Chas Parker vise pedestal

[digr]

Hi all, a lot of info here so maybe you can help me out with identifying this pedestal under this Chas Parker vise. As it is now the vise stands about 3' high and looks like it will extend to more than 4'. The vise has had a very rough life. So far I have beveled the screw (which was broken) and welded it back together with a 100% weld and turned the O.D. on my lathe and cut new threads using two cut off wheels together on a side grinder. The screw is 3 TPI and my lathe only goes down to 4 TPI. The swivel pin was gone so I made a new one on the lathe. The only thing left to do on the vice is to make a new handle for the locking screw. The pedestal is a different story, I have been playing with it for more than a year now when ever I have had time. The mast is rusted tight in the tube and so far will not move. The gear and crank are missing and I will make new if it ever comes apart. Has anyone seen a pedestal like this before, I would like to find out who made it. The only thing on it is the numbers 2009 and I am quite sure that is not the year it was made. If I ever get it done it will be sand blasted and painted, but for now I have to walk around it every day, but is nice old piece of machinery. In the pics it is hanging on a hoist.

 

[PT Doc]

Very interesting looking stand. What would approximate the weight of vise and stand to be?

 

[Outlawmws]

Not familiar with that stand, but that is definitely the coolest factory stand/swivel base I've ever seen!

You have not said what you have done to get the sliding parts loose.

Assuming not a lot, I'd start soaking that with Pblaster, or a 50-50 mix of ATF and Acetone. Id set it out in the hot sud to allos some low level heat cycling (We are having a mini heat wave here... )

Id mad sure any and all clamping ot set screw type fasteners were removed, and if ant hold a collar clam maybe put a light wedging action in to take some of the pressure off.

Are the sliding/rotating parts accessible from top to bottom? can you get a big chunk of all thread (3/4 to 1"?) through and rig to get some pressure started (don't go hog wild at first allow the penatrants and heat to work also)

Actually the best solution is to ship that base to me, and I will take care of it as it deserves! PM for an address!

 

[digr]

Very interesting looking stand. What would approximate the weight of vise and stand to be?

I not sure of the weight but I am sure it is well over 200#

 

[digr]

Not familiar with that stand, but that is definitely the coolest factory stand/swivel base I've ever seen!

You have not said what you have done to get the sliding parts loose.

Assuming not a lot, I'd start soaking that with Pblaster, or a 50-50 mix of ATF and Acetone. Id set it out in the hot sud to allos some low level heat cycling (We are having a mini heat wave here... )

Id mad sure any and all clamping ot set screw type fasteners were removed, and if ant hold a collar clam maybe put a light wedging action in to take some of the pressure off.

Are the sliding/rotating parts accessible from top to bottom? can you get a big chunk of all thread (3/4 to 1"?) through and rig to get some pressure started (don't go hog wild at first allow the penatrants and heat to work also)

Actually the best solution is to ship that base to me, and I will take care of it as it deserves! PM for an address!

The first attack was upside down with the three feet on jack stands using a BFH and it moved about a 1/2". then let it sit for months soaking it with blaster. Last week I heated the base with a weed burner and used wedges between the top of the post and the pedestal and it moved a 1/16" I have used a wedge driven in the clamping gap in as far as I dare. The top of the post is machined just as the swivel base on a normal Parker vice. I believe the rack is what is holding it from moving. I think the Shipping charge would be a killer.