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Manufactured/Badged by:
E. H. Sheldon & Co.
Chicago, IL; Muskegon, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	7"
Submitted By:	Stoney Logan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Universal turret vise
Date of Manufacturer:	1960's
Serial Number:	?
Last Updated	4/13/2026 7:45:47 PM

Comments:

My wife and I won this vise at Arnfest South's raffle 4/11/2026. I don't have the name of the previous owner. It still needs cleaning up at this point and need a turret locking bolt. I made a bolt for it and tested it out. I found a video of the same vise on Youtube and copied that locking bolt. the locking bolt is 8 inches total length bent at 90 degrees at about 3 1/2 inches, with about 1 inch of 3/8 x16 thread. I drilled out a 3/8 inch nut at 25/64th so it would slid over the threads and I could weld it on the rod at about 1 7/8 inches from the bottom of the threads. The vise fully opens up to 7 1/2 inches from what I can determine at this point. Here is a link to the vice as it works now with the fabricated bolt. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QlTFbiAeSeE

Photo 1:

Comments: Temporarily mounted / clamped to to a board.
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Photo 2:

Comments: View that shows the new locking bolt / handle.
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Photo 3:

Comments: Another view of the locking bolt after rotating the vise.
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