Old Record vice

[artie]

Stick it back on gumtree and look for what you really want ?

Binning it is just dumb !

Cheers, Paul

Seems like the best course of action to me.

So now I am here, which vice fits my needs for only very occasional light work.?

 

[wizard]

record 52 or 53

 

[wizard]

or a woden vice better than record and cheaper

 

[Vann]

record 52 or 53

Record No.52, or at a pinch Record No.52½. The Record No.53 is huge and unnecessary for "only very occasional light work".

Each of these models is also made in a version with a dog - designated No.52D, No.52½D, etc - a feature you may find useful if you get into woodworking.

There is a smaller model, the No.50*. In my opinion it's too small and you'd soon get frustrated with it's limitations (I did). I now have a No.52 fitted to my bench. I've recently bought a No.52½D which is in storage until I replace my MDF bench top with something more substantial.

HTH.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[Vann]

The No.50 has jaws 6" wide, and opens to 4½" - same as the No.51 you have;
The No.52 has jaws 7" wide, and opens to 8"
The No.52½ has jaws 9" wide, and opens to 13"
The No.53 has jaws 10½" wide, and opens to 15".

HTH.

Cheers, Vann.