Recent content by Goodtimebyall

Okay, back to the vise. I'm going to clean away all the old grease from the vice. Then mask off all the places I don't want paint on, repaint it to the same color. Thinking about painting the name and PN fire truck red. I know, not very original, but I like it, and that's what matters. So my...

Thanks for the info, that tracks with what I know about granddad. Before that time, he and one of his brothers literally wore out two or three Indian Motorcycles crisscrossing the country, before settling down in the South Western corner of North Carolina. He was known as a fair to meddling...

I guess I missed the part about needing to have 5 post to be able to add photos. As I am sure the old hands here are aware the fixed part of the vise attaches to the base. When I got the two parts separated and cleaned up the "fixed" part there's what looks like a shallow pie cut 1/3 of the way...

I am trying to refurbish my granddad's 5218. He passed when I was only 6, so I am reasonable sure he bought it new WAY back in the day. I still use it for various purposes around my shop. But I decided to tear it down and clean it up and relubricate it, and paint it. I have had no issues getting...