Satori Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Thanks Paul. As with firearms, I like to get tools that my great great grandkids will be able to enjoy after I’m long in the dirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Satori; any markings on the postvise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just a “2” under the mounting bracket I’m gonna keep looking for some. After a quick wire wheel brush and rust removal it appears that someone had painted it blue a while back. I’m assuming that there are markings buried under that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Went to work today and was standing there talking the 1st shift guys when one comes to me and says "go look in your truck." So out i go. She's a little beat up, especially that jaw that is missing, rusty and dirty, but the screw looks good and it moves smooth. For the price, free, a pretty good score i think. I am thinking a good candidate for electrolysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Excellent! Having restored a similar vise myself, I would definitely recommend electrolysis; just disassemble it as much as possible first. Those are some great co-workers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Truly a score that "rocks"! Note that if the bolt holes for the missing jaw are too damaged it may be faster and easier to drill and tap new ones and make a jaw insert to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 By the way, I've been trying to think of a joke to make about this vise, but I just can't come up with a good Rock Island line. Maybe if I had some pig iron.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 As First Mate Igor said: "There Rock, There Island!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I had a hunch you'd say something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Which side are you on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I am not altogether on anybody’s side, because nobody is altogether on my side, if you understand me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Just wait till you get Treed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 They'll have to beard me in my den first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Summon the entomologist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Or the gastroenterologist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 You can always recognize a gastropodenterologist by the smell of garlic and butter around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalebar Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 At lot of industrial history round here. Now and then I find a bit of slag worth cutting and polishing. Never found one this clear before. Reckon I can get two stones out of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I'd like to see one of those cut and polished. What is the slag from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalebar Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 11:05 PM, Gazz said: I'd like to see one of those cut and polished. What is the slag from? There were lot of foundries round here (Birmingham) so I'd guess iron/steel production, it got used for building and roads round here, this bit came from an 'outcrop' on the river bank, most I find in the road. I'd have cut it this weekend but it was hot and my workshop is a metal box with a glass roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 One thing that did NOT follow me home -- nor did I want it to -- was the cast iron bathtub my coworker had removed from her house as part of a bathroom renovation. I will say, however, that I did appreciated her thinking of me and offering the chance to pick it up before it went in the trash. (I appreciate even more that she didn't assume that I WOULD want it and dropping it off in my driveway without notice!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I've been working on a "reverse it followed me home". I'm wanting to clear up the shop so I can start using POWER TOOLS again; So a lot of "neat stuff" is hopefully going to the next NMABA meeting to be passed to someone who needs it or will hoard it them selves: 3 post drills (1 hand crank the other two large ones that were powered.) Two large grinders designed to run off of flat belts--one had a 4" wide wheel on it. A bunch of Soldering coppers and a charcoal furnace for them. I spent a lot of my holiday weekend getting stuff piled up by the 10' roll up door for loading. Now to get the electric inspected and the trench closed so I can get my pickup IN to load them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Another eBay purchase arrived in today’s mail. Not a book, this time, but a lightly used (nearly new, really) Drill Doctor model 700. I anticipate having much sharper drills in the near future — split points, too! (Not bad for under $50.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 That is a good deal John, congrats! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amze Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 So up the road from my place, old farmer has had this forge blower sitting by his doorstep. Every time I drive by, I can’t help but stare. You just don’t see many, at least up here, with their original stand. Well today he just happened to be outside and I figured I would “Give it the Wayne Gretzky” and shoot a shot. I asked him if he would ever sell it, he said “well everything is for sale”. Well sir, I have $72 in my pocket! “$100 and it’s yours” he says. Short trip to the ATM later, this Western Chief followed me home. Everything seems to be fully functional, it has two hairline cracks, but they seem to be no problem. Turns clean, pushes tons of air. Looks like a little cleaning, some fresh oil, and a little handle repair will get this old girl spinning like new again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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