Recent content by doscazadores

The set screw location. Sorry about orientation of the pic. My Mac has its own ideas about such things. (And the pic doesn't appear in the post preview screen so let's see about this.)

Sure. I'll do it tonight when I get home. All I gotta do is remember! :-)

Thanks, everyone, I thought at much just from what I've read and knowing how forging is actually done.

Without knowing why, I always assumed the Athol vise is made of cast iron. Or could it be forged steel?

Thanks. I tend to be cautious. Good to know I could have used the punch a little more aggressively.

I thought as much, but it didn't budge by hand so I tapped it lightly from underneath and that proved unsuccessful as well. There's another pin that's about 3/32" dia. centered in the larger one. Does that smaller one keep the larger secured in place? The smaller looks like it's been deformed...

(Yes, I know, the attached pic is not oriented correctly. Was fine as a file on my desktop but it didn't make the transfer to this program very will if the thumbnail is any indication.) The inner part is the nut? How much play, side to side and vertically is common? Next, how is that...

Figured it out - quite process of elimination and a little luck. Want to next figure out why it makes so much internal noise when cranking out the moving jaw. Sounds like it's very loose, almost like the central screw is too small in diameter and is bouncing around in there. Any thoughts??

Thanks for the contact, everyone. I have a very modest work area but it suffices for what I do, which is mostly repair my childrens' mistakes, and working on 4x4 rebuilds and repairs. Right now into a limited restoration of a '74 Ford hiboy. Therapy really. Keeps my mind off work. I'll post...

I have my dad's, who was a tool & die maker, and it's in terrific condition. Not as pretty as yours though. :-) I bought this one just to clean up and put in good working condition as possible for a son-in-law. It's been beat on pretty hard. The outer sides of both jaws, especially the...

Thanks, everyone, especially jimreed2160. Before reading your idea about removing the center screw I welded a (too long as it turns out) piece of 1/8" mild steel to a 12" bar and used that: and succeeded only in distorting the 1/8" steel. Gonna have to make it shorter and harden it to see if...

Oh, and thanks for any advice or a point to a good explination!

I have an old Athol 624 1/2 vise with a swivel base. How does one separate the swivel base from the static jaw structure? And in anticipation that it involves the slotted disk on the underside, now much will something like PB Blaster help that process along? It's well rusted under there. I've...

I've been reading but never had a reason to post; until now. I'm married, retired from one career and 6+ years into the next. Children are out of the house and The Bank of Dad is largely closed for business. Posting a question about an old Athol vise, one of two I have (don't ask), that I...