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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: OilyRascal on June 15, 2012, 05:42:26 PM

Title: Vise Wrench
Post by: OilyRascal on June 15, 2012, 05:42:26 PM

There is a Charles Parker 973 vise listed on ebay that includes a wrench marked "Vise Wrench No 1". 

Is the wrench specific to a Charles Parker vise, or was it more of a "general" vise wrench on the market?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Charles-Parker-No-973-Swivel-Base-Bench-Vise-reconditioned-/330746524971?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DUPI.GIROS%252BPI.WATCH%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BUCC%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D251081052909%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9161559992210607603#ht_600wt_952

Title: Re: Vise Wrench
Post by: Mac53 on June 16, 2012, 09:54:51 AM

"reconditioned" obviously just means "wire-wheeled and painted" .... Neither of those handles are even straight...

Never seen a vice wrench though- but then all I really know are leg vices

Title: Re: Vise Wrench
Post by: rusty on June 16, 2012, 10:22:57 AM

Well, it probably did originally come with a wrench, in fact, all the parkers that rotate come with a wrench in my '44 catalog....

No views of the top of the wrench tho :(

Title: Re: Vise Wrench
Post by: rusty on June 16, 2012, 10:32:51 AM

Slightly better pic, different Parker vise tho...

Title: Re: Vise Wrench
Post by: Aunt Phil on June 16, 2012, 01:38:31 PM

The clunker on my one bench uses a wrench, I got it off a junk pile cause somebody busted the bolt so the company scrapped the vise.  Wrench sure beats hell out of the wimp rod most vises have because a wrench allows you to lock the vise down, and you don't generally come around the corner and catch the damn rod sticking out with a wrench.

I figure come winter again I may get down to mining the pile of scrapped vises I dragged in over the years.

Title: Re: Vise Wrench
Post by: OilyRascal on June 16, 2012, 02:00:06 PM

Very much appreciate the catalog references and education