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GETRIDAONE

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Filson said:
Awesome experience! Wonder what he found of interest in the shop.
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From pOlar's resto thread he was allowed by his wife to park it on the kitchen table temporarly as a piece of indoor art. I would guess the hawk smelled dinner cooking and came on in. I bet the hawk won't be back after the vise gets moved to the shop for some of those 'Honey Do" projects you promised. Nice job on the vise :thumbup:
 
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GETRIDAONE said:
From pOlar's resto thread he was allowed by his wife to park it on the kitchen table temporarly as a piece of indoor art. I would guess the hawk smelled dinner cooking and came on in. I bet the hawk won't be back after the vise gets moved to the shop for some of those 'Honey Do" projects you promised. Nice job on the vise :thumbup:
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I wish I could say he walked in because of dinner/lunch, but there was nothing on at the time. It was around 12h15 yesterday and I finally deported him around 16h45 after corralling him with a blanket. I managed to convince him to sit on my arm for a few minutes after that, but as soon as I walked outside with him, he made a mad dash for freedom.

There was a restored Wilton Tradesman 1750 sitting in the living room too, as well as a finished Quincy X2 compressor. Maybe he just has a penchant for fine old tools - could I blame him?

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Definitely not a red tailed hawk. Not big enough and the tail feathers aren't the right color or pattern. Looks like a smaller species of hawk.
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He wasn't very old, maybe a year I'm guessing? I agree on the tail feather pattern. His legs and feet had almost no callousness to them, unlike older birds. Also, his talons weren't very well-developed.
 
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P0lar that is one great story and one of the nicest restorations of a Reed or any old vise I've seen.

ok guys his bride lets him put his vises on the kitchen table, living room floor and even an engine in there. Is she a keeper or what???

how many of you can say the other half would be ok with that? I heard KM's wife speaks "Metal" and knows what he is talking about when he starts to mention milling and tempering and such. and one lucky guy on here had his wife or maybe it was his girlfriend stop off and put a couple hundred pound vise in her Beemer's trunk with a stand on it and drove it home to him.

Mine likes to see me building stuff and working on the house, but so far only my inversion table made it to the living room and tools stay in the garage, but she's a keeper because she doesn't ask too much how tools seem to show up in there.
 
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Not a "Great" vise but here is a resto on a Littlestown 112. Duh! Got the before and after pictures in wrong order. :lol_hitti It'll take a few years to get back to that state.
 

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p0lar said:
I swear, I actually did restore that vise myself! :rocker:

I didn't take my chances getting any closer to the bird, he seemed to have a pretty serious disposition that I didn't feel tempted to test. After some professional research :)D), I believe he was a red-tailed hawk - fairly common around here.
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Its too bad that bird didn't **** on it. Now that would have been a classic photo. hahaha

Hey guys, the redesigned C2 Wilton

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Craptain said:
Not a "Great" vise but here is a resto on a Littlestown 112. Duh! Got the before and after pictures in wrong order. :lol_hitti It'll take a few years to get back to that state.
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Started working on the same exact vise today :)

How did you do your resto? I've just used a drill with a wirebrush to get rid of the rust/crud so far and not really sure what to do next or what kind of paint to get. I don't have access nor ever used sandblasting (I looked at the resto thread heh) I was thinking john deer green with yellow lettering or just royal blue..
 
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Balane, You could put one of your famous paint jobs on it and a little photo session on the stump and maybe get $500. It does have the special "Wood Holder" that is shipped seperate.
 
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Haha, even I wouldn't mess around refinishing a classic vise like that one and piss off all the purists. The wood holder is a huge draw though.

Edit: I just noticed that vise doesn't even have any jaw inserts! What a bargain.
 
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GETRIDAONE said:
Balane, You could put one of your famous paint jobs on it and a little photo session on the stump and maybe get $500. It does have the special "Wood Holder" that is shipped seperate.
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Blane gets more money for broken vises then I got for similar good working vises
 
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Started working on the same exact vise today :)

How did you do your resto? I've just used a drill with a wirebrush to get rid of the rust/crud so far and not really sure what to do next or what kind of paint to get. I don't have access nor ever used sandblasting (I looked at the resto thread heh) I was thinking john deer green with yellow lettering or just royal blue..
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Started by stripping to component parts and then e-tanked it. Then wire wheels, bench and then by hand (die grinder) followed with primer and hammer finish Rustoleum. There was a bit of hand filing on some surfaces and then to re- assembly with new screws, in jaws etc. The lettering was highlighted with a paint marker. The thing with the primer and paint is to let it REALLY dry and harden well. Some people don't use primer, but it helps to cover imperfections on surface.
It's all simple stuff and there are other options on techniques.

Good luck and don't forget the pictures.
 
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Some people don't use primer, but it helps to cover imperfections on surface.
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That's pretty much the main reason why I never use primer. I think it sanitises the surface too much. I personally like to see the surface, warts and all. The second reason is that I find touching the paint up later, any patches stick out far less without primer on there.


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The thing with the primer and paint is to let it REALLY dry and harden well.
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That's the truth. It isn't always easy resisting the temptation to start reassembling quickly, but I always try to give pieces a few days minimum before doing owt with them after painting, unless I want a slightly worn, aged look, in which case I'll handle pieces gently within a day or two of painting.
 
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Does anyone remember the GJ member who posted that baby Starett swivelback? Anyone know if he sold it? Thanks all
 
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I just got a little vice in the mail. It's pretty small compared to most on this thread, but its in great condition and I'm looking forward to repainting it and using it. Iuploadfromtaptalk1393549420497.jpg

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Just wanted to vent for a second..

Stupid me with the stupid paint pen and it having a random bubble of paint gush out and ruin what was like 95% done of a resto..
 
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I never charge my paint pens on the project I'm working on. I use a paper plate on the side, then dab the pen on a paper towel to keep unwanted paint from dripping where it doesn't belong.
 

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I was fixin on using q-tips instead tomorrow, I was just trying to paint the raised lettering and I guess I pressed down and a ton of the stuff came out before I could do anything
 
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If it wasn't for the occasional ****-up, we'd never learn what not to do. :D Had your base paint dried enough for you to wipe the overspill off without damage to the base paint?
 
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I was impatient. And I learned a lesson.. lol. Thought it was dry enough until I tried to wipe some off.

Gonna just check on it in the AM before work


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Either way, this is an update to the work in progress (non-messed up side)
 
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I was fixin on using q-tips instead tomorrow, I was just trying to paint the raised lettering and I guess I pressed down and a ton of the stuff came out before I could do anything
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I just repainted my med arbor press. Wanted to go fancy and do the lettering. Ended up using a new standard #2 pencil eraser. Dip in paint, give a little shake to remove drop then used a dabbing motion to float the paint onto the raised lettering. Soft, but not too soft. Worked pretty good. Next time I might try trimming down a piece of sheet foam.
 
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Never tried it myself, but I've heard that leather, (the rough side), makes quite a good dabber for paint. Touch it onto a piece of tissue or cloth to take the excess paint off it after dipping it and then dab the lettering is the method, I believe.
 
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I just shoot some paint onto a paper plate with the rattle can than use a little paint brush. Works fine for me. :thumbup:
 
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these are the vices I use daily at work. the first is an old Athol I picked up for $20 at a garage sale. the second is a baby wilton bullet with a few mounting modifications. I actually found the vise and the powerarm junior separately completely by accident. I fabricated the mounting plate for the wilton to fit my quick release bench pin system. works great for jewelry work. I use the Athol mainly for drawing down gold and platinum wire.



 
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