Anachronist58

This thread gets a lot of referrals, if you have not yet seen it!  Welcome,

Robert Taylor

Nice haul there BGD.

Congratulations, grandpa Les.  Health and happiness upon your family.

Good question indeed.  Are we comparing spec to spec?

On 2/2/2022 at 7:31 AM, ThomasPowers said:

(27 days, 19 work days to go!)

EeeeeeYoWWW!

D Harris,  You never know. I have plenty of those that are good for yard art.

Will have to drag out the 157 pounder, dated 1906. Not ready for this.

Blessings on those he left behind.

Robert Taylor

Hey, SLAG...

On 1/31/2022 at 4:49 PM, Will Brouwers said:

the spring doesn't even touch the other leg.

Mr. Will Brouwers, I concur with all of those who have chimed in here, and I have similar experience with post vise springs. Cold re-arc, do not expect the spring to do much more than to kick the jaw open. My spring has too much pressure at fully closed, and THAT annoys me.  Make sure that your bottom pivot on the movable jaw swings freely, as opposed to being stiff and gummy. Someone also mentioned that these vises are less than ideal at wide open:  Note that the bushing between the crank and the movable jaw is  Primitive, and time would be well spent in the study of it, because THAT is a significant limiting factor in the operation of these tools.  MINE is IDEAL at between zero and 1-¼" (4# hammer).  I can do a lot at 2-½" (2# hammer) after that, and from the beginning, it is the stationary jaw that we hammer against, by and large?

That is one good looking viSe, from where I sit. But the jaws and the krank handel tell the story, more pics?

Robert Taylor

Hey Blukoo, I am sure that is too much anvil for you, I will be glad to take the burden of it off of your back.  If you live in California, or Arizona, USA, I will be glad to pick it up, no charge.

Welcome to the Forum.  If you put your general location in your profile, you might be less likely to be scammed by California krackpots, like me. ANVIL VERY PRETTY!

Robert Taylor

Still loving these split nuts, they are fun...

Robert Taylor

I am hoping that van der steeg retains his health, and follows his brightest stars...

Regards, Robert Taylor

1 hour ago, JHCC said:

Speaking from personal experience,

Yeouch, methinks!

3 hours ago, Daswulf said:

I asked because I like the simplicity of the design.

Ha ha!

8 hours ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said:

But I bought it anyways,

TW, one well woven tale once again!  Feisty coals coalescing with more favorably sticky coals can make a a fine medium.  I am inclined to combine carbons for the sake of conbinative conviviality.  

I must add to the enthusiasm of others in regard to the utility and simplicity of that 20# stomp hammer.

In the meantime, this followed me home today, at $10, with more to follow tomorrow...

Robert Taylor

5 hours ago, Randy Griffin said:

I been sharpening knives all my life

I have nothing against diamond, has been my primary abrasive for the whole of my Aerospace career...

Robert Taylor

Oh, the romance of hones and stones! 

If one 'googles' 'choosing a sharpening stone Norton Abrasives', you will be treated to a nice overview...

Carborundum is an old name for Silicon Carbide. Norton Abrasives sells their SC stones under the name, 'Crystolon'. I have one of their 2 x 6 combination stones, very nice.  I like Arkansas, I will defer to Iron Dragon for those, except to say that they sure can deliver an ultra smooth finish. I have lots of India stones (Aluminum oxide), in numerous shapes, which I use for roughing and finishing on High Speed Steel cutting tools. Also have a combo 2 x 6, love it. I could go on... the big box hdwr stores usually have something on the shelf.  If you can not wait for the garage sale season, I myself would be checking out a small local mom 'n pop hardware store for new old stock! Hope you find a good one.

Randy Griffin, one thing I have found with diamond stones, is that they can be of highly variable quality.  I have some China made diamonds that have given good service for decades, while others are throw-aways.  Check customer reviews....

Robert Taylor

And yes, SHC. One thing about diamonds, is that soft metals tend dig the bonding metal away, and thus makes the diamonds fall out.

I have used DMT, like it.  EZ Lap, not so much.

Tantalizing....

As I struggle to stay above the water of various Maladies, this press has been a way forward through my rubbishiest moments.  Pictured is a return spring a bit like the one I will deploy for some of my favorite thump-a-thump operations, such as earlier pictured two bit flower, which I can still do if I can make it downstairs.  The point of this post is not the disability, but rather, the Possibility! Keep swinging at 'em, Brothers and Sisters!

Robert Taylor

dwight55, thank you for your several kinds of Service, and Welcome to the Forum...

Robert Taylor

All our best to the new venture!

Robert and Sheila Taylor

These days, a four pound cross peen is all I can swing one handed, and it does not addle my 157# Soderfors.  I can move metal faster with a lighter hammer.  That is all I have for now...

Robert Taylor

Very nice!

Robert Taylor

On 1/13/2022 at 3:21 PM, SHC said:

Thomas, when I was in it didn’t go to full court martial if you got hurt doing something stupid.

When I was in, you had best report in, even if you were dead. I was a paralegal, and I reported in 'dead' to CQ one morning.  Waxed and buffed Battalion HQ that day...

Robert Taylor

On 1/14/2022 at 9:35 AM, SLAG said:

In my experience, creativity was avoided at all costs and I.Q. was severely rationed, in the military.

That is what it was all about...

On 1/14/2022 at 10:23 AM, JHCC said:

Cousin Eugene's citation

Awesome.

27"x48"x1"  about 367 pounds: Levers, scrapped gas cylinders for rollers, come-a-long, even used my truck when I got it to a clear path.

Just another day!

15 hours ago, lary said:

therapy

I see the whole shebang in that one.

In these images, this is where we transition from majority steam water, to the flammable volatiles.  When the Missus calls time, I just shut the whole thing down.  Green woods will be water free when I unload. There is a lot going on when the volatiles become sufficiently dewatered: One of my favorite threads...

Robert Taylor

2 hours ago, Steve Sells said:

Get rid of that cobbled up furnace breaker, get a real 2 pole.

Steve, who happens to be a Master Electrician for 34 years IBEW 305

Thanks for that, Steve. I was going to do something like that, bought two SP 30A breakers because two poles were out of stock.  Started reading up on it, and concluded that I could get some electrician killed. That project got put on hold. gambling with my own life is bad enough...

Robert Taylor

There is reason why Electricians are Professionals - electricity is not a toy.

Thank you for your service, Marine!

I hope my two Soderfors do not catch me oggling this beauty, can not help it. Stunning good looks!

Robert Taylor

On 7/19/2021 at 6:51 PM, C-1ToolSteel said:

 1095 and canvas micarta.

That is a beauty!

Robert Taylor

2 hours ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said:

Scott, Your carburetor is gummed up,

My uncle cleaned a plugged jet in my dads genset carb, After three of us pulled our shoulders out.  Started right up. Mine has electric start.  Glad to see you guys getn er done!

Purple Bullet, I see that you show little resistance to dating yourself...

Yes Scott, DCEP...

Here is my weld in the only form you will see it on this forum.  Not only is standing and walking more challenging these days, BUT, I will need to cut my electrodes in half, to control my newly acquired excessive whip tremors...

The shorter the electrode gets, the better my welds... oh for days of yore...