Recent content by rmhartwell

Thanks Joe and Drivesitfar, I can the similarity to the Prentiss from your provided pictures. I plan to clamp it tight and use a ball mill to open up the crack after I drill a hole to stop the crack at the end. I will set the piece in my warmed kiln (for melting aluminum) and let it cool...

Hi, I picked up this vise from a guy when I was looking around in his garage while buying some used tool cabinets. He said it was used in a production shop for many years and was his when the shop closed. After cleaning it a bit, I found the crack in the dynamic jaw brace, but no other...