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Looking good Riv

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

I use a Landis type thread chaser in a shaper...... although any chaser in a coarse thread will do , like common 14 tpi...

Next up heat treating. Kevin gave me the parameters he uses for A2 and a hardness of 54-56 Went to a buddy's shop who has an oven and a...

Next up drilled, counterbored and tapped for 1/2" shoulder bolt. Then started on bronze pivot mount, rough shaping and silver brazing a...

Next up sawing to rough shape Then milling to final dimension Then bored for rotary table center pin Then cutting apex radius on rotary...

Kevin gave me the pitch of .125 and rough depth of cut of .035, so I set up to test cuts to verify depth. Then drilled and tapped the...

This is new ground for me, having not worked with A2 tool steel nor having ever serrated a vise jaw before. It is an interesting swivel...

Emmert K1 back online. I lucked out on a few deals on spare parts like the front collar and ever missing tilt bracket. It was a bit more...

Thanks The wood might not be ideal but has worked on another vise and was left over, so I used it again on this vise. If it fails it...

Once in a lifetime vise. Bonney Rapid Transit #160 5-1/4" jaw width 10" opening Parker style jaws Fast acting gear rack and pawl coarse...

Teach downhill cellulose first. If you can control a 3/16" puddle downhill the rest comes easy.

Incredible as always Royce. I really miss seeing your creations bud.

@royce thats really cool. Excellent work as always

Awesome!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: