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Thank you for the reply, bagged89s10. It is very helpful. I do realize that he nut can be machined in a machine shop, I am sure many members of GJ have the equipment and expertise to do it. To be realistic though, I doubt that it would be affordable, at least for me. Now that I know what to call...

Thank you for this thread, very informative and helpful. I have a question for you regarding the nut for the lead screw. I have bypassed vises at garage sales and auction sales because the nut was broken or in some cases missing. I have seen nuts that were broken, had been re-welded and broken...

@ drivesitfar, Thank you for the comments, as far as my vise being used outside , I do keep it covered, as far as treating it like a POS, you are not far wrong there either, my main metalworking vise is an unknown Chinese made 6 inch vise, not fancy at all but very durable and plenty good for...

I am not trying to poke a stick in anybody's eye, sorry if you took it that way.

Thanks for the link, this is what I was looking for.:thumbup:

I agree with this BikerDad , this thread is more of an advanced class geared to people who have access to a well equipped Machine shop. Not much for a novice who just wants to get a broken vise operable again.

There are a lot of good points in the replies to this thread, I am wondering though, what does any of this have to do with a website like Garage Journal? The only thing I can see is that since the OP restores vehicles, he would want a garage/shop wherever he goes. As to moving to the country...

I am in northern Alberta. Thanks for the links. I have since found this thread which is an excellent primer course on basic vise repair for the beginner or novice. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62716 This thread is very good for anyone interested in vintage vise...

Since I am new to this site, I am still finding my way around. My thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5162605#post5162605 Should have been posted in this forum. I have been working my way through this thread, the restorations depicted here are works of art, hat's off to...

I have just breathed new life into my old Rae #4 Vise, which had a broken nut for the screw. I installed the screw and nut from a Record #4 Vise, after seeing that the nut would fit, slightly different, but close enough. I had to enlarge the hole as the Record screw is bigger. (actually the...