Pro-painter tip: especially when working from rattle-cans, the next coat should always be applied BEFORE the last coat has completely dried for the best bonding between coats...this effectively makes one stronger, thicker coat instead of layers of paint. Paint should appear dry to the eye before the next coat. It is still wet and accepting of the bond of the newly-sprayed layer. Cheers.
If they miss the window you are talking about the paint could alligator. Shooting a coat too late will cause problems. I was shooting an old tool box. Primer went on no problem. Shot a coat of paint and let it dry over night thinking that was the thing to do. Shot another coat and instantly alligatored. Chalked it up to contamination on the surface. Prepped it again afte repeating this with same issues I decided to read the can. If you do not apply another coat within 2 hours then you have to wait 48 hours. So not only does it increase the bond but also avoids other issues. Your point is crucial with rattle cans. When gassing off it forces its way through .
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
Interesting comments regarding your commentary. I generally prefer no commentary and was a bit disappointed at the beginning but soon changed my mind totally. I was very pleased to hear you explain what you were doing and why you were doing it. And without extraneous waffle, too. I'm not likely to restore anything like that but I'm glad I know something of what to do. Just in case. And the vice (as we spell it over here) turned out beautifully. You have every reason to be proud of what you've done and pleased with the result. Now I'm off to check out your other vids. Cheers!
Great job! I’m from Meriden, CT. Every guy in the area who likes to work with his hands wants a Charles Parker vice on his work bench. They’re hard to find these days.
Great restoration, beautifully done. It's clear from the outset that you know what you're doing. It's good to see you setting a good example to other restorers by wear safety glasses and gloves. Great work!
Young man, I have to say thank you. You have inspired me to get into metal working. And since I’m now retired, I watch all your videos. Please keep them coming. And again, thanks.
Beautiful refurbishment! With the wood jaws, you could have sand cast brass jaws from old plumbing fittings or cartridge cases rather than machine away your expensive brass barstock. I'm set up for casting, not machining, so my mind went that way as soon as I saw your wooden forms. And, an adjustable box wrench will grab that bottom bolt very efficiently. I'm restoring a Parker #435, and the adjustable box wrench has been super handy.
I just restored this same vise. Mine had a couple of broken parts that I repaired with silicon bronze brazing rod and a tig torch. I used a thrust bearing behind the screw handle which helps it operate a little smoother. It's a great old vise, well worth the effort. Great job on your vise.
Wow. Hell of a restoration. I actually like that you cut and ground the brass to match the vice rather than taking a bunch of material off of the vice. Very well done. 👍
Beautiful job! Great, informative video. I have the same vise, found it at a flea market years ago. Fortunately mine wasn’t as badly abused-just took it apart, degreased it, wirewheeled all the old paint off, masked and painted it with Rustoleum, then greased and reassembled it. I didn’t have to mess with the soft jaws. It’s given me great service ever since. It’s a beast!
Thank you for making restoration videos with commentary! You are a very rare breed on UA-cam. 99% of restoration channels are silent and I hate it. Thanks !
It has been a year since you posted the video so you likely won't see this. You made life SO much harder on yourself. You have a mill, you used it to rough the jaws, why didn't you use the mill to clean up the vise jaw locating surfaces themselves??? Starting from a good surface rather than a hand ground surface would have been so much faster and better in the end. To square the faces, a block of wood between the ram and base but under the jaws would have torqued the vise into alignment and mill the jaws square to themselves. I have an old Parker about twice the size of yours and one of the origional jaws was welded in. It was not worth the trouble to take it off just to reinstall it with pins. I simply squared as I said here and it has worked perfectly ever since.
Congratulations. I admire your patience and attention to detail. Some good advice here; some unnecessary criticism. Keep it all in perspective. At the end of the day, you've got a nice new addition to your workshop. May it serve you well, and your sons to come. You've just brought something back to life that your grandsons will thank you for.
I recently restored an old vise and used the same hammered paint. Great job on the restore. I additionally applied a coat of clear gloss over every painted surface to give my lettering additional durability as well as make cleanup a little easier.
That was an awesome rebuild. I liked the way you explained your mistake. Nobody is perfect. And I like when a person is honest about their work. Thanks!
When my wife went to work for MSC 10+ years ago, I spent a lot of time in their 'Big Book' catalog, learning about tools, etc. What I discovered was the more expensive vises use a Torrington bearing instead of a brass washer, (or nothing), between the front half of the vise and the collar on the handle. I went out to the shop, tore apart all the vises I have, from a cheap Japanese, (when Japanese stuff was like Chinese is, now), to the best vise I own. None of them had bearings, some had washers, others, nothing. I measured them all, and ordered Torringtons for all. It cost be less than $10 for the bearings, a cheap experiment. I got good return on THAT $10. Now, when I tighten the vise, it's tight, and stays tight. Never have to hit the handle to tighten it, or loosen it. It makes a world of difference. Give it a try. It even turned that POS old Japanese vise into something usable, and it is now mounted on a bench, instead of taking up storage space.
Nice job. I’ve got over 100 vises and Parker’s are one of my favorites. From a salesman sample (with a wrench) to the double swivel, they’re quality vises. The vises made today don’t compare
Hallo Dave I am impressed that you own a 100 vises! Speaking about quality.... I have got two Leinen vises, I think they are top. Mine are about 90 years old, the biggest is 6 inches and weighs 64 kilogram, it is a beast!
Amazing. I love to see old tools revived to usefulness. Thanks for sharing. I have my Dad's old vise . Date it was made is unknown. He bought it when he was a young man at the local hardware store. I am sure it is nearing 75 to 100 years old. Erie Tool Works Erie Pa Superior No 44 with 4" jaws I beat the hell out of it and still do. I put one small chip in the steel jaw. Still it works great. I don't know how anyone with a home shop could get along without a good vise?
I really like the artIstic approach in your metal work and fab. Doing things by eye and not exact science on expensive machinery. Very cool. Great results.
You really dodged a bullet on swapping the A and B soft jaws. Sometimes the restoration spirits smile on us (and sometimes not). I would love to have that vise in my shop. It's a beautifully built Classic! Well done Craftsman!
Recovered a 8” Colombian vice that had been in the Pacific Ocean for several years after the El Niño storms of 82/83 destroyed the Santa Monica pier. The rust wasn’t too bad but the vice was frozen up and full of marine tube worms, a calcium deposit. Went straight to the rosebud tip on my acetylene torch and it didn’t take as long as you depict in the video. It cleaned up nicely and I use it all the time. The jaw faces were not damaged for some reason. Perhaps because it was partially buried in the sand.
Very nice man, my boss bought a larin vice with a built in anvil spot about 15 years ago, I broke it out the box yesterday, had some rust on it but was never used, I fixed the rust put some grease on it its awesome.
I’ve got a 1950’s WILTON (very large) that was my grandfathers and I’m gonna restore it this winter as a little weekend project, this was very informative and urges me to start it soon!
do you want another vice resto project? I just bought two vintage vices in good working condition but would definitely for my adult kids as a vice is a mandatory tool in any garage! Nice job on the restoration!
That turned out so good. Love it. I plan to restore my Dad's vise one of these days. Works fine still but could look much better with this type of resto.
Great restoration, I do a lot of vise resto's. I had a Chase Parker like that missing the Jaws, luckily not welded up like yours. I took mine put the whole vise on the mill and milled the angle off. As it's wasn't going to be a restoration it was going to be a usable Vise and made steel and copper Jaws for it. Then we use tapered pins to put them on.
If this was Tinder, you would have gotten a super like👍👏✊✌. Aside from the functional stuff, the brass and the gold paint gave it an awesome look. Im not a fan of gold on anything but this was spot on. Very well done!
Getting “ Porcupined” is the term I use to describe getting the “Quills“ from the wire wheel! Not as much fun as the “Fire dance” when you get hot welding spatter down into your Boot, Shirt or Hair!
Hopefully in about 100 years when you are gone, whoever ends up with this vice will be able to watch this video as they repair whatever you wear out or damage during your lifetime of putting it to good use... Great job man!
yer gotta say was well worth your efforts, the brass I thought was odd to begin with but after seeing it finished, A+ These old tools always come up awesome, built to last and be fixed.
Thank you for giving me some insight on what the chase parkers look like on the inside, I have a 250'300 pound duder on my one of my benches right now thats getting a little wobbly so this day is coming up shortly, ty for the good content
Nice work, the vice looks awesome. Veteran metal workers only use a cut off grinder without a guard until they get bit by one. If you're lucky enough to not be missing any body parts... the guard goes on for cutting wheels after that. At the very least, if you must, don't do it bare handed. Full leather welding gloves at a minimum are mandatory. Take it from me... took me right to the bone fast enough to splatter blood on my face. only 10 stitches, but I was lucky. Not a mistake I intend to repeat.
Make Everything What a great restoration. I love old tools, machinery, vices etc. This one is a real beauty. You did a awesome job. Thanks for sharing mate.
Now that was impressive. Even your drilling "mistake" was awesome.. Love seeing old artifacts going back into production. Thumbs up and subscription sir!
Great job, as I enjoyed watching your restoration! Not being a Machinist, I found your narration helpful in understanding your thought process when refurbishing that vise. It's nice to see someone's approach when taking on a project that has some challenges. Not being as skilled, I'll just have to stick with knocking off some rust with a wire brush and touching up my old Craftsman vise with red paint! :-)
i've been binge watching vise restoration videos, i'm an expert on various types of vises and now know the best methods for restoring a wilton 1765 6 1/2" jaw vise
Well done. 'Never thought I'd spend 25 minutes looking at cleaning up an old vice. You did an amazing job & I can see why you put all the effort in. A real classic.
Very nice restoration!! I restore vise as well for my hobby. Making those jaws for that old Parker was amazing! Excellent job. Great explanation and video. Keep up the great work!
That is definitely one great restoration well done you definitely need to give yourself a pat on the back thanks for doing that vice for me mate can't wait for it to turn up so i can start using it.
Man, you did a bunch of work on that, nicely done. Considering that you started with a vice with one jaw welded rebar (OMG!) you did fine. Those angled jaws definitely made life difficult.
Beautiful job! I recently restored my Parker 954 that, thank God, had good, re-usable jaws. Tip: I blued the handle with Birchwood-Casey super blue (intended for gun parts) Very easy to do, good looking and durable. I agree that painting it would be a mistake. Thanks for the video.
You sure you're not a time traveler from another Era; perhaps beyond the mid 1900's ; when quality and attention to detail was paramount? Extremely nice work!
a vise is like a table, in the content that a table is essential to a home, a shop/work place is home when your vise is in place awaiting the next project...
Man! That out Beautiful!!!! Incredible job bro. I Love it, and also love the fact that its not just for Looks! Its actually going to do what its intended to do. Thanks for sharing man, have a great Day.
Pro-painter tip: especially when working from rattle-cans, the next coat should always be applied BEFORE the last coat has completely dried for the best bonding between coats...this effectively makes one stronger, thicker coat instead of layers of paint. Paint should appear dry to the eye before the next coat. It is still wet and accepting of the bond of the newly-sprayed layer. Cheers.
If they miss the window you are talking about the paint could alligator. Shooting a coat too late will cause problems. I was shooting an old tool box. Primer went on no problem. Shot a coat of paint and let it dry over night thinking that was the thing to do. Shot another coat and instantly alligatored. Chalked it up to contamination on the surface. Prepped it again afte repeating this with same issues I decided to read the can. If you do not apply another coat within 2 hours then you have to wait 48 hours. So not only does it increase the bond but also avoids other issues. Your point is crucial with rattle cans. When gassing off it forces its way through .
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
Interesting comments regarding your commentary. I generally prefer no commentary and was a bit disappointed at the beginning but soon changed my mind totally. I was very pleased to hear you explain what you were doing and why you were doing it. And without extraneous waffle, too. I'm not likely to restore anything like that but I'm glad I know something of what to do. Just in case. And the vice (as we spell it over here) turned out beautifully. You have every reason to be proud of what you've done and pleased with the result. Now I'm off to check out your other vids. Cheers!
Great job! I’m from Meriden, CT. Every guy in the area who likes to work with his hands wants a Charles Parker vice on his work bench. They’re hard to find these days.
Great restoration, beautifully done. It's clear from the outset that you know what you're doing. It's good to see you setting a good example to other restorers by wear safety glasses and gloves. Great work!
Young man, I have to say thank you. You have inspired me to get into metal working. And since I’m now retired, I watch all your videos. Please keep them coming. And again, thanks.
Nice work! Love the VO narration instead of trying to hear narration during the actual recording.
Beautiful refurbishment! With the wood jaws, you could have sand cast brass jaws from old plumbing fittings or cartridge cases rather than machine away your expensive brass barstock. I'm set up for casting, not machining, so my mind went that way as soon as I saw your wooden forms. And, an adjustable box wrench will grab that bottom bolt very efficiently. I'm restoring a Parker #435, and the adjustable box wrench has been super handy.
That is a great color. I just used it on a Wilton after watching. It’s a deep oily gunmetal/black/grey. Glad I used it.
Very awesome to find a renovation video serving as tutorial with commentaries. Thank you! Very helpful! 👍👏
I just restored this same vise. Mine had a couple of broken parts that I repaired with silicon bronze brazing rod and a tig torch. I used a thrust bearing behind the screw handle which helps it operate a little smoother. It's a great old vise, well worth the effort. Great job on your vise.
Wow. Hell of a restoration. I actually like that you cut and ground the brass to match the vice rather than taking a bunch of material off of the vice. Very well done. 👍
Beautiful job! Great, informative video. I have the same vise, found it at a flea market years ago. Fortunately mine wasn’t as badly abused-just took it apart, degreased it, wirewheeled all the old paint off, masked and painted it with Rustoleum, then greased and reassembled it. I didn’t have to mess with the soft jaws. It’s given me great service ever since. It’s a beast!
Thank you for making restoration videos with commentary! You are a very rare breed on UA-cam. 99% of restoration channels are silent and I hate it. Thanks !
Just found a Chas Parker vise and intend to rewatch this many times as I restore it. Beautiful job; your new brass jaws are phenomenal!
thats the best looking vise i have ever seen a true crafts man doing what he loves
These restoration videos are a whole lot bettr wit no talking!!
It has been a year since you posted the video so you likely won't see this. You made life SO much harder on yourself. You have a mill, you used it to rough the jaws, why didn't you use the mill to clean up the vise jaw locating surfaces themselves??? Starting from a good surface rather than a hand ground surface would have been so much faster and better in the end. To square the faces, a block of wood between the ram and base but under the jaws would have torqued the vise into alignment and mill the jaws square to themselves. I have an old Parker about twice the size of yours and one of the origional jaws was welded in. It was not worth the trouble to take it off just to reinstall it with pins. I simply squared as I said here and it has worked perfectly ever since.
There were definitely other ways to save this vise, it was a fun challenge to do it my way, and im happy with how it came out.
Really appreciate having your soundtrack comments on here, they add so much, many similar videos just have a few subtitles. Excellent.
Beautiful, saved from the scrap heap, you can be proud . Many more years of life in it ,now. Thanks for sharing
The hole in your shop door that works as a pass through for an extension cord is brilliant!
Well done sir.
Thanks for inviting us along with the restoration.
Congratulations.
I admire your patience and attention to detail.
Some good advice here; some unnecessary criticism.
Keep it all in perspective.
At the end of the day, you've got a nice new addition to your workshop.
May it serve you well, and your sons to come. You've just brought something back to life that your grandsons will thank you for.
I recently restored an old vise and used the same hammered paint. Great job on the restore. I additionally applied a coat of clear gloss over every painted surface to give my lettering additional durability as well as make cleanup a little easier.
Wow. I've seen tons of vise restoration vids, and yours is the best. The VO makes a huge difference; I learned a lot more than all the other ones.
Finally. A restoration video worthy of that very specific word. RESTORATION
WOW WOW AND WOW. you and scout crafter the only two who know how to tape off parts well done thank you so much for the incentive for me to do my vise
That was an awesome rebuild. I liked the way you explained your mistake. Nobody is perfect. And I like when a person is honest about their work. Thanks!
When my wife went to work for MSC 10+ years ago, I spent a lot of time in their 'Big Book' catalog, learning about tools, etc. What I discovered was the more expensive vises use a Torrington bearing instead of a brass washer, (or nothing), between the front half of the vise and the collar on the handle.
I went out to the shop, tore apart all the vises I have, from a cheap Japanese, (when Japanese stuff was like Chinese is, now), to the best vise I own. None of them had bearings, some had washers, others, nothing.
I measured them all, and ordered Torringtons for all. It cost be less than $10 for the bearings, a cheap experiment.
I got good return on THAT $10. Now, when I tighten the vise, it's tight, and stays tight. Never have to hit the handle to tighten it, or loosen it.
It makes a world of difference. Give it a try. It even turned that POS old Japanese vise into something usable, and it is now mounted on a bench, instead of taking up storage space.
I would be very interested in seeing how you did that. Maybe a good video to post????
WOW! just an unbelievable restoration. The finish product took my breath away!
That by far is the best vice restoration I've seen, you really did a nice job. True craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job. I’ve got over 100 vises and Parker’s are one of my favorites. From a salesman sample (with a wrench) to the double swivel, they’re quality vises. The vises made today don’t compare
Hallo Dave
I am impressed that you own a 100 vises! Speaking about quality.... I have got two Leinen vises, I think they are top. Mine are about 90 years old, the biggest is 6 inches and weighs 64 kilogram, it is a beast!
Hey Dave,
Is there a way to touch base with you? I have a sample Parker as well and I’m really curious how yours looks. Mines is aluminum.
Amazing. I love to see old tools revived to usefulness. Thanks for sharing. I have my Dad's old vise . Date it was made is unknown. He bought it when he was a young man at the local hardware store. I am sure it is nearing 75 to 100 years old. Erie Tool Works Erie Pa Superior No 44 with 4" jaws I beat the hell out of it and still do. I put one small chip in the steel jaw. Still it works great. I don't know how anyone with a home shop could get along without a good vise?
Why are restoration videos so mesmerizing. Great video
Love those old vises. Nothing better than fixing them up.
I"ve had/used one those 205s for 50 years, it's a hell of a vise! Nice restoration!
Very impressive work ! Should last for hundreds of years. Great video.
Really nice restoration. You were right...the gold lettering was a good move. Really makes the whole thing pop.
I think you did a great job, it looks outstanding. I'd be proud to have it in my shop.
I really like the artIstic approach in your metal work and fab. Doing things by eye and not exact science on expensive machinery. Very cool. Great results.
That vice belongs in a display case. Nice work restoring it!
Great job - these are readily available at Car Boot Sales and auctions, for not much money - but a couple days work and they look 100%!
You really dodged a bullet on swapping the A and B soft jaws. Sometimes the restoration spirits smile on us (and sometimes not). I would love to have that vise in my shop. It's a beautifully built Classic! Well done Craftsman!
Recovered a 8” Colombian vice that had been in the Pacific Ocean for several years after the El Niño storms of 82/83 destroyed the Santa Monica pier. The rust wasn’t too bad but the vice was frozen up and full of marine tube worms, a calcium deposit. Went straight to the rosebud tip on my acetylene torch and it didn’t take as long as you depict in the video. It cleaned up nicely and I use it all the time. The jaw faces were not damaged for some reason. Perhaps because it was partially buried in the sand.
Very good work, hard to find good quality American tools in the stores that are affordable. Love it
Very nice man, my boss bought a larin vice with a built in anvil spot about 15 years ago, I broke it out the box yesterday, had some rust on it but was never used, I fixed the rust put some grease on it its awesome.
I would proudly display this as a show pony anytime! Very professional job.
Excellent Vice rescue, you now have a tool that will last you a lifetime
Thank you for your in-depth explanation of the processes you take. Very well done!!!
I hate taping too, use newspaper and cardboard when you can..beautiful job love the 6 coats of paint & the hand molding of the brass..wonderful job
Very nice restoration! You can be proud showing it and just looking at it. Cheers.
I’ve got a 1950’s WILTON (very large) that was my grandfathers and I’m gonna restore it this winter as a little weekend project, this was very informative and urges me to start it soon!
Very nicely done and you should be proud of those nice brass jaws. I enjoyed the running commentary.
do you want another vice resto project? I just bought two vintage vices in good working condition but would definitely for my adult kids as a vice is a mandatory tool in any garage! Nice job on the restoration!
That turned out so good. Love it. I plan to restore my Dad's vise one of these days. Works fine still but could look much better with this type of resto.
What I love about ur work is perfection taking pride in ur work. God bless THANKS so much to watch a professional at work.
Great restoration, I do a lot of vise resto's. I had a Chase Parker like that missing the Jaws, luckily not welded up like yours. I took mine put the whole vise on the mill and milled the angle off. As it's wasn't going to be a restoration it was going to be a usable Vise and made steel and copper Jaws for it. Then we use tapered pins to put them on.
I like these restoration videos. I just like them better when they don't talk through everything. It was better with the sound off.
If this was Tinder, you would have gotten a super like👍👏✊✌. Aside from the functional stuff, the brass and the gold paint gave it an awesome look. Im not a fan of gold on anything but this was spot on. Very well done!
Getting “ Porcupined” is the term I use to describe getting the “Quills“ from the wire wheel!
Not as much fun as the “Fire dance” when you get hot welding spatter down into your Boot, Shirt or Hair!
This is a beautiful restoration! I just watched it for the second time.
Hopefully in about 100 years when you are gone, whoever ends up with this vice will be able to watch this video as they repair whatever you wear out or damage during your lifetime of putting it to good use...
Great job man!
Nice Job ! Keeping good old Americana alive ! simple.well built and strong! God Bless.
Great commentry. I hate demonstrate videos with no commentary. Great video.
Excellent work. You have a gift, my friend!
yer gotta say was well worth your efforts, the brass I thought was odd to begin with but after seeing it finished, A+
These old tools always come up awesome, built to last and be fixed.
You made some wonderful choices in this restoration. The jaws look insane, thanks for sharing ...
Thank you for giving me some insight on what the chase parkers look like on the inside, I have a 250'300 pound duder on my one of my benches right now thats getting a little wobbly so this day is coming up shortly, ty for the good content
Nice work, the vice looks awesome. Veteran metal workers only use a cut off grinder without a guard until they get bit by one. If you're lucky enough to not be missing any body parts... the guard goes on for cutting wheels after that. At the very least, if you must, don't do it bare handed. Full leather welding gloves at a minimum are mandatory. Take it from me... took me right to the bone fast enough to splatter blood on my face. only 10 stitches, but I was lucky. Not a mistake I intend to repeat.
Ooo that brass. Money well spent. Thats a hell of a vice.
Make Everything
What a great restoration. I love old tools, machinery, vices etc. This one is a real beauty.
You did a awesome job. Thanks for sharing mate.
Looks fantastic, very well done you saved a piece of history 👍🏽
Beautiful restoration job! Thanks for sharing the process in this video.
Great job. Professional restoration and the end result looked fantastic.
Now that was impressive. Even your drilling "mistake" was awesome.. Love seeing old artifacts going back into production. Thumbs up and subscription sir!
Very nice job sir and great talk through of what you done. Always nice to see something brought back to life for many years to come.🎖
Very nice job. I like the brass jaws you made as well. Thumbs Up!
Remember that some vintage machine use lead paint, so be careful not inhaling the dust, great video love this renovation videos 👍🏻
Amazing restoration, thank you for sharing your amazing story. God bless you and your family
Great job, as I enjoyed watching your restoration! Not being a Machinist, I found your narration helpful in understanding your thought process when refurbishing that vise. It's nice to see someone's approach when taking on a project that has some challenges. Not being as skilled, I'll just have to stick with knocking off some rust with a wire brush and touching up my old Craftsman vise with red paint! :-)
Sir, the skill you posses with your hands is amazing! Great Job on the vise.2 THUMBS UP!
That vise came out beautifully, it's a real prize piece now. You'd never had known it from the rebar state it was in to begin with!
Great vision on what your Parker needed to finish out like! Thank you for the inspiration.
i've been binge watching vise restoration videos, i'm an expert on various types of vises and now know the best methods for restoring a wilton 1765 6 1/2" jaw vise
Well done. 'Never thought I'd spend 25 minutes looking at cleaning up an old vice. You did an amazing job & I can see why you put all the effort in. A real classic.
Very nice restoration!! I restore vise as well for my hobby. Making those jaws for that old Parker was amazing! Excellent job. Great explanation and video. Keep up the great work!
That is definitely one great restoration well done you definitely need to give yourself a pat on the back thanks for doing that vice for me mate can't wait for it to turn up so i can start using it.
Beautiful restoration. Thanks for sharing all of the details.
Awesome resto. May be a show pony, but what a show pony to use in the shop!!
Nice job on the brass Jaws they look real good.
Wow. That turned out beautifully.
Despite owning a Wilton 1755 I do like the rectangular slide design of the Parker.
Man, you did a bunch of work on that, nicely done. Considering that you started with a vice with one jaw welded rebar (OMG!) you did fine. Those angled jaws definitely made life difficult.
Beautiful job! I recently restored my Parker 954 that, thank God, had good, re-usable jaws. Tip: I blued the handle with Birchwood-Casey super blue (intended for gun parts) Very easy to do, good looking and durable. I agree that painting it would be a mistake. Thanks for the video.
Glad you went with the brass jaws. They make the vise pop. I originally thought aluminium would be better but man the brass ones look too good.
Beautiful, can’t believe I’m only just seeing this now.
You sure you're not a time traveler from another Era; perhaps beyond the mid 1900's ; when quality and attention to detail was paramount? Extremely nice work!
that vise deserved that resto job, excellent stuff.
a vise is like a table, in the content that a table is essential to a home, a shop/work place is home when your vise is in place awaiting the next project...
Man! That out Beautiful!!!! Incredible job bro. I Love it, and also love the fact that its not just for Looks! Its actually going to do what its intended to do. Thanks for sharing man, have a great Day.