Recent content by riverfever

Here it is after a bit more work tonight.

You were/are exactly right. I ended up hitting one of the ears with a punch and got it to rotate. It ended up breaking off both ears in the process. It is not threaded at all. I ended up reinstalling it and pushing two more of the ears down into those recesses. From what I can tell it doesn't...

In order to remove the handle and threaded rod from this Prentiss 52 vise, I have to remove this fastener. How do I do that? I've never seen anything like this. I cleaned it up quite a bit and actually kind of like it like this. I'd like to grease the entire threaded rod better than I was...

Regguy...those are really nice but you'd laugh if you understood how hard it was for me to build the current bench. The ones you did are outta my league. Krash...I'll think about the benches with casters. The layout of the house is odd and small. It's a 2 car garage with living quarters above...

Hey everyone, I feel silly asking this but I was hoping to get some input for my workbench. I have a 2 car garage and one bay is pretty much full with bicycles, some patio furniture, and a canoe. Because it gets cold up here, I always want the other side to be able to work on our vehicles if...

OK so this jackass figured out the issue. The threads were a little boogered so I had to get in there and get them cleaned up a bit. All back together now. I just have to mount it to the bench. Sorry for the stupid question.

I am looking for some help/guidance with my Prentiss 52. I do not have the vise any more apart than what I pictured above. The lead screw has what looks like a castle nut on the inside holding it and the handle on and I don't see how to remove that but don't really know that I have to. I wire...

My father in-law recently passed away and my wife and I started going through some of his belongings. A vice is one of the things I found and brought back home along with a 30 gallon compressor and a lot of tools. I was googling the manufacturer and stumbled upon this thread and forgot that I...