wcToles40 15
This 100 year old vise was purchased off EBay for $149 (April 2016) and aggressively cleaned/restored to be used on a newly constructed woodworking bench. W.C. Toles #40 with patents in 1894 and 1898. It is quick-release. This version allows only one turn of the handle. The quick release is activated when the yoke reaches a permanent stop and the flat area of the screw presents at the brass "quarter nut" within the housing. The only damage is a small fracture in the "quarter-nut" housing p...