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I know it's not the Holy Grail vises but for a $10 CL score it was worth a few hours to clean it up and it'll be fine for what I need. Before: After:

Yup, that's what I figured soon as I found that the bolts and screws were metric. Still worth the $10 it cost me. :deathmeta

I plucked this little ditty off CL this morning for cheap as cheap could be. I know it's not a top tier precision unit but it's solid and it locks down tight. Compared to what I've been using for the last 10 years or so it's definitely a step up. Disassembly for refurb is already done and parts...

I rattle canned one of my motorcycles with that same color blue. Came out great.

Blasting is the way to go. It give the primer a good surface to stick to so the paint doesn't slide off. Remember that the finish is in the prep.

My home town. Milford, CT

In my case that was not a concern as the arbor, motor and switch were not and an original machine having any collector value. It was at some time a collection of random parts assembled for a particular purpose. The fact that it was repainted with non factory original paint, re-belted and new...

Hmmm, I wonder if maybe the seller sensed blood in the water, took down the ad and we'll see it back up in two weeks at twice the price. Had it happen to me a couple of times.

The motor on this General grinder was a straight plug in. When I did the refurb I added the separate box and switch.

Wow, thanks for that memory. I remember back in the 70's I had two of those Pachmayr Super Deluxe boxes. One in the original brown and a later model in black. Sturdy boxes they were. And who could ever forget how good they smelled inside.

Expanding anchors or tapcons for the block walls and sheet metal screws for the metal studs. The coarser the screw the tighter the grip.

Try squirting some lemon juice on the lettering. It might help bring them up. We used to do it to try and raise serial numbers on stolen guns.

To the OP I say take the shot. Don't let anyone dump on your dream. "Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup You never know until you try." -America

My $5 score. I stopped by the every Sunday flee market at the VFW this morning and snatched these four items for a fin. I know, not a mega score but it made me smile. Gotta be worth 3 or 4 times what I paid anyway and I didn't already have three out of the four. Can anybody tell me the...

I welded this one up from a piece of angle iron for small stuff. Then I sprayed it with two medium coats and three heavy coats of Rustoleum Enamel and it's been fine for about three years now.

I used to have one but don't know whatever happened to it.

Several years ago I saw this picture posted in one of the threads here. It was in with a group of pics and there was no info on it. Does anyone know anything about this box, like who made it, was it a production piece or a one-off? Where could I find one of these and what would a value be...

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Excellent job and GREAT color. Where did you get the rubber feet? Are they just grommets?