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Title: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: RedVise on August 17, 2012, 10:30:28 PM
Picked up a small vise as part of a package deal.
Cleaning it showed logo, so I stopped that and tried to figure out the brand.
Was perusing the clamp on vises on the bay, and found a complete version of mine.
I like those little vises!
 Thought of posting this in the Wanted/Needed section,
 but the chances of a base being found is pretty far out there.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Miller-Falls-Small-anvil-style-clamp-on-bench-vise-/180953293151?pt=BI_Tool_Work_Holding&hash=item2a21a8215f

Brian L.


Dang  forgot the pic!!!
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: bonneyman on August 18, 2012, 12:01:54 AM
That's a cutie-pie!
I have a similar small Dunlap vise I inherited from my father-in-law. Love it for the small jobs.
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: RedVise on July 07, 2015, 08:30:19 AM
I like those little vises!
 Thought of posting this in the Wanted/Needed section,
 but the chances of a base being found is pretty far out there.

Brian L.


Never say Never !  I came across a base Sat, I wasn't holding my breath that it would fit. But a little work with a dremel and a wire brush on the hole in the bottom of the vise and there you have it !!

I need another shelf for the clamp on vise display !

Brian
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: turnnut on July 07, 2015, 10:39:23 AM
it was almost 3 years, but it was worth the wait.

if that was me, after 3 years, I would wonder where I had stashed the vise.

good find.

I have been contemplating the idea of a verticle vise stand like the old stores used to
display the clamp-on vises. 
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: Bill Houghton on July 08, 2015, 11:52:28 AM
I have been contemplating the idea of a verticle vise stand like the old stores used to display the clamp-on vises.

Oooh, oooh!  Tell us more!  Pictures available?

I have one or two or 14 or 15 clamp on vises, and display ideas are always interesting.
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: RedVise on July 08, 2015, 12:40:06 PM
I have one or two or 14 or 15 clamp on vises, .

Well dang Bill !   I knew there was a reason I liked you !!   You know the line:  We Need Pics !!

I have a couple of shelves in the garage used to display them, I need anther one now.

http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=11206.msg72796#msg72796




Brian
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: Bill Houghton on July 08, 2015, 01:02:13 PM
Brian,

I've been clamping mine to a conveniently located stud in the shop, but this has become a problem for two reasons: I have too many for the space, and some of the vises won't accommodate a nominal 2x-anything.  I'm planning to put some 1x shelves in that stud bay.  Right now, they're in a milk crate.

This picture dates from a post somewhere a few months ago:

(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x182/arbuch/Bill%20tools%20for%20sale/Clamp%20on%20vise%20board%20of%20em_zpss3udzklu.jpg)

Since then, these have followed me home:

(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x182/arbuch/Bill%20tools%20for%20sale/P6010877_zps0msktums.jpg)

(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x182/arbuch/Bill%20tools%20for%20sale/Clamp%20on%20Goodell%20Pratt%20vise_zpshyh5zmy6.jpg)

I paid more for the last one, the Goodell-Pratt, than I have for most of the vises in the top picture combined ($1 is a common price for these in yard sales); but, well, it was a Goodell-Pratt.
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: RedVise on July 08, 2015, 01:24:27 PM
(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x182/arbuch/Bill%20tools%20for%20sale/Clamp%20on%20vise%20board%20of%20em_zpss3udzklu.jpg)



 ($1 is a common price for these in yard sales);

Nice group of vises !!  Pricing makes collecting these reasonable.


Let me clean up my display a bit and I will post a pic
Brian
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: turnnut on July 08, 2015, 01:29:58 PM
 I will keep looking for the picture of the verticle store vise display stand.
 when/if I locate it, I will have my wife put it on here.

 "menotcomputorperson."     
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: Branson on July 09, 2015, 10:53:49 AM
I've never run across those two that look like wood worker's vises.  I think I'll have to have one of those.  I do have a Goodell-Pratt as well as a few more that have cropped up over the years. 
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: turnnut on July 09, 2015, 12:33:42 PM
vise display stand update;  I still have not found the verticle stand picture that I would
like to make,  but here is another nice looking stand.

two differant ads show the same style stands;  Bonney & Victor

look at eb item#  151244467677

I will still keep looking, as the one I like went straight up and had small shelfs coming
outward on 4 sides and about 3 or 4 sections high. 
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: Bill Houghton on July 09, 2015, 12:39:16 PM
Oh, that radial vise display is classy!  Takes up a bit more space than my shoplet would accommodate, but I can dream of a larger shop.

Branson: I sent you a private message.
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: RedVise on July 13, 2015, 07:19:26 AM
Look at this vise , Neat !!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Grand-3-034-Vise-Quickcet-Pat-Pend-clamp-on-vise-w-release-lever-7-5-lbs-/221825438593?&_trksid=p2056016.m2516.l5255

Out of my price range...  but nice to  look at !

Brian
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: RedVise on July 13, 2015, 03:29:14 PM
As promised, here is my vise collection, a little messy but that happens...

Brian
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: Yadda on July 13, 2015, 07:57:05 PM
Sweet collection'
Title: Re: Millers Falls Vise
Post by: oldtools on July 13, 2015, 11:20:17 PM
+1  Sweet collection'