The following pix are what was left of the front and rear jaws 

Taken: Mar 17, 2012

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Stupid repair number 1 

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Stupid repair number 2 

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What the vise pretty much looked like when I brought it home--not too pretty 

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As she is today--much better, I think 

Taken: Mar 17, 2012

Here she is in anvil mode. I just lay a piece of scrap I-beam on the notches, clamp it down, and presto--I've got a poor man's anvil. 

Taken: Mar 17, 2012

Yep, that's a true 14 inch opening. 

Taken: Mar 17, 2012

See, I didn't cheat and run the front jaw all the way out of the rear box. 

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Don't know if you can see it--the jaws are 8.5 inches wide 

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That's my size 12 foot. Wanted to give a sense of scale 

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Side shot, with flash 

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Same, no flash. See the shoulders I cut? All done by hand. Took me about a month. My neighbor thought I was nuts! I thought it was worth it. 

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And it's also portable!! If I need to go mobile, I load it on my trusty old refrigerator dolly and roll it anywhere it's needed. 

Taken: Mar 17, 2012