SPendrey Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Hello, I've had a Record No. 6 vice for many years, but had a job recently (replacement prop UJ) that needed it to open 1cm wider than it could... it seems to be limited to about 13cm opening. Online, it seems the #6 should open more, some report 20cm, but I think that's a stretch. Anyone willing to measure theirs? Ta, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Most online sellers say a No6 opens to 6 inches or 150mm. IIRC thats what the No6 signifies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 Maybe. A lot quote "jaw width" as 6", that's not the opening width, but the jaws themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I have one of these [not a Record No6] -- https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cl-cv150b-bench-vice/ I can open the jaws to 7 inches, has yours come to the thread end stop in that picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 My Record 36 opens to 7". Looks to be a bigger vice than yours though but maybe useful for comparison purposes. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post missingsid Posted September 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2020 4 hours ago, SPendrey said: Hello, I've had a Record No. 6 vice for many years, but had a job recently (replacement prop UJ) that needed it to open 1cm wider than it could... it seems to be limited to about 13cm opening. Online, it seems the #6 should open more, some report 20cm, but I think that's a stretch. Anyone willing to measure theirs? Ta, Scott 5" thats average isnt it? Oops wrong forum! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 It seems that Irwin are the current owners of the Record name. This link shows, on page 2, the range. As I read it, the number 6 vice has a jaw width of 6", but a jaw capacity of 8" / 203mm. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Thank you David, this is useful. Mine is clearly older than those in the booklet, in particular the thread on the rod through the middle being much coarser... and what happens is about 2" from the end that thread gets so coarse it won't turn any more. There is no "end stop" as such, just the thicker thread. Never mind, I'll have to live with it as is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 @CwazyWabbit is the vice man... he’ll know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 11:33 AM, SPendrey said: Thank you David, this is useful. Mine is clearly older than those in the booklet, in particular the thread on the rod through the middle being much coarser... and what happens is about 2" from the end that thread gets so coarse it won't turn any more. There is no "end stop" as such, just the thicker thread. Never mind, I'll have to live with it as is! That doesn't sound right, either a manufacturing defect or someone has buggered about with it. The table from the 1963 Record catalogue agrees that it should open to about 8 inches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romahomepete Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 It will not be a manufacturing defect. My dad worked for C and J Hampton and Co makers of record tools and their successors from 1946 to 1983. he was a tool setter on vices for part of that time. they did not sell seconds. they were all scrapped. Workers were allowed to dismantle scrap items and build good ones for their own use, sold at a peppercorn price but inspected before they left the factory. They valued their reutation. Peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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