Hi Lee. I wouldn't go too mad on the resto of this vice. Whenever you see these in their working environment they are covered in black coal dust or rusty.
I need to find someone in my area to make these parts for me ! I can make the rest of the parts miss on my Columbia hardware Company post leg vise. Thank You ! Lee for sharing!! Great work! Sir!!
Uh oh.... that thrust collar is NOT supposed to be flat. Because the outer jaw pivots and locks down at a variety of angles (never at 90deg) these vises used a cupped or a semi-spherical collar.... sometimes even a pair of nested collars. Having that additional play allowed the thrust collar to maintain contact with the entire shoulder of the threaded vise screw. With a flat collar only the top of the screw's shoulder contacts the outer vice jaw. Nice video, though, and you can always add the semi-spherical profile later on.
That is an odd thread, isn't it - it will be cool to see once you have it working again. Are you planning to do some accelerated rusting on the new parts to thry matching the finish on the original pieces? That would make it look very authentic yet functional.
Neat way to do a thin large stock. I’ve done that myself several times. I would advise you the next time you do this, get your center bore, then find the distance from the bore to the flat, transfer that to the corner mark it, then saw the corners off like a stop sign. Saves a lot of turning.
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Haven't seen a leg vise in use since I left home 50 years ago. Don't know what happened to it, nor any of my Dad's other tools. Kind of wish that things had worked out differently. So it goes .... Look forward to your series. Thx.
Mr. Lee, it appears that some over zealous person tightened that vice down with a cheater bar on the handle at some point in time, this caused the handle to bend and maybe for it to have broken those threads out. I am not sure if you have noticed, but it also bent the movable jaw of the vice right below the screw and up into the part above the screw; if you look closely, the movable jaw is skewed a bit with the top of the jaw sticking out farther than the bottom- hmm, the bottom of that jaw might touch the other jaw before the top of it does. This isn't the worst one I have seen but it is there just a bit. You can fix it with a torch and press, or smith it back out, or you can leave it.
Hey Lee- I'm working on a surface grinder feed based on your idea. In that video you said you were going to cover the controller for the motor but I didn't see that part- did you miss it or did I? Thanks! Also - do you think a windshield wiper motor would be too weak?
At long last! Someone who doesn't use an angle grinder for "restoration?" work! Thank you, Thank you. Thank you! The only, ONLY thing I would have done differently is to knock the corners off of that square plate with a band saw. Saves on the carbide inserts. Jon P.S: for the non-believers: viCe - drinking, smoking, gambling, running with loose women - the opposite of virtue. viSe - the thing that attaches to your work bench to hold other things.
Make a round piece from a square piece. Pity that somewheres in the world some bugger didn't make round stuff, to make other round stuff from. Sorry, all the round stuff is being made into square stuff. Yeah. I know. Bit of scrap..........?
Hi Lee. I wouldn't go too mad on the resto of this vice. Whenever you see these in their working environment they are covered in black coal dust or rusty.
I need to find someone in my area to make these parts for me ! I can make the rest of the parts miss on my Columbia hardware Company post leg vise. Thank You ! Lee for sharing!! Great work! Sir!!
Uh oh.... that thrust collar is NOT supposed to be flat. Because the outer jaw pivots and locks down at a variety of angles (never at 90deg) these vises used a cupped or a semi-spherical collar.... sometimes even a pair of nested collars. Having that additional play allowed the thrust collar to maintain contact with the entire shoulder of the threaded vise screw. With a flat collar only the top of the screw's shoulder contacts the outer vice jaw.
Nice video, though, and you can always add the semi-spherical profile later on.
Lee I can't wait for this series it's going to be a great one we'll say a prayer for your friend
Looks like a great project Lee. I am anxiously awaiting your fabrication of the return spring.
Liking the fixes so far. Thanks for sharing.
That is an odd thread, isn't it - it will be cool to see once you have it working again. Are you planning to do some accelerated rusting on the new parts to thry matching the finish on the original pieces? That would make it look very authentic yet functional.
Cool work 👍👏
Nice project. I'd be tempted to try a thin brass shim/washer in there. It would preferentially wear, rather than be steel on steel.
That's what I was also thinking.
Nice work! Looking good so far!
I have one of these to restore so I'm glad to see this video
Best wishes for your friend Rex..
Neat way to do a thin large stock. I’ve done that myself several times. I would advise you the next time you do this, get your center bore, then find the distance from the bore to the flat, transfer that to the corner mark it, then saw the corners off like a stop sign. Saves a lot of turning.
dont know if you guys cares but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times then you can stream pretty much all of the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. Been binge watching with my gf these days :)
@Finnley Deacon definitely, have been using instaflixxer for months myself =)
Haven't seen a leg vise in use since I left home 50 years ago. Don't know what happened to it, nor any of my Dad's other tools. Kind of wish that things had worked out differently. So it goes ....
Look forward to your series. Thx.
why didn't you remove the bulk of the square piece's corners with a saw? or with a rotary table in the mill?
Mr. Lee, it appears that some over zealous person tightened that vice down with a cheater bar on the handle at some point in time, this caused the handle to bend and maybe for it to have broken those threads out. I am not sure if you have noticed, but it also bent the movable jaw of the vice right below the screw and up into the part above the screw; if you look closely, the movable jaw is skewed a bit with the top of the jaw sticking out farther than the bottom- hmm, the bottom of that jaw might touch the other jaw before the top of it does. This isn't the worst one I have seen but it is there just a bit. You can fix it with a torch and press, or smith it back out, or you can leave it.
G’day Lee, I was wondering when that insert would fail, you gave it a hiding turning that square. Thanks for sharing, cheers.
Peter
Hey Lee- I'm working on a surface grinder feed based on your idea. In that video you said you were going to cover the controller for the motor but I didn't see that part- did you miss it or did I? Thanks! Also - do you think a windshield wiper motor would be too weak?
Great video!
enjoyed as always
At long last! Someone who doesn't use an angle grinder for "restoration?" work! Thank you, Thank you. Thank you! The only, ONLY thing I would have done differently is to knock the corners off of that square plate with a band saw. Saves on the carbide inserts. Jon P.S: for the non-believers: viCe - drinking, smoking, gambling, running with loose women - the opposite of virtue. viSe - the thing that attaches to your work bench to hold other things.
YOU CAN GET A REPLACEMENT SCREW OR NUT FROM McMASTER CARR, SOUNDS LIKE YOU FOUND MOST ALL THE EXPERTS FOR THIS HERE
Make a round piece from a square piece. Pity that somewheres in the world some bugger didn't make round stuff, to make other round stuff from. Sorry, all the round stuff is being made into square stuff. Yeah. I know. Bit of scrap..........?
Why in the world would you need to turn that raw stock between centers? It’s only a vice for God’s sake!