What a beautiful restoration!

   / What a beautiful restoration! #11  
It is where I got mine too!
I picked mine up off the side of the road. It needed a lot of penetrating oil to get it working.
 
   / What a beautiful restoration! #12  
That guy is very talented and has the patience of Job! Way to go.
 
   / What a beautiful restoration! #13  
I marvel some peoples' patience. This guy is obviously adept but I'm wondering why he is using WD-40 as a break free instead of the more viable products such as Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster.
There is a rubber roller used to paint raised lettering. One pass and he would have been done with all the lettering. He seems to have everything else though.

Thanks James. Thoroughly enjoyable.
 
   / What a beautiful restoration! #14  
I marvel some peoples' patience. This guy is obviously adept but I'm wondering why he is using WD-40 as a break free instead of the more viable products such as Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster.
There is a rubber roller used to paint raised lettering. One pass and he would have been done with all the lettering. He seems to have everything else though.

Thanks James. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Use "Kroil".... For freeing up rusted parts, it is far superior to either Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster.
 
   / What a beautiful restoration! #15  
Wow just awesome. Thanks for sharing!
 
   / What a beautiful restoration! #16  
Yep and other things too like the rotor screws on a Honda. I don't use it often but glad it's there when I need it. I think mine is a Craftsman.

I use a cordless impact driver with a #3 phillips bit. It HAS to be #3, as if you try the much more common #2, you will strip the head instantly. Apply some good force pushing into the screw until it breaks loose or you can still strip it.

Beautiful work, but to me that is just nutz to go that far for a vise that you will ding up in the first use... To each his own...
 
   / What a beautiful restoration! #17  
I should hope we would consider that restored vice as art. Can you just imagine the value of that vice based solely upon the amount of time this fellow spent in the restoration.

He HAS talent and a whole lot of patience. He and what he is doing goes directly counter to todays technology. Today it's - chuck it and buy a new one.
 
   / What a beautiful restoration!
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I should hope we would consider that restored vice as art. Can you just imagine the value of that vice based solely upon the amount of time this fellow spent in the restoration.

He HAS talent and a whole lot of patience. He and what he is doing goes directly counter to todays technology. Today it's - chuck it and buy a new one.

It was nice to watch. I was amazed to see the transformation from junk to object of beauty. And fully functional. Hey some people have talent for fixing things and even making them better than new. Some people have talent for tearing things up. Even durable things like anvils and vises. :)
 

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