Recent content by Sapper331

I’m assuming it had broken in the past. The prior owner had welded the snot out of it front and back and had welded it to the metal pin that sticks from the bottom. The welds were cracking and the piece was pulling loose and towards the front of the vise. I’ve seen the piece called a Vice nut...

Greetings, I’ve spent several days reading through all the craftsman vise restorations. I picked this 5169 up recently. For the most part it seemed in really good shape but after breaking it down the vise nut/spindle nut? needs attention. The other posts I’ve read address broken base plates...