Recent content by J.C.

Not much activity in the workshop through COVID, though I have managed to get one 6" quick release cast steel vice done. https://motofaction.org/tool-reviews/dawn-6sq-standard-pattern-quick-release-engineers-bench-vice-vise-restoration-refurbishment-review-australian-made/ Lovely custom-made...

Another Dawn - this one a cast steel offset vice: https://motofaction.org/tool-reviews/dawn-number-no-5-cast-steel-offset-bench-engineers-vice-vise-australian-made-review-restoration/

Cleaned up a cast steel 6SP Dawn: More: https://motofaction.org/tool-reviews/dawn-6sp-cast-steel-engineer-bench-vise-vice-restoration-review-australian-made/

Extensions 2/3, spinners 1/3 of the time for me. Glad to have them in addition to the extensions as there are times that they really help.

Tidied up a Dawn offset that was the unfortunate bearer of the least pleasant red paintjob I have seen on a vice: Put on some basic jaws to get it functional again. More pics etc here...

Cleaned up a Dawn which came to me in a rather lurid red: More: https://motofaction.org/tool-reviews/dawn-125mm-60180-5-inch-offset-cast-engineers-bench-vice-vise-review-restoration/

Picked up a couple of the Nepros wrenches - my thoughts:

Has anyone ever seen one of these Goodwill vises? https://motofaction.org/tool-reviews/waldown-goodwill-vice-vise-information-brochure-history-australian-made/ I can see that it was patented in the US, and I'm wondering if anyone ever did license it for production in the States. It's an...

My review here: https://motofaction.org/tool-reviews/koken-ko-ken-3756z-z-series-zeal-quick-spinner-9.5-3-8-inch-review/ I find them darn useful.

Looks like a Fukoka FO-5002.

Anyone ever heard of/seen a KV swivelling bench vice with anvil marked as coming from the USSR? Picked one up today but can't seem to find any information on it, like what the KV stands for... Kliment Voroshilov comes up when trying to find info on Russian KV acronyms but I'm not sure that's...

Great result - looks like it was well worth the effort, that is a really nice logo.

Very nice!!

Between having arthritis in my hands and oil making sockets slippery QR ratchets are the only type I use. Like most things, though, it will come down to personal preference and experience as to which you prefer.

I was looking at doing some of that around here for friends until the Office of Fair Trading informed me it was something like a $50k fine if I was found to be doing work without a proper mechanic's license. That plus liability concerns put paid to any thoughts of that.