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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ken W. on June 20, 2018, 09:58:16 PM

Title: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Ken W. on June 20, 2018, 09:58:16 PM: I'm not sure what impressed me more , the vise or the base it's attached to.

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/tls/d/vise-7-yost-vise-with-custom/6595639644.html?lang=en&cc=gb
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Spartan-C on June 21, 2018, 08:03:53 AM: Now, that's what I call a vise and base! Wow! That's not going anywhere!
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: fatfillup on June 21, 2018, 08:10:00 AM: Digging that for sure. have a customer that would buy that in a heartbeat. Wonder what his price is
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Lostmind on June 21, 2018, 09:19:41 AM: Quote from: fatfillup on June 21, 2018, 08:10:00 AM
Digging that for sure. have a customer that would buy that in a heartbeat. Wonder what his price is

Here is the phone number:

330-952-2747
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: fatfillup on June 21, 2018, 09:21:32 AM: I won't bother him since I am not serious buyer. Too darn far
:grin:
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: gtermini on June 21, 2018, 10:02:04 AM: Quote
posted over a month ago

I bet it's a case of if you have to ask, you can't afford it -> crack smoke

Greyson
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: slip knot on June 21, 2018, 05:33:32 PM: The shop looks pretty interesting too. I see an old Sun machine in the back. I'd almost bet he's one of us. A tool whorder.
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Ken W. on June 21, 2018, 05:38:09 PM: You guys need to check out the Cleveland CL for vises. There are quite a few collector / hoarders.
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: EVILDR235 on June 21, 2018, 07:06:43 PM: Cleveland, that is a perfectly weird name for a planet.

Howard T. Duck.
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: p_toad on June 21, 2018, 11:04:43 PM: "That's it, no more Mr. Nice Duck"

Haha...what a blast from the past. :grin:
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Yadda on June 22, 2018, 06:52:46 AM: The base is probably filled with sand? With a vise that size cantilevered to that extent the base has to be really heavy. 300 lbs?
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Spartan-C on June 22, 2018, 01:41:16 PM: Quote from: Yadda on June 22, 2018, 06:52:46 AM
The base is probably filled with sand? With a vise that size cantilevered to that extent the base has to be really heavy. 300 lbs?

I bet there is closer to 500 lbs of steel in the base. And if filled with sand, which would be a good idea to dampening the "ringing" from the hollow drum, add another 350 lbs for the sand.

My guess anyways.

Ken
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: Yadda on June 22, 2018, 07:27:08 PM: Quote from: Spartan-C on June 22, 2018, 01:41:16 PM
Quote from: Yadda on June 22, 2018, 06:52:46 AM
The base is probably filled with sand? With a vise that size cantilevered to that extent the base has to be really heavy. 300 lbs?

I bet there is closer to 500 lbs of steel in the base. And if filled with sand, which would be a good idea to dampening the "ringing" from the hollow drum, add another 350 lbs for the sand.

My guess anyways.

Ken

Good to know. I have no personal reference weight wise.
Title: Re: Vise 7" Yost Vise with custom base (Medina) CL AD
Post by: p_toad on June 22, 2018, 09:20:17 PM: I tried to get my neighbor interested in that (he's got a barn; I don't). He said, "It's ONLY 7".... :grin: :grin: