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These guys could have probably made something of themselves if they had stuck with it.

The little vice in the foreground (2 1/4" jaw width) belonged to my local dentist. Interesting thing is the back jaw is the movable and the front is stationary. Is there a name for that configuration? And some advantage?

Even the large "Maxi" fuse I tried failed because of the contact heat. Original post...

Heh: what I see on that link looks like something about pigs having wings . . . I can't seem to make it display . . .

Ya know, when I think "Ducati", I hearken back to the most delicious . . . Common folk, like me. would like to think matters of "MotoGP" contribute to this sort of "trickle down" . . . Does it, still?

I admit that I monitor this thread, but have posted on it sparingly. Largely because I have about zero interest in this sort of sanctioned racing, across the board. Perhaps this comes from an early interest in, er, "unsanctioned" racing . . . It does seem that analogies to other kinds of motorsports, and motorsports history, are relevant to the topic. Carry on, carry on. My racers aren't the racers you are looking for . . .

I had a little chuckle when the shipper contacted me and said, "These suckers weigh fifty pounds !" It occurred to me that maybe I should have tried harder bidding on the lot of racing number plates, instead. It has been fun learning more about vices. I get the impression a "utility" vise is the kind of thing I see bolted to the bumper of a one ton truck. The condition of this one would be consistent with that sort of duty; "Weathered and well used." I don't suppose I can dishonor Dr. John by cleaning it and lubricating the mechanism. Not sure a repaint is in order, yet probably less than 10% of the original paint is intact. While waiting the three weeks to get eyes on them, I dreamed up a plan to laser engrave the front mandible with some proper homage . . .

I find it an absolute honor that you would give so much consideration to coming, @Admin Jaap! Perhaps for the Twenty-first . . . SSR XXI . . . Truly best regards, Jaap, from all of us. And thank you, again, for this delightful and important playground you have created for us!

I decided to just suck that up. Plus the "buyer's premium" and taxes. I've never done anything like this before. I went out on a limb because of the One-time Dr.John thing. Pretty interesting, now, to learn about "vises" and what I have have bolted to my benches . . .

Now back to our regularly scheduled program: SSR XX I will reach out to the new innkeeper at The Lodge at Tellico in a couple days (five weeks out) to ask about room availability. As always, thank you to those who are watching current, local road issues. Team SSR ! Get There. Bring Tools.

What do these differences mean, practically? > Utility vs Workshop > Exposed vs Covered screw?

I have just brought home a pair of vises from Dr. John Wittner's estate. R.I.P., our good man. Your legacy is in good hands here. Now, I am trying to figure out what I have, here. And the matter of vises, overall. The larger one (28 pounds!) is called a "utility vise" and has a substantial anvil section and "exposed screw." A Columbian C44, Cleveland, Ohio, that looks like it lived on the back bumper of the Wittner race van. (I wish!) The Craftsman is a more typical "workshop" vise with 3 5/8" jaws and "just" 16 pounds. Yes, the "shipping and handling" of the pieces (49 pounds) from Pennsylvania here to Tennessee was *substantial* !!

We could go live with this! SSR XX is just not that far from Marietta, Georgia, @emry ! Y'all come, now! Ya hear?

@Josh told me about the rebate. I never knew about that before. Coincidentally, the rebate was exactly my winning bid on the pair of bench vises from the Dr. John Wittner estate auction. Money well exchanged!

Good question @Speedfrog! I prefer the GT for the bit of extra mileage I get and especially how much wear is left once the tire first looks like it will need changed. This attribute is one reason I particularly like the Bridgestone over all the Pirelli. Seems at he point the Pirelli first looked impending, I had better get straight home! The Pirelli all seemed to go away quickly at the end. This current set to be mounted are "standard" as the front was not available to me in GT at the time of purchase. I also learned the GT is not made in the 160/60x17 that I prefer on my short RedFrame. This will be my sixth set of Bridgestone Battlax T3x on my Sport

Bridgestone T32

A "cut&paste" from 2022, with the dates changed to protect the innocent. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Let's get some housekeeping out of the way so we can have some fun . . . Weekend after US Labor Day (Sept. 6-8, 2024) Tellico Plains ,TN, USA > Get There. Bring Tools. < While many SpineRiders stay at The Lodge at Tellico, there are other places to stay or camp. It is far better to perform TechSessions in the garage at The Lodge rather than a pull-off on the Cherohala or some remote motorcycle shop down in Georgia. Prep well. "Bring Tools" . . . There is the whole "non-event", and "this ain't the rally you thought you were getting a T-shirt for" thing . . . "It's just an idea" To wit: This is not a rally, event, or function of V11LeMans.com. It is an idea about riding, or meeting interested people. It is an idea only. There is no plan, no registration, no stickers, T-shirts, merchandise, door prizes, meals, poker runs, routes, organization, or support. Just discussion and sharing. There is no affiliation or responsibility, expressed or implied, with or by V11Lemans.com, its owner(s), Administrators, moderators, members, pets, pocket mice, or any other entity. If being at The US Appalachian Divide in September feels like a good idea to you, look forward to sharing ideas. The idea of ideas has been around for a while. I do love George Bernard Shaw's take: "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."

Indeed, so!

To become the next V11 in the Steve S line? Would that be number twelve?

Here is one about weight distribution: And what it could take to get from 43% to 48% on the front:

When my won items arrive, I will start a new thread about them. And: no, I did not win the bid on either of those motorcycles. Oooh, but who did . . . .

Yeah, I don't want to be "that guy" (again). New tires are on deck.