Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 8 of 8
-
5th August 2011, 06:57 AM #1
Restored engineering/drill press vice
(Not exactly woodwork, but it's something I use on a drill press when doing woodwork so I figure it kinda counts )
Dad's manky old vice needed some TLC so I thought I'd clean it up for him.
I left it in a bath of molasses/water rust removing solution for about a week then took to it with wire brushes to get all the crud out. He welds with it a lot so I thought I'd try a coat of hi-temp paint (which I baked on) but I don't think it's going to last long. Lastly I gave it a wee rub with some lanolin just for good measure as where he keeps it is partially exposed to the elements.
I also replaced a couple of missing/broken parts and fixed the problem of it only winding in one direction laterally.
-
5th August 2011 06:57 AM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Age
- 2010
- Posts
- Many
-
5th August 2011, 07:27 AM #2
-
5th August 2011, 09:53 AM #3
Looks like new
-
5th August 2011, 10:05 AM #4
Well done on the restore.
-
6th August 2011, 12:10 AM #5
You've done her proud! Looks like a very nice little piece of kit....
-
30th September 2011, 09:29 AM #6
well done, I love restoring old machinery & watching other so so.
My nephew is really good at it, something he learned from my brotherinlaw no doubt. He has restored stuff I don't thing he has ever used. He is really good at hand planes.
Well done.
SteveThe fact remains, that 97% of all statistics are made up, yet 87% of the population think they are real.
-
1st October 2011, 10:02 AM #7Skwair2rownd
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Location
- Dundowran Beach
- Age
- 76
- Posts
- 19,922
-
7th October 2011, 01:51 PM #8Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 63
Nice work!
Similar Threads
-
drill press vice woes
By Grahame Collins in forum METALWORK FORUMReplies: 9Last Post: 20th May 2011, 02:18 AM -
Pen Press and Vice
By Nai84 in forum WOODTURNING - PEN TURNINGReplies: 7Last Post: 12th December 2010, 05:24 PM -
Advice on drill press vice please?
By BoomerangInfo in forum WOODTURNING - PEN TURNINGReplies: 18Last Post: 20th May 2009, 08:54 PM -
drill press vice
By Redback in forum GENERAL & SMALL MACHINERYReplies: 9Last Post: 5th April 2005, 01:19 PM