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Also, before anyone says anything. The lights aren't 240, 277, or 480 VAC. I have plugged them into 120 and they come on. Here's the tag inside. Also, I'm planning on bolting the top down with counter-sunk bolts through the frame rather than welding it down. I don't want it to warp.

Here's where I'm at now. I cut the back upright off and am in the process of using a flap disc to take off the paint.*@#$ Here is my proposed plan for the table.*@#$ The notes about "heavy angle" are just my way of differentiating between a couple different sizes of angle I have on...

Hey guys! *@#$I'm new here, and new to welding in general. I learned to weld with OA when I was a kid, and did a little stick later on, but have been away from it for a while. We bought our house last year and it had a 40x70 pole barn attached to it. I got interested in knifemaking and general...

See, this is why I come here. :D. I know where to find oak for jaws. Lol. I have a few feet of that lying around.

Does anyone here use UHMW on their vise? I am considering using it on my 5" Wilton 645 for more detailed work. What do you guys use your UHMW equipped vises for? Where are you getting your material and in what thicknesses?

Haha. Steel toe sandals. That's awesome. I swear he has a steel skull, as many times as he's fallen. My boy is going to grow up doing the right thing regarding safety. My grandpa and dad both wore glasses while grinding, most of the time. We wore ear muffs while mowing the yard. I want to...

Phil, that is really sharp! I have no intention of using anything less than grade 8 on my vise. Did you polish the handle and the lockdown, or how was that refurbed?

Jack, you bring up a good point. I think I'm going to attach my bench at bit wall and floor so it never moves. Jeff, the kiddo hates anything on his head. I can get him to keep a hat on for a bit, but he doesn't quite want to leave glasses on. Maybe a few more months. I plan on making him a...

Slightly off topic, but he already LOVES being outside with me. He will grab my 2 oz ball pein or a screwdriver or a pair of channel locks and go to town walking all over the shop "fixing" things. I don't like him playing with the screwdrivers though, they make me nervous. I'm going to get him...

Um, yes? Why..........?

I believe this an early 70s 645. I will for sure post pictures when I get it mounted. I still need the bolt for the center swivel piece.

Where did you find that top! I felt lucky to get my 64"x32" piece of new 3/16" plate for free. That big ol' piece would be awesome! My dad/grandpa's main bench is close the same age and is 2x6 topped. It has seen a LOT of work over the years, but has never had the top boards replaced. I doubt...

I'm actually left handed, as are my oldest son, my oldest daughter, and it's starting to look like my youngest son. :D The vise jaws are right even with my elbow. The bench was built to be fit just for me, and I'm about 5' 10".

Here's how I was going to mount the vise, but now that I see someone else that cut the overhang away, I will have to think on it. My dad's vise has never swiveled and I don't think there was ever a time when he needed it to, and he has farmed his whole life. I think I'm going to put the...

Oh, btw, the legs came from my neighbor's burn pile. The one on the front of the vise area was a bit short, so I had to put a scrap piece under it. Dang free stuff, not cut to my dimensions!!

Ok, here's the bench. Overall view: Close up of the mounting location: Three of my five wonderful kids posing on the bench. L-R; Emily-8, Caleb-17 mos, and Grace-9: I still have to tie the front and rear legs together, but I ran out of screws. This bench was made from almost 100% found...

The front jaw wasn't welded. It looked like someone tried to very poorly braze it. I was able to pry it off without much difficulty. When I re-did it, I heated up the jaw while it was in a press, heat then pressed, more heat, more pressure, until it was square again. Then I left it in the press...

It's not a bullet vise. I guess I don't really know what it is, other than a Wilton. Before: After: Also, this vise will most likely never be used to it's "full" potential, but I want to be able to beat on it if I have to.

I got my nice heavy wood workbench done and would like to mount the 5" Wilton I just restored on it. I have heard that the proper way is to mount the vise to a piece of plate steel, then screw the steel to the bench. I've been told that the vise will be more stable that way. The cost is...

I'm still a little out of line, the other side is a bit lower on the dynamic jaw, and the close side is a couple millimeters more open than the other, but all in all it is great! I've got some D2 steel I may try to make some jaws from. If I can get a machinist friend to help, I might be able...