com/patents/US699585 I saw an ad in blacksmith and wheelwright magazine on google also. The vise shown in this patent seems to differ from the one pictured in this thread. The patent states that the movable jaw can be adjusted to maintain parallelism,while the one in the thread only seems to be a quick adjust mechanism. Is there a hidden adjustment we can't see your photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Olivo Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 seen one once before. interesting idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Greetings Set, This is one of many portable vise stands that I have.. I like this one because it is quite movable with a shop cart under the base.. Its very stable and the top is handy for stuff... I love your vise ... Wana trade... LOL Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikecopXXX Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Mr coke, that is a very nice vise stand and that right hand vise is quite a beast. What brand is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Olivo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 jim thats a nice little stand for multiple vices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks for the ideas. I'm playing around with the idea of getting a small steel drum and filling it up with concrete. Then make a small table top and base for it to mount the vice. Nice looking vise. A 5 gallon bucket filled with typical concrete weighs about 100 lbs roughly. So a small 30 gallon drum is going to weigh about 600 lbs and require a forklift to move easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setlab Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Good point about the weight I wasn't thinking concrete weighed that much. I'll have to calculate just how much I'll need for weight, 300lbs sounds heavy enough to me. I have a while to think about it though, I'm still setting up my garage shop after a pretty big move. I used to live close to a really nice scrap yard that I took for granted, where I am now there isn't a scrap yard in sight; so I'm kind of cringing to see what it will cost to buy new plate steel and larger structural steel pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Greetings Bikecop, The green vise is a Cole.. I think if you search on this thread you will find examples of others that have the same one.. It is a very handy vise that even came with its own drill press... Just goes to prove what my wife says... " you have got to many vises " Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Olivo Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 lol you can never have to many vices :D after all its easier to replace a vice than your hands :D I have a 300 lb peice of steel bolted to the bottom of my main vice. Its never enough:D I still move it constantly:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Rule of thumb is concrete weighs 150 lbs per cubic foot, if you want to figure out weights based on volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The patent states that the movable jaw can be adjusted to maintain parallelism. setlab, is the jaw adjustable on your vise ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setlab Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 No the bottom doesn't move any different than a normal post vice. I think the parallelism part is in reference to the pipe vice portion of that patent picture, one side looks hinged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Got my vise stand completed and vise mounted today. the base is a 3/8 plate 29x19, 4x4 square tube, 29 inches long; 1 piece of 4x3, the table section was made from a 12x12 x1/8 plate. the leg had been cut off quite short so there is a 1 inch inside diameter pipe with a 3 inch piece of rr spike inside to give the leg support. the stand weighs about 200 lbs with the vise attached and can be moved with a hand truck. both stands are nearly the same for dimensions except for the height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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