Vise restoration

[murphy1244]

You should mount that vice in a corner so you can spin it 90 degrees. Also you may want to move the base so you can put a piece of steel in the jaws past the work top. Good job..

 

[sixdogs]

Well I do have too many to name but a few pending are to sand blast and paint a boat trailer (no it won't be orange) currently white but may switch to black.

A 3x4 welding table is also high on the list.

How bout yourself? Any projects dying for a coat of Kubota orange

For bigger projects that you don't want to sandblast you can scrub--degrease--with a brush and dishwashing soap and prime with Rustoleum Rusty Metal primer. Then paint with good paint and use a $39 (sale for $25) harbor Freight HVLP paintgun. Piece of cake and works great. Here;s a couple examples.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...building-harragator-spike-harrow-project.html

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/219879-scored-one-shank-ripper-subsoiler.html

I love restoring stuff and admire those--and you--that do. Were it my last day on earth, I might want to finsih a restoration project.
By the way--i might have the exact same vise you do. i'll check later.

 

[sixdogs]

UH oh...I think I have the same vise?
I'll have the boy drop it off later so you can get startedt. Same colors will be fine.

 

[ericher69]

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UH oh...I think I have the same vise?
I'll have the boy drop it off later so you can get startedt. Same colors will be fine.

Yeah should come out like new once blasted/primed/painted!

What's the reason that you are not using it?

I see the tag on the side "Olympia Tools"

Researched a little and this link is the answer

http://m.sears.com/productdetails.do?partNumber=00925054000P&sid=&psid=

Not a bad deal for $8 bucks and a little desire to make better than new!

 

[sixdogs]

Yeah should come out like new once blasted/primed/painted! Since you already know how, I'll drop it by.

What's the reason that you are not using it? Building new workbench for it. I have owned this for maybe 15 years and have seriously beat the tar out of it. And that was on a good day. Never broke it, though. Look close and you can see it's wispering "Uncle".

I see the tag on the side "Olympia Tools" yes it is.

Researched a little and this link is the answer Don't get too emotional...mine is an early Harbor Freight vise that is a faithful copy of a many hundred $$ vise.That Sears ad is likely a re-seller of merchandise and it is common for them to put an outrageous price on items. This has been discussed in the "Harbor Freight tools that don't suck " thread on TBN. It is a great and stout vise that is built like a tank and you will leave to your grandchildren. Write the date and sign your name on the bottom since that's how long it should last.

Not a bad deal for $8 bucks and a little desire to make better than new!

That is an exceptional price. I don't know why but sometimes vised go really cheap at auctions and sometimes really high. Must be Karma so keep it up.

 

[sdkubota]

I have the same vise...it is Chinese and I believe I bought it from Harbour Freight or Northern Tools fairly inexpensively.

 

[ericher69]

I have the same vise...it is Chinese and I believe I bought it from Harbour Freight or Northern Tools fairly inexpensively.

So what isn't at least partially Chinese today???

Glad my father found it for me, glad I restored/modified to Kubota orange. Should last a long time

 

[sixdogs]

Like I said in an earlier post that included photos, I have the same vise and have repeatedly wailed on it for more than 10 years with a 3 lb sledge with no ill effects. It's heavy, and mine isn't as pretty as yours but yours will likely outlive you. Nice paint job on yours.

 

[deepNdirt]

being the subject is revised Does anyone know much about the old black iron stump vise's I think is what they're called? could be ( Post Vise ) But in any case I have 2 of them, a small and large one, said to be very old,collectable and expensive, although I had one of these (smaller one) loaned to me about 30 years ago from a older gent who had it hand down to him from his dad, It was loaned to me until I could buy one of my own, The man pass away a few years later and I still have the vise, I ran accross another in a yard sale a couple years ago and bought it for 20.00 .... I have both mounted to my work benches,

 

[Ruark]

Joining in a little late here - I just ran across this thread - but I also have that exact same vise. It's pretty dirty; I need to clean it up and paint it. But it works fine. I want to make a little table with wheels for it.