Recent content by greymatter

Thanks man, btw, love your site! I've always wondered who that other guy was snatching up all the nice vises around Detroit!! :D

well still have some finish work to wrap up and clean up the end of the spindle and handle but here's a little shot of it so far! :rocker:

thank you sir!! please don't worry about taking anything apart, this is all I was looking for! :thumbup: I'm going to see if I can find a shaft collar that will fit, if not I can just turn and bore my own. I was thinking about doing something like this already and seeing that yours is...

Thanks a ton!!:thumbup:

closest i've been able to find is this... looks like there may be a spring I need as well.

Now for the spindle, I am missing everything but the actual spindle and would love if someone who has a similar vintage Athol 92x could post some pics of what the spindle collar and the whole setup looks like. I have done some research but haven't found any pics of the exact setup like this one...

well after going through way too many scotchbrite pads, I finally picked up some more glass and threw the previously blasted pieces back into the blast cabinet and a few beers later they came out looking as clean as the first time. While I was blasting the other pieces I treated the static...

This is indeed my first Athol, I have a much newer Starrett 924-1/2 that sees a ton of use but this thing is on another level. It's really not a very practical vise for my needs but I've never been one to let practicality dictate my tooling purchases. This was purely a vise I had to have after...

well i'm low on glass at the moment and actually the damn thing is so long I can't blast the ends as it just barely fits my barrel blaster. Also its just some surface rust i'm working with now, the 825 layers of paint i got off already! (it did leave the original surface well protected for all...

so as part of my New Years Resolution of finishing the old projects before starting the new ones, i am in a rush to put back together any and every damn thing I've taken apart and started resto on. my latest subject: An Athol 627 Vise that's been rusting away since I blasted most of it two...

Very nice resto as well, but this one is actually marked 974AU on the base. not sure if the U was stamped later as its a bit off set from the other markings. well thanks everyone for the kind words, apologies on the lack of updates but here are some updated pics of the resto as well as the...

Thanks for the tip Tejaas! I just threw some o rings on it but I like the grommet idea! oh and hate to say but its two less you'll never see, I have an older one waiting for me at my father in laws. also eyeballing this big sucker, its an Athol, stands about 18" tall, dynamic jaw had to be at...

Hey Guys, I have been inspired by many of the vise threads here, so when I found this old Parker 974 I had to save it! some before pics and some midway shots after many hours with the wire wheel, wire brush and files. unfortunately, the swivel bolt and wrench were...

Hi, not meaning to hijack your thread but I have a specific question about your whalen workbench, I am planning on picking one of these up for my workshop and will be mounting a 9x20 lathe to this. So I am planning on using some heavy duty machine mounts to replace the feet that come with the...