Recent content by BigAlTX

Sorry nenu12, that wasn't me.

Productbob -- Rather than potentially compromising the strength of the base that you'd be drilling into, I would be more inclined to sandwich a steel plate between the vise base and the workbench it will be mounted to, then attach the support block to that. And you would be able to weld the...

If there's anyone out there with some experience with a Union Parker 974B, I'm looking for some suggestions on how to remove the metal tab used to hold the female threaded block that the handle screws into (I don't know the correct name for it); mine doesn't use a dowel pin like most others. I...

Yes, I know. That's the 'small metal plate' that I'm talking about. I've tried to get it out, but it's stuck in there good. There's no space under it to pry it up, and there's nothing to grab hold of at the top.

Several years ago, I dug up an old, heavy vise (literally, it was buried in the woods) and I recently decided to clean & refurbish it so I can start using it. Based on pictures I've found during my research, including several other posts here, it appears to be a Parker-Union 974B (4" wide...