Heres another vise Im working on. When I got it one of the mounting ears was broken off. So I took my old chinese vise and cut the anvil portion off of it, then shaped it too match the others with my bench grinder. I preheated the pieces in the oven then welded them together with my mig. Ive...
My four inch athol I just finished up. I painted it with plasticote cast refinishers, then done the lettering with my wifes fingernail polish. The spring that holds in the main screw was a real pain. I read some guys saying to compress the spring in a vise then use wire or fishing line to hold...
Yes it was really nice, not one scratch or dent. I'm still mad about it but whats done is done. The seller did contact me and we're trying to get it straight. Ive never shipped one myself but I always said I would bolt it to wood like you said.
Ive got plenty of pics but if its as tough as you say it is Im considering just keeping it and fixing it. Ive got a piece of cast iron the right size that I can cut and shape then weld it on.
Yes. UPS delivered it. The broken piece wasn't in the box. Looks like a combination of poor handling and bad packaging. The box had holes in it and there were pieces of broken Styrofoam in the box. Makes me sick, the vise was dirty but other than the break it was perfect.
I still had the page open on my phone so I wrote the link down and when I refreshed the page it was gone so I typed in the link and it said the listing had been removed by the owner.