Another Craftsman 150 found! Have a question...

[JeepinDave]

I just purchased this Craftsman 150 from a guy just a few miles from my house today. I plan to restore it to its former glory, but I'm missing the feed stop nut. It appears to be a 5/8" thread, but I tried a 5/8-11 UNC nut and a 5/8-18 UNF nut, and neither of them will thread on. I counted the threads, and it appears to have 12 threads per inch, so is it a 5/8-12 ACME thread, or some other type of thread?

 

[Majordisorder]

I think they are Acme and I seem to remember two that were knurled on the outside. Anyway, just admiring your acquisition as I always regretted selling my when I moved.

 

[nine4gmc]

YOU ****!!!! Is that an original Craftsman vice too?

 

[nehog]

I think they are Acme and I seem to remember two that were knurled on the outside. Anyway, just admiring your acquisition as I always regretted selling my when I moved.

This is correct, and (at least mine) I have a thin fiber washer between the two to allow them to lock together better.

 

[mygarageone]

Nice score !

 

[JeepinDave]

YOU ****!!!! Is that an original Craftsman vice too?

Thanks, and yes, it is a Craftsman vise. The red label on it is partially worn off, but I can tell it says Craftsman.

What is the best way to de-rust the parts to make them look like new, without scratching up the bare metal surfaces? Scotchbrite pads, or ?

So, if it has 5/8-12 Acme threads, does anyone know a source that sells 5/8-12 Acme threaded hex nuts or knurled nuts? I've done some internet searching without much success.

 

[nine4gmc]

Should you decide to part with the vise, let me know! The way we have been shining them up mostly is chucking them in a lathe or even home made rigs of jack stands with shop rag pads and a oil filter wrench/drill drive system to turn them. Start off with a 180 grit and work up to a 1000 or so for shine. Check my restorations for a bench model I did and here are a few others I saw real quick, no offense to the ones I left out.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146523&highlight=craftsman+150+restoration

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232261&highlight=craftsman+150+restoration

 

[GirlnAgarage]

... I'm missing the feed stop nut.

Hammerscale.com does repros. I bought a feed stop nuts set for my Delta there. Might find them for your Cman. Not cheap but gets the part back in place.

 

[JeepinDave]

Hammerscale.com does repros. I bought a feed stop nuts set for my Delta there. Might find them for your Cman. Not cheap but gets the part back in place.

Thanks for the link. I looked, but they don't have a feed stop that would work for the Cman 150.

 

[JeepinDave]

My Craftsman 150 is sporting a feed stop nut again. nine4gmc (Shayne) and I did a trade, my mid '60's Craftsman drill press vise in return for a feed stop nut and jam nut that Shayne would make. The pieces work great, and Shayne is a good guy in my book!

 

[nine4gmc]

Glad they worked out for you!

 

[marty_p]

Thanks for hooking up the OP, Shayne.

Brother Sammy and I toast you!