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I'm trying to get the screws out of the old vise jaws. I managed to get them to turn a little, but only about half a turn or so. Any suggestions for getting them out? Should I just drill them out, and assume that they are somehow bent?

My old bench grinder just has the two grinding wheels. If I replace one of them with a wire wheel, will that work ok for cleaning off the old paint and surface rust on a vise? Someone suggested electrolysis, but it's too cold to do it outside this time of year, and I'm not so sure I want...

I picked up an old vise from Craigslist the other day, and it seems like this site has a pretty good knowledge base for restoring these old things. Since this will be a work vise, it doesn't need to be a perfect resto, but I would like to repaint, and lubricate it. If it's possible, I'd like...