A user Chad Parker vise

[capo602002]

Recently found this vise welded to a 1" thk steel plate - covered in grunge. Cut the tack welds and got the vise off. Did not realize just how messed up this was until I cleaned it up. At some point it had broke and then been brazed. Cleaned it up - ground the brazing where it was interfering with the closing of the jaws. While it will certainly not win any beauty contests it is still a usable 3" vise that will find a place on my bench. Certainly better than tossing it.

 

[SweetD]

Yes that braze is ugly, but like you say, should make a great little user. I'd be happy to own it. Good save, better than the scrapper!

 

[gleman]

I'm guessing you won't be afraid of going hog wild with it. Think of it like the first big scratch or dent on a new pickup.!

I inherited this from my father or grandpa and it's never let me down.



The irony has always made me smile when I pull it out.

 

[genog]

I am glad to hear that your ole boy is going back to work!
and I assume that you are not going to paint it some ghastly effeminate color with high lights (my apologies to Karen for that comment)

 

[capo602002]

Nope - no paint - just oil it up and go.

 

[capo602002]

Well - found another issue with this little guy. Went to mount it and the bottom of the darn thing is not flat - rocks about 1/16" side-to-side.
Now - I could just shim it, easy way, or I can stick it on the mill and mill it flat. Decisions, decisions.

 

[KMScott]

Mill her flat, not to hard. This one is a 9” vise.