Please help me identify this 8" vise

[SigurdACVW]

I picked this up for free with the intention to restore and use it. Well, the tag on the side is gone, there are no other markings, and it doesn't match the other known good 8" Kurts we have here at the shop (hex on the leadscrew is smaller, threaded holes in the jaws are 3/8" and not 5/8"). I need to get a bearing for the leadscrew. Can anyone say for sure who made this, or if it's even worth cleaning up? Thanks.

 

[rimcanyon]

Just mic the balls and replace them individually, assuming you have both thrust plates (I only see one in the photos).

 

[technocrat]

looks like vertex castings - taiwan

 

[SigurdACVW]

No, I only have what's in the pictures. No second thrust plate and no collar for on the outside of the vise body.

 

[Doozer]

looks like vertex castings - taiwan

I was going to say Auto-Well, also Taiwan.

But this thrust bearing thing....
Just measure the shaft and order a new one
from McMaster Carr or your local bearing place.
Ball or needle it does not matter.
I think the autoparts has the public programmed
to think you need a year make and model to
get parts for everything. It is just a thrust bearing
for a vise. Not a fuel injector for a Lexus.
It does not have to be EXACTLY the same in
order to perform it's function.

-Doozer

 

[SigurdACVW]

Thanks. What do I do for the collar on the outside of the vise? (By the wrench hex)

 

[gbent]

Make sure the missing race isn't jammed in the counterbore.