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24th November 2013, 06:57 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Joplin Saw Vice
I spotted a Joplin Saw Vice at the Quenbeyan Car Boot Sale today. The fellow was asking $75, but that's out of my price range.
Who were/was Joplin, and were they any good? The vice worked well and had no cracks.
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24th November 2013, 09:09 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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A NSW manufacturer - I think they were in Sydney. Dates - probably 1950-60s, they also made vices and plumbing gear.
$75 is a bit high I'd say, you'd get a disston for less than that. I have one, it works fine. just got to check the jaws come together ok.
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24th November 2013, 09:44 PM #3Rank Beginner
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I have one also. Works great after a bit of fettling. $75 is probably a bit steep, but they seem hard to find down under (saw vices generally that is)
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28th November 2013, 10:18 AM #4
$75 is not unreasonable if it is in really good nic. Saw vises tend to sell in the $40-$90 range. Joplins although less known as a brand tend to go in the higher prices for a very similar design to some of the Disston & Dawns. Maybe they are rarer and more collectable??
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28th November 2013, 08:24 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Small confession...
I have a small confession to make. The guy selling the vice saw me go back twice and offered it to me for fifty.
I'll post a photo of it shortly.
I was a bit embarrassed because I have just about finished a larger wooden one, and fifty was too good a price to walk away from.
Craig
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28th November 2013, 08:39 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Being embarrassed on these forums about buying tools is a bit like being embarrassed about having a drinking problem at an AA meeting
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28th November 2013, 08:43 PM #7
Joplin for Back saws the large wood one for panel saws no problem!!!
Vibration is your enemy it will wear out your files much faster so make sure you tighten the clamps up nice and tight. Also if the jaws aren't locking down quite tight enough the lever sometimes wears a groove in the casting if you dissassemble it and epoxy a small piece of saw plate over the groove it should work like new.…..Live a Quiet Life & Work with your Hands
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1st December 2013, 08:18 AM #8Rank Beginner
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I regarding vibration, I attached some bicycle inner tube rubber to both sides of the jaws and it works much better
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3rd December 2013, 10:23 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Pictures as promised
Here we go. This thing is in terrific nick. There's barely a scratch on it and the jaws clamp so tightly, I can't see light between them. I take that as a good sign.
Joplin 01.jpg
Joplin 02.jpg
There's some rust on it from disuse, but overall it is in good nick.
I intend to follow some of the good advice that's been given here and use this for backsaws while using my larger wooden vice for bigger saws.
Craig
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4th December 2013, 10:27 AM #10
Well, it sees you didn't waste your money on a defective one. Good work.
As DSEL74 said: "Joplin for Back saws the large wood one for panel saws no problem!!!"
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4th December 2013, 10:34 AM #11
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5th December 2013, 11:07 PM #12Deceased
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Nice Joplin vise Craig. Your bench top looks on the thinner side, which will most likely aid to creating some vibration when you commence filing. if you install a wooden block between the underside of the bench and the tightening it should help you a lot. Make it around 12" in length x 1 1/2" in thickness and it will act as a stiffener to your bench top.
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