Went and looked today . I was wrong . Tucked in the corner of the bench for years , not able to see its face , and used regularly . And meaning to relocate it for years . Although its 1/2 HP .
And in storage , check this one out .
Thanks ! I need to get it out of storage . But as I remember it is in working order . Need to check into the HP though .
I like that model and may use it to replace the one in the garage .
You did a great job on the restoration !
After searching the net . I have found several FPU's that have only one screw in the back My theory of apossible change of the worm may be possible . I have also seen pictures showing wood spacers between the Jaw & plate . With that I decided to add one hole rather than two And all is good now...
To Rusty & Joe Believe me I looked for any tell tale signs of other holes . None were found ! What I did was , I drilled a 3rd hole in the center of the worm nut .
Removed the wood from the jaws . Now it fully closes & operates as it should . Who knows what may have happened during its...
That one looks good also ! Thanks . I agree . And believe it should have 2 bolts in the rear . I guess thats why there are 2 holes in what you refer to as the
vise nut . I guess illl have to be carefull in alignment and drill & tap 2 more holes & plug the center one . Is it at all possible...
Now that makes sence ! I looked through 80 pages on E Bay , found 3 . All had 2 screws on back . But they were #326 which I believe is 4 in wide Jaw . Mine again is #328 and a 5 in Jaw . Now I could drill & tap two new holes and things would be fine . But I dont want to rush into that just...