Craftsman 5198 questions

[drivesitfar]

BB: sometimes it's hard for me to find threads so since i knew the name of one of the better electrolysis threads here's a link to get you started.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237752&highlight=electrolysis+homemade

with your 5198 i'd probably use a Costco black storage container with the yellow lid that is about $10 instead of a garbage can, but either should work ok.

good luck

 

[brodband]

BB: first off WELCOME TO GJ!! i just saw you started a thread of your dad's and maybe granddad's old Craftsman 5198 which I'm happy to hear you are keeping in the family.

here's the link to a thread I started a year or so ago where we were trying to figure out who made these great old vises for Sears and at the top of the list is Rock Island vise company.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351100&highlight=craftsman+5198

I don't know if your sleeve on your main screw was threaded, but i'm guessing it was cause the ones I've taken apart were. was your sleeve threaded?

good luck and ask questions if you have any. also don't use it as an anvil or a press and get a piece of RR track to beat on instead of that or any good vise.

cheers

Yep, it's threaded. I just loosened that set screw and un-threaded the entire sleeve.

I don't plan to abuse this thing. Mainly just use it to hold guns while I am working on them/re-barrel etc.

 

[McBrownie]

Here is a step-by-step for a 5198 restore:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291812

Nice vise, by the way!

 

[Stuart in MN]

I saw an Ace Hardware ad the other day for Craftsman tools. It featured a guy standing at his garage workbench, and I'm pretty sure there was a 5198 vise in the background.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: any more progress on the 5198 or did it just sit on the bench waiting for you to get back from Thanksgiving?