Recent content by jtolbert

Sorry, spacing out. Posts https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6854901&postcount=5159 and https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6857415&postcount=5175. Rock Island was another one that some folks suggested for a manufacturer.

Thanks; I'll probably blast it. I run fairly fine media---100/120 garnet---so it won't remove too much material. I'll mask off all the important contact areas anyway. As far as who made the vise, there were some thoughts around page 258 or so that Prentiss was the manufacturer---by you...

So I figured I should update the story of my dad's very-old vise I started working on years ago. I build a nice electrolysis tank, but my dad was never hot on the idea of putting in more time on the old girl...He finally relented after months of pestering. I'll save you all the gory details, but...

Strange question, but does anyone know if the blue on Record vises is a standard RAL color? I've finally got my powder coating stuff to the point where I'm ready to do things I actually care about.

Sounds like a job for a piece of black-iron pipe with some slots cut into it and a squeeze clamp! Thanks for the warning. I figured the spring would have to get compressed.

Took the Paramo No.5 apart tonight. Everything broke loose without a fight! I was actually surprised by that. Didn't remove the jaw inserts yet, but I'll get to it. The more I get into it, the more I suspect the darker blue is the original finish...Mostly cause it's in spots you wouldn't expect...

Outlaw: thanks. I'll have to compare that to the blue I have on hand.

Yeah, I wondered if the blue on my Paramo was a respray, cause the ends of the bolts were also painted. Seemed a bit fishy to me. So I should go with the lighter blue. The raised letters and logo text are not painted from the factory, right? Thanks!

Jason: I see a lot of people with painted text on their Paramos. If they really are all blue, that's easier to do. It's hard to tell on mine if they were painted or not. That ***** about the 974 cracks. :( It looks like they are at the end...You could probably run it and be fine, but I am no...

It's...It's beautiful. It was also only $40, and heavy as hell. :) Most of the other Paramo vises I've seen are lighter blue...Is there a year split between the light and dark blue ones? Also, is all of the raised lettering white on the dark blue ones? I suppose I need to look for pics of other...

Guy accepted my offer of $40 for a Paramo No.5. Will probably pick it up over the next day or so.

Will do, thanks. We come from long-lived stock and they had me young, so I'm hoping I have many more years to enjoy with him. I'm eyeing up a Paramo No.5 for $50. That might be a fun one.

So I got the nut out today. Good punch and a hammer did the trick. Got everything cleaned up nicely and the vinegar neutralized, then my dad decided he liked it as-is, so we just oiled it up, put things together, and tossed some anti-seize on the screw threads. There were some numbers and an...

Is there any way to non-destructively remove the handle from the screw? I'd like to powder coat the center part red, but it would be a pain to tape off the handle while it's installed.

I think you're on to something with the Rock Island idea.