Recent content by jipps

Excellent. I think it needs to be red. Record specifically made the Imp, 74, and 75 red to differentiate the steel vices from their blue cast iron vices. If you went blue, you'd be downgrading something special. Well done again on a great score ��

If you mean the cylinder head plug, it doesn't screw in there, it screws into the head and is clamped in the jaw (as far as I know). I think that square head screw is possibly to retain the pipe jaws. I'd love to see a picture of your vice :)

@M6erfan. Thanks for the further info. I agree that redundancy can be good (space permitting) and that is an even more useful list now :)

Yep, very similar (though in the U.K.). There's a great consensus building here on what I should be doing, which is great!

That's very interesting. Why do you take the 1/4" set when the sizes are covered off in your 3/8s? Is it purely about leverage, or do you tend to have two people working at once, or something else? (I'm thinking I might try to rely on 3/8s, but bring a cased up 1/4" set to the first few meets...

Sound idea - I wish I had the transport to do this! EDIT: Also, really cool box :)

Many thanks for the further thoughts. @fos373 - I like the idea of starting with nothing and only adding the essentials. I'm hoping to do that with the new box... only add into it things that are definitely required. @kgorman - that's an extremely helpful list and looks *very* relevant to me...

@CJM8515 @McRae - many thanks for the responses. This is motivating me to eliminate any odd size, low volume hardware.

I like this. I'm lucky in that it'll only be metric so can avoid some bulk there. I also like hex bit screwdrivers and nut spinners to lose a few handles... Should have made clear, I'll be starting out in small production car class - Miata, Ford, Mini. I really like the idea of swapping...

I'm hoping to compete in sprints and hillclimbs from next season, and this gives me a toolbox issue. My Snap On KRA 59F, at 91lbs empty, is too heavy to be portable. My Snap On KRA 250B is too small to hold everything that I might need in the paddock. Anticipating the need for a compromise...

Just got a PM about this thread today, and realized that I hadn't posted the comparison pics as promised. Let's redress that now: ...with the 74... ...and also with the Imp...

First, welcome! I don't know about US boxes, but looks like you did well. I don't know exactly what you're saying above: either the drawers won't release, or they won't retain. There are tabs cut into the runners, that are bend inward so as to interfere with a notch towards the rear of...

Not a channel exactly, but a very cool and painstaking stop motion animation of a vice restoration that everyone should take 2 seconds to see :)

So, now that I have finished my Record 74 resto, and Record 75 resto, I thought I'd post a few comparison pics between three "red records" in case it's of general interest. And for context, here's some info on the vices that I posted elsewhere a little while back: Red enamel was the colour...

Inside of my single garage today. Nice when the light's coming in, but hopefully getting something a bit bigger and more permanent in the not-too-distant...