Strange Vise

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- marc.britten
  
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16 years ago

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 3:55 AM

I have a strange vise. Its been hanging around for a while and I never delt with it, except to move it twice while waiting to setup a real shop.

Having offered it up to someone I started taking a closer look and noticed an oddity. It won't close past 2" open.

Seems like it wants too then it pops back.

I took it apart and looked the threaded rod has a spring over it which won't allow it (I think the nut may be worn down a bit too, haven't had a chance to check that).

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Any Ideas why the spring might be there?

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- Nick Mueller
  
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16 years ago

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 10:18 AM

Remove it. Someone wanted to confuse the next owner.

Nick

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- oldjag
  
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16 years ago

Sat, Nov 17, 2007 6:19 PM

I have a very similar Charles Parker Vise, mine does not have decorative scallop at the rear, I think mine was made around WWII. It does not have an internal spring of any sort. I've been using it for

40 years and it still works great. Perhaps the Acme thread was worn, and this was some sort of makeshift mod, or somebody modified it for clamping a particular job.