Emmert U6 Gloat

[Bill Czygan]

Finally!

I have an Emmert U6...

Wanted one for a long time.

Got it with the 4x8 table for $325

Complete with proper mounting hardware and no damage.

Can't believe it.

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[Bruce Page]

Heck of a good deal, congrats!

Welcome to the Creek

[Van Huskey]

First, welcome to the Creek, took you long enough to post! But it was long enough to know pictures are required to get your:

YOU SUCK! Great find.

[Jerry Hillenburg]

Bill, you stole it. I wished I had that workbench top.

Can I gloat with you? I purchased 4 Emmerts just like the one in my pictures 20 years ago for $200 each with tables. Over time I sold 3 of them for $650 each for a profit of $1150 PLUS the one I kept. One of my better finds. Best vice ever. i have used it almost daily since the day I bought it.

[joe milana]

Damn....this whole THREAD sucks!:D

[Bill Czygan]

The seller didn't know what kind of vise it was. He was just selling tables with and without vises. But as soon as he sent me a photo I knew what it was. After we made the deal he got a bunch of other requests for the bench and vise from others who knew what it was. Now he knows that he under priced it. Benches came out of a voc/tech school. The benches without vises were set up for Emmerts too. Wonder where they went? Shows there are still Emmerts coming out of places and into the marketplace.

[Todd Burch]

Congrats!!! Welcome to the creek. You suck!

Todd

P.S. I have 3 Emmerts I bought in a single estate sale. Paid $1500 for the whole estate - guy wouldn't sell anything individually. Haven't made the benches yet. I probably got $1500 worth of files and rasps in that deal.

[Larry Fox]

Nice score, you will love that vise. I have a turtle back and one like yours on my bench and absolutely love them - so versatile.

[Jim Matthews]

Awesome vise - PITA to walk around. Mine was so heavy it put a camelback bend on my first bench top.
I solved the projection problem by mounting it on the opposite corner from my leg vise.

They call it a leg vise, because that's what it bangs into...

[Jim Matthews]

The seller didn't know what kind of vise it was. He was just selling tables with and without vises. But as soon as he sent me a photo I knew what it was. After we made the deal he got a bunch of other requests for the bench and vise from others who knew what it was. Now he knows that he under priced it. Benches came out of a voc/tech school. The benches without vises were set up for Emmerts too. Wonder where they went? Shows there are still Emmerts coming out of places and into the marketplace.

I doubt that. There are lots of these still for sale at higher asking prices. People offering big bucks back out when they discover shipping costs for old arn. You got a good deal, and the seller got his price.
Nobody left holding a bag of skittles on this one...

[Bill Czygan]

Paid for it and got it home. Will tell that tale later. It is even more impressive a vise in person. Twirled and positioned it to see how it operates. Very cool. Had to load with a forklift. Took apart the table and removed the vise for storage at home. Here's a photo after I took apart the bench and removed the vise for storage.
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[Jeff Duncan]

Paid for it and got it home. Will tell that tale later. It is even more impressive a vise in person. Twirled and positioned it to see how it operates. Very cool. Had to load with a forklift. Took apart the table and removed the vise for storage at home. Here's a photo after I took apart the bench and removed the vise for storage.
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You mean usage right.....removed the vise for usage??? I sure hope your going to use that vise and not store it on a shelf somewhere. None of my business of course, but those are great vises and should be put to use making stuff. I was lucky enough to get mine for next to nothing....it'll make you happy every time you use it;)

good luck,
JeffD

[brian c miller]

I got mine (turtle back) mounted to an old Hammer & Schlemmer bench (nive wooden tail vise) all for less than 400, maybe 350... It's served me well.