Is that a vertical parallel or along the top edge of the jaws? The jaws are manufactured with toe in so that when pressure is applied the parallelism is established. Yes, that was an original feature of the Record vises and it includes a squirt hole for oiling the thread.

Record No 3 Vices | CPC UK

It is hard to deal with different makers these days as they switch things around so much. Remember the Nicholson file company that switched from making their own US -made manufacture to manufacturers supplying them from Mexico. I have nothing right now except a moderately sturdy workbench (nothing like yours you’ve vlog’d) and nobody locally to look to in the age of apprentice-less-ness. So thanks for all you do. I’m excited.Hi Paul, I am looking to replace my old Record, England 7″ wide vice. It has been a good vice but the metal jaws only open 4 or 5″, sig. less between the wooden face plates and it sits well above my bench top and the bars slide over the top of the bench rather than under, by design – so I can’t fit a dog or use it with dogs. Did you ever consider adding a deadman to your design? For support of long lengths whilst held in the vice? I’m thinking of incorporating one whilst i’m going about building a bench – i’ve always managed without in the past, on my current ‘bench’, but I can see it’s value. just found a Record 53 in the garage. It’s bigger yet than the 52 1/2E, 101/4″ wide and 14 1/2″ travel.

Vises | IRWIN

Could you tell me if any of the record 52 are good vices? Could you help me suggesting other record vices? Gumtree.com Limited is an Appointed Representative of Compare The Market Limited who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Two weeks ago I found a woodworking vise in a thriftstore, no brand on it, usual blue paint, in a very good condition. Price was good too – equal to that of a Big Mac. All it said on the front jaw was ‘No. 57’ and ‘Made in England’.i’ve stripped it down and i can’t see any wear on any of the individual components, but it still will not unwind. HELP. Welcome to Wilkes Engineering & Machinery Ltd. A small family run business making vice jaws and other vice parts, as well as refurbishing used vice. If you cannot find what you need please get in touch. I will probably go cheap — but not too cheap — for now and replace as I can since I have to buy a fair number of things at once (think Craftsman with the lifetime warranties).

Irwin Record REC3 No.3 Mechanics Vice 4-Inch - FFX

I’ve looked on the net and can find similar vises some say record No 75. or Record steel No 75. I have not yet found one like mine that state, ALL STEEL No75 . The nearest i came was a 1935 sails catalog for this vise. It stated that this vise comes with some ancillary equipment such as a pipe holding insert and a softening cover for the jaws. Also Paul the catalog seems to give the price of this vise as 36 shillings or maybeMy brother gave 2 Revord vises no 52E made in England, they are realy mest up, very rusty and some pieces are broken, cannot open them, I dont know if it is worht to keep the, I can send you photos of both vise, can you tell me if these are repairable and if so what shall i do? I couldn't get the slider in with the nut on the screw, this may not be the case for all makes of vice. There's a ~5mm diameter pin holding the nut in place, I tapped it out using a big nail. Once the nut is free it can be slid out of the body. The whole slide should come free and the nut can be unwound from the screw. Just got the new style 6 inch mechanics vice…seems OK so far…jaws line up…smooth turning ect but I guess only time will tell 🙂 I’m really happy with both of the finds, just at the time I was looking for them – they’ll look great on my bench (once I’ve built it!)

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Record IRWIN Mechanics Vices are the most popular and widely used general purpose vice for light to medium-duty applications. IRWIN® Record® Mechanic’s Vice is rigid and robust. The body and sliding jaw are cast from close grained grey iron which is machined on all friction surfaces for a smooth, reliable action. Fitted with hardened steel jaws for extended life, they can be replaced when worn. The main steel screw has a two-start rolled acme thread for faster and smoother operation.It has a fused steel handle that will bend before the vice can be over-stressed. A safety stop prevents the slide from being separated from the body. The most popular and widely used general purpose vice for light to medium-duty applications.A full line of replacement parts are available. The items are also great quality and similar to Record, also made in Sheffield, but fairly unknown.Are all the Record vises equally good as long as they were made in England? It seems there was a change in the England-made castings in the 60s or 70s and I don’t know if this like Stanley and other makers spoiling good tools. The one you show here is one of the older ones while the newer English Records supposedly have a flat rather than round end to the screw where the handle goes through. I found using a citric acid bath (225g of citric acid powder for every 4 litres of water) works best, it doesn’t take a lot of effort and can get into hard to reach areas. A really useful box was the only thing I found big enough to fit some of my vices. The vise slips when I attempt to apply pressure, plus the vise will not close equally edge to edge. Bootleg or not, the vise appears to be decently made – much better than what is sold new nowadays in home-improvement stores. Turns out I didn’t know how much I needed (wanted) a woodworking vise until I installed this one on the bench. I also applied some fresh grease during the reassembly, I had some general purpose grease to hand similar to: