Recent content by ShadowBoxer

Really? I thought for sure it's not supposed to sound like that! I thought, well the transmission or gearing is shot. That's another million or $2K at least. And when I started raising the speed and it started squealing then I really thought something is broken or ridden dry for way too long...

Okay, it took a while but here is the short video of me looking around the Bridgeport real quick. It's on my channel but "Unlisted". I think you can see it but it might not be visible to the general public. Let me know if it isn't working for you. If it's not very helpful, I'll take it down...

Hey all, Thank you so much for your feedback and support. After doing a little more research I went back today for another look with some of what you all suggested, in mind. I made a video of the quick look (I got there just before closing), with the machine running, changing speeds, etc...

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I said I learned some lathe work on an old Atlas. That was at a small shop I worked at for a while. For my home shop (garage) working on my own projects, etc. I ended up with an old South Bend 13. It's bigger than the Atlas and my friend's Chinese lathe. I...

Hi, The Short Story: Can any of you experienced folks help me evaluate this Bridgeport mill? What is a reasonable value? What would you be willing to pay? The Long Story: This comes from an old manufacturer shop that is retiring. I knew them through my mom who worked with them. I have been to...

Hi, Thank you so much for your replies and questions for additional pix and info. I really appreciate you all taking the time and considering my little issue. I thank you and my future projects thank you. I took more photos but some of you asked for the same picture or information. So rather...

Hi, I hope this is the correct forum for this. I have been staring at an old lathe (South Bend 13), I bought a few years ago. It’s been sitting in the corner of the garage. I am tired of it not doing anything and frustrating all my hopes and dreams for it. So here I am. The...

This pretty much sums up what’s been happening with me. It’s been at least 2 years of procrastination and side-track tangents, etc. Collecting things for, “When things get running and organized” has only lead to piles of stuff that threatens to cover the small paths left to walk through the...

I like that you tried it in all possible orientations. Which seemed to work best, if you remember? And where did you end up putting it? On the new vise that you took apart, where was the original spring located? Which quadrant? Yes, it makes sense to have the awesome force of gravity working...

I like the idea electrolysis. Never tried it but looks like a good idea and relatively easy. I just think Evapo-Rust is easier at this point. As I understand things, Evapo-Rust will only work on surfaces it can reach. So if something is covered in oil or paint, etc, it will not affect the metal...

I don’t collect vises. Does it count if you are using them? Maybe I do collect. I admit I do not HAVE to have them. But I MUST! I mean, I do sometime feel compelled to collect/hoard examples of things I like. I rarely want every example or version though. I guess it all depends on ones...

Shiftless, While your task is just getting things apart and mine was largely clean up - everything worked and came apart easily. I have to say my innocent, never took a vise apart before, starting point mentality, was very impressed with Evapo-Rust. If you still need to, I would clean off any...

Re-read some of this thread and realized that I thought the ”handle spring” was done by someone else. Looks like it was done by Rock Island. With all these parts being versions of what Rock Island did (or exactly the same in the case of the screws and jaws), I would have to agree that they...

Hi, I don’t know where to post this or if I should start a new thread. It seems a lot of you are beyond trying to figure out who made these and are simply posting vises you find and resuscitate. I have one now, and my question is: Are the metal handle, hub and locknut chromed? It seems a lot...

Hi, I don’t know if anyone is still interested, but I had a question about cleaning up the handles. Are these parts chromed? On mine is the main handle and the lock down nut raw steel or chromed? Mine has some bright metal left mixed in with some rust. Slight flaking Chrome surviving as the...