CudaChick1968
Member Emeritus
Be sure you outgas it all first. Cast iron turns out beautiful but it usually has trapped air and impurities in the metal. Keep us posted!
Record 23 Vice restoration
- Thread starter czechboy
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Be sure you outgas it all first. Cast iron turns out beautiful but it usually has trapped air and impurities in the metal. Keep us posted!
jdandcoke
Member
Finally got time to restore the vice.
This is how it started out
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This is how it started out
jdandcoke
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And this is the result
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jakemac
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It looks all posh in it's fancy dress. Sparkly. Nice job.
Fretters
Well-known member
That's tidied up nicely. Is that hammered finish paint you've popped on it?
Is that hammered finish paint you've popped on it?jdandcoke
Member
no I powder coated it. It needed to be coated in chrome then a colour called petrol blue.
I came across this old thread. If the OP is reading this, I have a few queries regarding the Record No.23 vise as I have ordered one very similar to it with a quick release.
First, I must admire the brilliant restoration of the vise. Good show! From the pictures it looks like the main screw is quite hefty. What is its diameter?
What is the jaw width and the opening size?
What is the weight of the vise?
If you are here in the forum, I will appreciate your response. Thanks.
First, I must admire the brilliant restoration of the vise. Good show! From the pictures it looks like the main screw is quite hefty. What is its diameter?
What is the jaw width and the opening size?
What is the weight of the vise?
If you are here in the forum, I will appreciate your response. Thanks.
jfleisher
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Trey T
Well-known member
I would love to own a Record (4.5"-5" jaws) w/ the quick release.
Record No. 84 (shown in this picture) is quite similar to No.23. Both have 4 1/2" jaws and open to about 5 -1/2" to 6". But No. 84 has jaws bolted from the outside, while No.23 has the regular jaw screws.
There is huge difference in the quality of the original English made Record No.23 that has been restored by the OP, and the Chinese made Irwin-Record 23 being sold these days for about $500. For example, the Chinese made one weighs only about 19 kg whereas the English one weighed 28 kg. That shows the reduction in the build quality.
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dutchgray
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I'm a big Parkinson fan, got a No4, 3 No5, 3 No7, an 8a and an 9a, as well as a 7 swivel jaw, a few Handys, couple Samsonia's and a couple wood vices.
The main difference between the record 2x series and the 8x series (although from memory there is only 83's and 84's) is the 8x are cast steel or the malleable cast iron whatever you want to call it, stronger but more expensive to make. However all of these old British QR vices are good and always worth getting if they are in decent order and a sensible price.
The main difference between the record 2x series and the 8x series (although from memory there is only 83's and 84's) is the 8x are cast steel or the malleable cast iron whatever you want to call it, stronger but more expensive to make. However all of these old British QR vices are good and always worth getting if they are in decent order and a sensible price.
Oh wow! Love to see the pictures of those Parkinsons (they are rarely seen).