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6th December 2019, 05:48 PM #1
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The mother of all vises - the Iron Rack
Behold the mother of all vises - the Iron Rack. It is very robust and heavy. It is a monster. It has a cam-based locking action which is very nice, 9" jaws and 300mm of travel. It is 500mm long when not extended. Keep away from pets and small children.
I'm having a general clean out and sadly I think it may be time to let the Iron Rack go.
It could do with some new jaws (if you want, I will make you them for you) and potentially a re-spray.
I hope it finds a good home. Asking price is $150.
Pick up in Concord only.
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6th December 2019, 07:11 PM #2
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Damn I wish this was in melb! What a great vise!
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6th December 2019, 07:48 PM #3
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Someone buy this!
I just brought, restored and installed a Dawn 9" QR vice . . .Pat
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6th December 2019, 09:11 PM #4
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Hi when you say it has a cam lock action, is it free to move in and out then it locks and tightens once to tscrew is turned?
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6th December 2019, 09:23 PM #5
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Correct
Originally Posted by riverbuilder
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7th December 2019, 07:10 AM #6
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7th December 2019, 03:28 PM #7
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I’ve had a few of these.
One was on a hardwood bench I bought at auction fron the small arms factory at Lithgow.
The factory was originally eguipped with US made tooling so it figures that Yankee vices were used.
The other a mate gave me which I moved on at the August tool freaks sale in Sydney.
The one on the bench worked ok but would occasionally malfunction due to the loose thread part mooving out of place.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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7th December 2019, 06:42 PM #8
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I’ll take it provided it works as it should. I’ll send you a PM with a phone number ��
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