Recent content by twostroketerrorist

thank you for the replies everyone, have picked up a few good ideas. i think this vise may be pre war, it is a model 97 and i do not see anywhere where a birtman electric tag was on it (at least not anymore) i do have a 10x36 rockwell lathe and a burke #4 horizontal mill. the thought of making a...

hello all, i recently acquired a 6" rock island vise, in good shape minus the fact that the main screw is snapped in two pieces, it broke clean right where the ball meets the rod at the end of the screw. i am sure i will never find another one, and i am looking for suggestions on how to repair...

thank you for the reply, i will try to figure out how to move the thread or start a new one. i just figured it would get buried in there and nobody would see it

hello all, i recently acquired a 6" rock island vise, in good shape minus the fact that the main screw is snapped in two pieces, it broke clean right where the ball meets the rod at the end of the screw. i am sure i will never find another one, and i am looking for suggestions on how to repair...