Draper 45234 Quick Release Woodworking Bench Vice, 175mm , Blue

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Since then I bought one that works on a hydraulic principle, ( no screws) this will be for my new bench when I build it. Time will tell if this new design will hold up I guess. I was so under this impression it never occurred to me that Record everade other tools other than vice’s. Lake Erie are one that come to mind. I believe these are turned on some pretty top end machines, so very accurate (where ours were hand threaded), but the diameter is very similar to what we produced and I understand they’re also quite well distributed.

As mentioned above the Registered Design taken out by Record for their vice in 1918 ought to have expired no later than 1933, but the RD number continued to be shown on the vices literature after that point. Of course this would be explained if Record simply never got round to updating their catalogue etchings, but many surviving vices have both the RD number and the saw dust excluder plate which can be dated to 1932. Since it is unlikely all the vices with both the RD number and the ‘sawdust extractor plate’ were made between November 1932 and some point in 1933, this suggests that Record continued to use the face casting with the RD number beyond this date. Very interesting analysis thank you Paul. my Record 52 1/2 from the 1960’s lives up to your evaluation, but my two favourites from the pre WW11 period are my pair of “Parkinson’s patent perfect vice” handed down to me by a wonderful retired tradesman. Clearly at least 90 years old, the front cheek cast integrally with the runners, they are still working perfectly. It is my understanding that Parkinsons handed over manufacture of smaller components like vices to Hampsons, and thus they became Record, as part of consolidation of areas of manufacture before and during the war. Parkinsons were apparently required toconcentrate on huge machinery for the war effort. I have seen early Record vices with the same rounded Knob style as the Parkinson, the parentage is clear. it would be great to find out more of this history. Here in Australia we have had two manufacturers giving us similar styles and similar quality to Record – Dawn and Joplin. I can’t comment on the quality of older versus recent, but Dawn are certainly still available in some styles, particularly machinists vices. Although there was nothing to prevent Record from producing the modified vices after the patent was filed at the end of 1932 the first mention I can find for these changes are in the 1935 catalogue [4] I found using a citric acid bath (225g of citric acid powder for every 4 litres of water) works best, it doesn’t take a lot of effort and can get into hard to reach areas. A really useful box was the only thing I found big enough to fit some of my vices. I do have two metalworking vises, so I expected the #57 to be used only for the occasional woodworking I do. However, it turns out that it has now become the vise I use the most, due to its location on the bench and height. Incidentally, the wooden-liner mounting holes in the rear jaw weren’t threaded, so I cut M6 thread in it myself. Not sure if the factory forgot to cut threads or whether doing so was normally left as ‘an exercise for the new owner’.

Quick-release vices

Traditionally face vices came in a few types, but you’d generally have a nice big screw, a hefty jaw and some means of keeping it all in line.

The woodcraft vice is commonly used to clamp small and light pieces of wood for woodworking. It is an ideal tool for the hobbyist or handyman, however, it can also be used by professional woodworkers for small tasks. Our hand threaded wooden vice screws. We’re no longer making these for sale, but there are some alternatives out there. Great vice – would have been nice to have had one with the drop down dog on the jaw, but i’ll live. The second improvement is more useful: In the design from the 1920s the half nut is hidden behind the casting of the rear carriage and is inaccessible once the vice is fixed to the bench. Credit subject to status and affordability. Terms and conditions apply. Axminster Tool Centre Ltd trading as Axminster Tools is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Credit is provided by Novuna Personal Finance, a trading style of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Financial Services Register no. 704348.However, the plain screw mechanism can be time-consuming, especially when you need to remove and re-clamp a workpiece to place it in various positions. At this stage you will note that the ‘excluder plate’ is rendered even more redundant, since it is no longer necessary to get at the nut from the top. Sad though to hear yet again of the demise of good Sheffield craftsmanship, which I am acutely aware through living here – just today I heard of a small firm setting up some sort of machine controlled grinder because there was no one left who could hand grind.

If you want a smaller woodwork vice that will only be used for domestic tasks around the home, then a woodcraft vice may be the most appropriate, as it is specially designed for light-duty work.

The Alternative – The Metal Face Vice

I also have 1x Parkinsons Perfect, 1x Paramo 52 and 1x Woden 189B which unfortunately require some real attention and are beyond my knowledge of repair. This leads me to my request: the very last model created before the Record brand was sold to Irvin was launched in the 1960s. The changes made included: There are a number of references to Parky vices in books aimed at headmasters and teachers, and perhaps their adoption in classrooms helps explain why there are so many still around. Mind you, they also had a decent production run: the distinctive design shown above, with the unadorned front jaw and cast steel sliders, was made at least until 1930 (more on that later). The first idea is actually rather good, but the second, described below, is a bit of a duffer (it does at least help with constructing a timeline for the vices).