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Post by oldgeek on Oct 16, 2020 6:30:38 GMT -5
She's a beauty!
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Post by jloi on Oct 16, 2020 11:45:40 GMT -5
thanks ,oldgeek
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 16, 2020 17:46:03 GMT -5
Nice job. Looks great now, and it should give years of service.
I want to do a refurbishment on an old vice. I have not got one in my shed. But would much rather have a good quality old one. Than cheap new version.
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Post by jloi on Oct 16, 2020 22:13:28 GMT -5
Thanks . I'm really pleased that it came out ok and I didn't have any kind of screwed up problems .
I didn't see any restoration vids until I was basically done with doin stuff to it . didn't occur to me to search for that specific thing . I was looking at bluing vids .
yes. when I beat too hard on my tiny harbor freight vise and cracked it I did a lot of research and read reviews and I swear the reviews painted a really pathetic picture of many vises - soft steel etc . . don't make em like they used to . I got really lucky with my neighbor selling me this one right after that .
the 2 freeze plugs came today- early. they're not gonna work . I'll have to call wilton tomorrow or Mon . and see if I can get oem dust cover .
the walls of the plug are thicker than the space it has to go into .I ground 1 down inside and out and tried to tap it in but no go ; so then I cut 6 relief cuts around the edge and bent them to make it a little smaller and diff angle but no way .
hope they have them and don't want like 30 bucks for one .
if I have to I'll just tape it . I got duck tape .
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Post by jloi on Oct 16, 2020 22:18:20 GMT -5
I been thinkin tho . it could be that the dust cover is supposed to go in the end of the bullet end - 1st .- before I install the barrel . before I take it all apart again I'll call wilton and ask . it's simple to get the barrel out but the little pins are too much trouble to do it without gaining anything .
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Post by jloi on Oct 20, 2020 19:06:14 GMT -5
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 20, 2020 23:20:34 GMT -5
A little fine hammer work to swage that down in there and smooth it out will make it OK. Maybe a little JB Weld, etc. Green paint will cover a multitude of sins.
It looks like the bolts used to fasten the vise down are too big or either the washers are too big to lay flat.
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Post by jloi on Oct 20, 2020 23:45:16 GMT -5
"A little fine hammer work"- hmmm, that gives me an idea . the holes in the vise base are 5/8" - so I bought 5/8" bolts . I haven't tightened down the nuts yet underneath. also I cut some silicone sheet rubber and put it under the washers - to protect my beautiful green paint .
maybe it'll look right when I tighten it all down- tomorrow - new pics
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 21, 2020 6:32:58 GMT -5
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Post by geoffh on Oct 21, 2020 9:02:38 GMT -5
I would wait till I had free and unhindered access to the larder,amongst those jars and cans there,s sure to be a cap that fits.
Geoff
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Post by jloi on Oct 21, 2020 10:28:12 GMT -5
thanks Geoff,
hmmm, wow , that's a pretty good idea . I was just on my way out to the garage to try to improve on yesterdays cap . I'm sure it would be a whole lot easier to use a lid and cut it down than to make another from scratch . that stainless is just a little thick; on the other hand it comes out sturdy .. I'll see what I can find for lids to cut down.it might even be worth buying a jar of chipped beef just for the lid .
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Post by jloi on Oct 21, 2020 15:14:42 GMT -5
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Post by jloi on Oct 21, 2020 17:08:14 GMT -5
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Post by jloi on Oct 21, 2020 17:14:54 GMT -5
ok, shit. rant against Google and Ama. - freakin searching sucks. I get everything but 1 11/16" od . spent 3 hrs . searching . - F it.
BUT- I found the solution right here in the garage. Mom has a like 7' COPPER PLATE and I have hole saws and my neighbors bench grinder; Ill use the clear weld epoxy to glue it to the outside perimeter of the bullet end . should have it done tonite . really appreciate everybodies input
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 21, 2020 18:07:06 GMT -5
It's always the last little details that are the hardest.
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I realised at the last second the Amazon grommets are the wrong size