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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: wrenchguy on March 03, 2017, 08:04:28 PM

Title: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: wrenchguy on March 03, 2017, 08:04:28 PM: my sons scrap business helps out my vise collecting habit. he's got 25 boxes at different client locations. some times he bring them in the shop to sort scrap.

wrenchguy with son
(https://s26.postimg.org/mrleui1ex/20170302_082913.jpg)

yost 108 meadville pa. around 285lbs. 8.5 wide jaws. vise w/ stand 540lbs.
(https://s26.postimg.org/bta5cbctl/SAM_0618.jpg)

(https://s26.postimg.org/6a7lv3fs9/SAM_0622.jpg)

video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_glT5x5us
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: Bill Houghton on March 03, 2017, 08:07:32 PM: How could someone throw something like that out????????????
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: Yadda on March 03, 2017, 08:09:18 PM: That is the type dumpster diving to make anyone envious.
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: wrenchguy on March 03, 2017, 08:23:04 PM: i can't name names but this client buys stuff all over the world whole buildings at a time. everything in the building gets shipped to them, i mean everything down to rolls of t-paper. they only keep the machines that interest them to make big money on. everything else goes to scrap, 1 or 2 boxes a month. i looked in amazement what else was in the box. he started with this client 3 months ago and is starting a reseller business for just this clients stuff.
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: Yadda on March 03, 2017, 08:42:39 PM: Where is this dumpster located? :grin:
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: wrenchguy on March 03, 2017, 08:48:01 PM: i've always had my "ao" in my profile for years.
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: Yadda on March 03, 2017, 11:07:01 PM: Totally safe.... I'm rarely motivated to move much past the city limits down here in H-town....
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: john k on March 03, 2017, 11:31:27 PM: That is fantastic, with steel bench too, took a fork lift to push it in there and could have broken. The roundball end on the screw says it is 1930s or earlier I do believe. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: kwoswalt99 on March 04, 2017, 12:07:38 AM: Quote from: john k on March 03, 2017, 11:31:27 PM
That is fantastic, with steel bench too, took a fork lift to push it in there and could have broken. The roundball end on the screw says it is 1930s or earlier I do believe. Thanks for posting.

Yost made them like that until ~1970.
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: wrenchguy on March 04, 2017, 07:23:57 AM: That is fantastic, with steel bench too, took a fork lift to push it in there and could have broken. The roundball end on the screw says it is 1930s or earlier I do believe. Thanks for posting.
** the roundball end been abused and brazed repaired.

Yost made them like that until ~1970.
**i didn't know this, maybe not as old as i thought. for some reason i thought meadville yost were somewhat prewar. thanks.
Title: Re: 8"vise retrieved from scrap dumpster
Post by: p_toad on March 04, 2017, 04:54:18 PM: Hey, nice one... good to see you raised your young'un right (i.e., he knows what you like in tools...) :smiley: :grin: