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If you can clean everything adequately I'd leave the nut alone. that's just me as I don't believe in "fix till broke". (happens...

Bit of zombie thread resurrection, but I recently acquired one of these Millers Falls oval slide vises and I'm also unsure what the...

That's a good looking pair of shears (I'm a kitchen knife guy). I do 100% of the cooking in my house so what goes in the oven is on me...

Would the hive mind suggest that I disassemble this vise to thoroughly clean it or not disturb the nut and end of the screw?

Japanned or Japanning is a glossy black or near black finish applied to metals as a hard finish. its very resilient and many tools were...

@ColonelJLloyd - That 1910 Baker Hamilton Co. catalog page I posted above is the only document that I have on file which shows that...

Thanks for the link. I don't think I agree that the Baker Hamilton catalog is showing a Millers Falls model. The vise in that catalog...

I am not surprised by this knowledge and sleuthing, but I am impressed. Well done and many thanks, all! So it would be accurately...

Thanks much. I searched but couldn't seem to find a general Vise ID thread. I'm a little perplexed by the retention method here. The...

Longtime listener, first time caller. While I am well aware of this esteemed forum I only joined today as I don't think I have much to...