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    Help identifying this Parker Vise

    I have an opportunity to rehab an old and very abused Parker Vise. The info on the vise is this; Chas Parker no 804-1/2 4-3/4 jaws for pattern. Missing Pipe Jaws. Has Horseshoe, possible movable jaw salvageable.Very rough, brazed everywhere. Tall version big heavy. I won't have the vise in my...
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    1965 Wilton Cadet, Rough to Smooth

    This 1965 8145 Wilton Cadet vise was the kind of project you devote yourself. In most cases it would have been more valuable as parts or scrap, but underneath the rust and looking beyond the cracked cast iron, there was a hard working tool wanting to work. I have never TIG welded cast iron...
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    3M Abrasive disc holder 9145

    I have had a 9145 adapter for my Milwaukee 6146-30 4½" grinder. The grinder is rated at 11,000 rpm and the 9145 holder and the Scotch-Brite discs are rated at 13,000 rpm. Every time I use the tool, the discs come flying off. Sometimes they hit me, others they fly offing the shop. I have found...
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    Custom Welding jacket

    I am a designer/fabricator. Most of my work is TIG but I tend to use my welding jacket while I am fabricating as a protective piece of equipment. I also have been making things on my burly sewing machine and I am considering designing and fabricating a welding jacket. I want to incorporate great...
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