Tool My 90 year old Rock Island vise arrived today

[Tmate]

120 lbs. of Rock Island vise just came via UPS today. Came from a welding shop and shows little use. Opens & closes & swivels easily. No play or slop in jaws. Used my car lift to put it on a cart until I can fabricate a stand. I don't think I'll paint it - I prefer it to have a little character.

 

[Proxule]

Beautiful, Nice find!

 

[phaxtris]

How Many swear words did the ups driver utter when bringing that to your door!

 

[Susquatch]

Nice! Really Nice! I've seen much smaller anvils!

We have a forum GIF for times like this..... But I can't find it.

You suck!

 

[Dabbler]

Nice find!

 

[Tom Kitta]

Wow, that is nice and big. I saw these on auctions few times but they did not go cheap - they are very collectible in this size by a lot of blacksmiths.

 

[Tmate]

Finished the stand for the Rock Island vise. Total weight for the vise and the stand is around 300 lbs. including a stack of 25 lb. barbell plates secured inside the wheel.