Recent content by dvdkea

I got the 1X taken apart tonight, no issues. There is a lot of play in the spindle nut. From what I can tell the pin that holds it in place has never been removed. It came out pretty easy. From what I can tell it looks like they tap the pin in place and then bend it towards the spindle nut to...

The 1X has a 4 inch wide jaw and the 2X has a 4.5 inch wide jaw. I paid $70 for the pair.

Pictures are attached. The 1X appears to have had very little use. You can see on the 2X that someone put on a homemade collar. That that is the only piece is missing. From what I am finding, getting one is going to be very difficult. I plan on taking them both apart and cleaning them. The 1X...

I will take pictures tomorrow and post them. I just confirmed that the collar for the 1X is too small for the 2X. Bummer... I was hoping it would be as easy as have a new collar cast at Cattail. I'm sure that the collar from other Parker models would fit but, I have no idea what ones would work.

I picked up 2 nice parker vises today. A 1X and a 2X. Both are in really nice shape. The only problem I have is that the 2X is missing the garter collar. From what I can tell the collar is a little different between the 1X and 2X. Both vises are fixed base. A couple of questions: 1. Does...

I ended up grinding off the brazing and pulling the pivot jaw off. The very bottom of jaw stem is broken but still goes into the body of the vise about 1 1\4 inches. I think I can clean it up and make it work. Pictures are below. I have never seen a swivel base like this one. it has an...

Thanks for all the advice. Lets say I decide to still go ahead and try to get the rear jaw apart. What is the best approach? Carefully grind? Bring it to someone who has a torch hot enough to melt the brazing but not damage the vise? (Not even sure if that is possible?)Any other ideas?

I paid $80 for it and it came on a nice custom built stand. live and learn I guess......

I'm curious why you would not try to bring it back original? I could go either way. The worse case is if I get it apart and find it is broken internally, I can have it brazed again.

Pictures are attached. Let me know your thoughts on how to proceed. Thank you.

I picked up a Athol 644 1\2 bench vise this morning. Apparently I didn't look close enough at it before I purchased it and to be honest I don't know very much about Athol Vise's. it appears to be the type where the rear static jaw pivots. But, at some point that jaw was brazed in place. it...