Can anyone help with me identify this bench vise. It has a oval body that the back jaw moves to the rear instead of the front. Weighs in at 82lbs. The only identification is on the right side and looks like the letter U with two upside down letter P's inside. And Don't see China stamped anywhere on it. Any info on make and model would be appreciated.
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Help with Identification of this vise
- Thread starter bradb65
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conant
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Interesting design. I would bet it's super rigid. Kind of like the difference between the old Bridgeport round ram and the dovetail design.
In the case of a vice, the conventional moving front jaw and round or square cast ram would be cheaper to manufacture.
Nice find.
In the case of a vice, the conventional moving front jaw and round or square cast ram would be cheaper to manufacture.
Nice find.
Andy FitzGibbon
Diamond
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I'm pretty sure these are a European design- I think there was a thread on them here a few years ago. It's a vague memory, so don't hold me to it.
Andy
Andy
Illinoyance
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Stefan Gotteswinter has a series of videos on You Tube. He uses that style vise. Maybe you can contact him and find out. I have looked at a number of on line catalogs from European vendors. Your vise looks like it is a pretty common style in Europe.
mister honey
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I'll wager it is of German origin and is known as a schraubstocke. Worth a google.
Mike
Mike
awander
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L Vanice
Diamond
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The mark is FPU, a Polish company that uses the Bison brand name now. The vise is said to have been invented by Leinen in Germany, but other companies have used the design. Watchmakers like the 1.5 or 2 inch jaw version, and I have seen the little ones marked G. Boley (Germany) and Marshall (USA).
Larry
Larry
partsproduction
Titanium
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- Oregon coast
Here's mine, 4" jaws. NOS out of Canada. I painted it with car trunk spray, and when that hardened sprayed clear polyurethane over that;
partsproduction
Titanium
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A follow up note, I've seen quite a few of these with the right front outside dovetail broken out where yours is. Too many! I take from it that there is a weakness in the design that FPU has never corrected. Sad.
i have one of these myself. Picked it up at a flea market here in Belgium and I really like the "back jaw moves" design. I don't have any photos of it to show just now .. i can take some when i go to the shop later today. Mine is a bit smaller than the one you are posting