What kind of vise is this?

Fairly common design. Upper jaws are standard machinist style, lower jaws are for pipe and round stock. And advantage is that you can hold pipe both horizontally AND vertically. You see thme often on the back of a welder truck.

Typical import quality for camparis> In the workshop that came with the property I bought for my

Roy answered WHAT it is...to turn it, just make sure that there is no pressure on the jaws, namely not closed on anything, and rotate it. If it's been there a while without moving, you may need to get it loose. WD-40 usually works pretty well. Also try thumping the screw handle into the body LIGHTLY...like just with the palm of your hand...that may loosen it up enough to rotate.

They do make a great welding vise, tho. Have fun with it!

Mike

Not sure I can classify it better than Roy. The best thing I can add is: "STAND IN FRONT OF IT , NOT NEXT TO IT." ...machine shop rule #1.

It is a pretty common combination vise giving you both machinist jaws and pipe jaws. I have one like it mounted on my welding truck. To rotate it, back off on the screw to relieve pressure on the jaws, and then just turn it. If it is stuck, a bit of persuasion might be required to break it loose. If it is really stuck, more than a bit of persuasion may be required (ie a wooden block and a bigger hammer).

Mine had rusted up inside and didn't want to turn. I took it apart and cleaned it up with emery cloth, lubed it, and it just whirls around with a light touch now.

Gary

Tom Help my ignorance, I've never heard your rule #1. Can you explain why this is so? lg no neat sig line

And check the back end of the barrel, should be a retained nut to set preload. Probably should just take it apart and give it some TLC.

mj

(Snip info about bench vise)

Much later models of that combination vise have a worm drive rather than a friction clutch to control the rotation of the jaw assembly.

I bought one for a testing lab at a computer manufacturer.

I think this is the one:

Invisible in this image is the drive crank on the opposite side of the tool.

I liked it better than the friction clutch variety (that I have at home).

It's neat to be able to change the head angle with the workpiece clamped.

--Winston

Fergeddabout the vise, where is the retirement property? It looks somewhat like desert southwest. Can you divulge the location plus or minus fifty miles to retain your security and anonymity?

Steve

That was an easy one..... Now who can help me with this vise.... What was it used for ????

I bet that everyone does it ONCE. And if when opening or closing the vise while standing next to it and the spinning handle smacks you in the sensitive male anatomy, you remember not to do THAT again.

Osoyoos. Canada's only desert. South central British Columbia, about

That one is one of those patented "all-in-one" home shop tools. Drill press, vice, anvil, and a bunch of other stuff.

I'll be damned if I can recall where I saw a writeup on one of those. Model Engineer magazine, maybe. Showed a copy of a magazine advert from a way back. They were marketed to farmers and home handymen with limited shop space.

Sorta 1st generation Shopsmith Multi-tool. :-)

Osoyoos,eh? I figured it must have been somewhere near there. I thought maybe Vernon, but the part bald rounded shape of the hills pretty much says that region. Cheers Trevor Jones

Vernon is a lot wetter and greener.

I'm told that Spaniards have remarked that the landscape resembles the Barcelona area. Sagebrush, bunchgrass, and when the wind blows strong I get tumbleweed in my yard.

Nice looking country.

Steve

Hi John I am just up the valley from you . Armstrong should you ever get up my way give me a call . We have a great fall fair if you like old tractors and horsepulls etc . You must be fairly close to Ted Edwards . Happy retirement ;-) Ken Cutt

Perhaps you know Glenn Jahraus?

Nope does not ring any bells . Is he in Armstrong ? Ken Cutt

Yes, on Otter Lake Crossroad. He's into vintage cars and BMW bikes.