Record no 75 vice

[Ken Breeze]

Hello all and thank you for adding me to the site.
I have just aquired this rather lovely bit of kit that had
just been discarded at the local tip.
After copious amounts of PlusGas everything seems to have freed up, although the jaws do not open when winding out. Any advice on restoring would be gratefully received. Please accept my apologies if I'm in the wrong forum , being a complete newbie here I'm trying to find my way around .
Thanks in advance .

 

[Downwindtracker 2]

I don't know the #75, but the quick action engaging half nut on my old #52 woodworking vises has to be damm near perfect for them to work both backing off and with any pressure.

 

[Fierljeppen]

Ken Breeze...You seem like a very polite gentlemen from Wales, but why is it that a Yank and a Maple Leaf on the other side of the pond are the one's helping you with an English vice?

Anyway, I've attached a parts illustration of your vice so you can better understand the mechanics of what you're working with. As far as the screw not retracting, check your spring mechanism. If you really want to restore it, you should consider taking it apart as much as you feel comfortable with, then; clean, inspect, lubricate and reassemble.

Use the parts diagram to ask specific questions and definitely post some photos of your vice. Oh yeah, welcome to the Garage Journal.

 

[weldor1970]

Does the number 75 mean anything perhaps the weight?

 

[weldor1970]

Sorry just fumbling through

 

[weldor1970]

Hellllllllooooo echo apparently no residents visit these empty forums anymore???!!! Lol

 

[redragoon]

You are replying to a thread from last year. I would expect the 75 is just a model number. Most manufacturers would have the last number denote jaw width in a product line, e.g. 74 is model 70 with 4" jaws, 75 has 5" jaws.

Weights are usually arbitrary from the model numbers, but they were listed in older catalogs to show the difference in material between industrial and home use models. An industrial model 5" jaw might weigh 70+lbs, but the mechanic/home garage 5" would weigh 40lbs.

That 75 looks like a solid home/garage or light duty model. Heavier duty models usually have the slide/guide around the screw to protect it from dirt.