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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    Item# 3418 - 2/10/55 Battery Charger - Starter = FAIL !!! Bought this on sale for when I'd need it. When using it the first time, it appeared to work fine for 5 minutes then just stopped working. Could not return as I'd had it past the warranty period.
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    Restoring a Rock Island Vise

    Mr. "Old Salvage", Thank you Sir! You're right on the money. I found several on the web just like it. Model #23, ironworkers vise and weighs 207 lbs. No wonder my knees hurt when I lifted it out of the truck! Rog
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    Restoring a Rock Island Vise

    GREAT job on your vise! WOW ... what a stand. I just finished putting my RI 542-BX together today and thought I'd search the web to find the company. No luck there but I found your post. Mine has been severely abused but works smooth as glass. Weighs 84 lbs on bathroom scale. I was going to weld...
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