Recent content by TFJ

Got a good look at the pin,... I think someone took a peen hammer to the bottom side...had a mushroomed head to y eye. I was thinking to hit the pin back up into the vise...The mistake I made was to hit the pin a couple times and I moved it about 1/8". Wouldn't budge after that. Got out the...

Makes sense, ... after paint or on the busy factory floor, you would want to match #84 to #84, its mate. I was hoping to further pinpoint a manufacture date and any other information about the vise. The spreadheet and brochures link is fantastic!

More progress on the #21 vise. ...So, after a little more time and gentle coaxing I see the number 84 punched into the bottom of the swivel jaw and also the vise body....any ideas as to what that number signifies? P.S. the pin to release the spindle nut is frozen good....penetrol and a couple...

Thank you for your responses .. I'm going to try to take photos and post some pics of the disassembly then assembly process !

Thanks for your reply. Just freed the swivel jaw last night but didnt inspect it closely, or clean and de-rust it yet. I have never disassembled a vise, so , no, I dont know how to safely extract the leadscrew nut yet. I did watch a video where a guy did pound a pin out to release the lead screw...

Hello!, I just found this site….I’ve been carting around a vise thats been in my family since 1948 and was purchased as part of a working, but failing business at that time. The vise was mounted on a bench in the machine shop of that business was and started around 1900. It’s seen a lot of use...

Hello!, I just found this site….I’ve been carting around a vise thats been in my family since 1948 and was purchased as part of a working, but failing business at that time. The vise was mounted on a bench in the machine shop of that business was and started around 1900. It’s seen a lot of...