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Hi guys, who knows about Paramo vices? Ive just gotten one there but there was no model number - or even a "Made in "??? So im guessing it is very old/one of their first models? TO Main thread here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4846222#post4846222

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A family member heard that I was restoring an old Record 23 for my little firewood shed (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4817114) and they said that they had an old vice laying around that they would be willing to give me. The person who gave me this vice inherited it and...

i think it might be larger than at actually - i had a small M14 bolt and even that was too thin - if i had to eyeball it i would say it was M16 - but i thought id ask to see what the elders say :p

Ive given her some wire wheel treatment, waxed all the outside parts with beeswax and then buffed The main screw, quick release mechanism was greased with lithium grease re-assembled and all working beautifully :D Do you guys know what size hole the mounting holes are? I bought some M10...

you should see the first page of this thread :p

Yep, that is what i am going to try to do :)

This seems like the best solution because its all things i can do and have the tools to do. Ill get myself a new tap though so its nice and sharp :) Yes, that is exactly how i imagine mine would go if i let it - that whole edge section would just fall off.

Well, i looked at this thread in detail when i was doing mine: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150676 and i preferred the look of the vice before it got painted - that is all i meant :)

Good idea, Are the holes being drilled to stop the crack or to hold the pieces together? :)

Considering the crack is going to need to be Ved out in both situations, it may be less effort to go with what exmaxima1 recommended and just get rid of that material all together and simply replace it. I think this is probably what will end up happening. I imagine she will be restored to a...

The jaw inserts dont look too bad? thats good news :) So my focus should be on fixing the crack as oppose to replace jaws. I wont be using the vice to hammer on and i can just avoid using the side with the crack for the time being until i can source someone with the required tools to fix the...

Although the pins would help support it, the crack may still worsen. By milling the pocket out of it, like you did, then you remove the material which contains the line of weakness. @Mark in Indiana suggested to drill a hole at the end of the crack which is the standard solution because cracks...

Thank you for the offer - but I am in Derbyshire and have no car to transport it. And thank you the link for the jaws :) done - thanks :)

Yes, that is what it looks like to me too. The crack will grow until the shelf the jaw sits on will break off. That sounds like a good idea to repair the jaw. Unfortunately I dont possess any of those tools and i wouldnt know how to use them either. :dunno: