Recent content by sixkidsdad

Thanks for the quick reply Balaire and Ragtop. I pulled it from the car tonight. I'll take a closer look in the morning when it's daylight out. My concern is that it could be something wrong with the nut or the main screw. I can see how the paint could be the problem. That would be really...

Yes I did buy it

The image I posted is HUGE! Can anyone tell me what I did wrong? Thanks:)

Hi everyone, I saw this on ebay so I contacted the owner. Had the day off so I did the drive to Detroit. I asked him if it opened smoothly before I left and he said it does. 9.5 hours later i'm in his shop turning the handle and it won't open more than a few inches. :headscrat He bought it...

Nice to hear that it's going to a good cause!

Hello Garage Journal community, I'ts been a while. Three in college, been busy. I'm considering going to look at a vise but I'm not familiar with it. I doubt anyone remembers but I have four boys and I want each of them to have something nice to be able to use for years. I have one more...

Thanks Cypherion and everyone else for the helpful replies on long term preservation. Helps alot

I don't know much about it but it looks great! Nice job.

Need some advice. I have a NOS Athol Vise that I would like to preserve. I won't be using in my lifetime. I want to store it so that it stays in good shape for the long run. On a previous post someone told me to pack it in grease which sounds like great advice. It spent the last 60 or so...

Thanks for the info JakeMac! It has quite a bit of surface rust on it. I was thinking of getting a soft wire brush and knocking that off first and then sealing it with the vise. Sounds like a good project to do soon.

I've had this vise sitting in my barn for about a year. It is NOS with a pretty good bit of surface rust coming on. I'd like to put it to bed long term, maybe let my sons fight over it one day while not have to worry about it deteriorating. I was wondering if some of you who have experience...

Outlaw, you picked up on the chain. I kind of enjoyed reading some of the other answers. I'll show this to my wife unit and prove that I'm not the only one with a unique sense of humor...thanks:beer: The chain is to help me move the vise up to the barn when I need it up there. I welded grab...

Hey thanks drivesitfar, The brass thing in the background is a door to an outdoor wood boiler. The chainsaw and the boiler have a special friendship. I totally agree that the door would make a great slide.

Hey there vise lovers, I was having trouble with having to push my vise out of the way when I needed room and it was becoming harder for me. I got the idea to put it on wheels with some homemade screw jacks. It's very solid when the screw jacks are down. I thought some of you might like to...

Re: purchased Athol vise today Agreed. It's hard to imagine breaking it in. Truth is, that didn't occur to me until after I paid for it. What irony! What good is it though if all you can do is sit there and look at it? I feel like a tomb raider. Once you discover the crypt where the...