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[Mike Hunter]

Yes you can. I've drilled a bunch of arbors, mostly for a cross pin. One I had so tight I did the jacking from the rear and drilled and tapped the chuck...

[Mike Hunter]

Big Mike

Nice Dodge vise, if that’s a 4-inch vise it’s built hellava stout.

I might be one of the few folks here that doesn’t...

[Mike Hunter]

As we know Craftsman never made tools, they were made by someone else and rebadged, very much like a lot of Snap On tools.

Early Craftsman...

[Mike Hunter]

wierdscience

Thats definitely in the "you Suck" ,category, just the dirt and grime on that set-up is worth the asking price. ...

[Mike Hunter]

It’s awfully hard to tell the differences between vises unless they are side by side, or like Glug pointed out, you try and pick them up.

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[Mike Hunter]

Rich, that "Craftsman" is actually a Reed Vise, Reed made vises for Craftsman for a few years....

[Mike Hunter]

Doozer.... officially jealous .....Wanna sell it ?

[Mike Hunter]

Doozer

Awesome vise!

A number 3I assume means 3 inch jaws?

I have a very soft spot for vintage vises, quite a few...

[Mike Hunter]

Wilton's are way overrated, and over priced. Find an older Reed, tough as hell.

[Mike Hunter]

You could theoretically adjust for shrinkage, but as stated before shrinkage is 3 dimensional (height, width, thickness), On a solid block it would...

[Mike Hunter]

Anything is possible, the breech block and lever are tied together by a link, and I've contemplated machining a longer link, BUT... what would that do...

[Mike Hunter]

My thoughts, from the other post.

Talking with the folks that make 1885s for a living (machined from block of steel) , and that actually...