Nealcrenshaw
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Very impressive vise!! How exactly did you rig up the electrolysis process?
Restoring a Rock Island Vise
- Thread starter Adam McLaughlin
- Start date
Hey Guys,
I thought that I would like to share my mini restoration of an old American made vise with you guys.
An old eighty year old friend of mine who got his knees replaced gave it to me, said that after his surgery he wasn't going to be working with this kind of thing much any more.
I started out by hot tanking it, and the painting it, followed by building a vise base and bolting it together. The vise is a Rock Island 594. I am not sure when it was made, the inspection plate is gone. The only identifiable marks are the stamp of "N 13" on the bottom of the slider. Does anyone know if that means November of 1913 perhaps?
Anyway, here are some snapshots.
Adam
Cleaned and painted
Vise base in construction
Vise base finished
Finished Vise Assembly
I know this is WAY old but just wanted to say very nice job. I have a Rock Island that used to be my grandpa's, got it when my grandma passed many years ago and has moved around with me and sits waiting to be restored. Your thread and the fact that I'm trying to buy a house with a garage (so that I can actually use it) has inspired me. If I can do half as good as you I'd be happy.
To the OP (Adam McLaughlin), do you still have these pictures?? The photobucket links below don't work now in Feb 2013.
Would love to see our big vise restoration.
Please fix these picture links.
Would love to see our big vise restoration.
Please fix these picture links.
Hey Guys,
I thought that I would like to share my mini restoration of an old American made vise with you guys.
An old eighty year old friend of mine who got his knees replaced gave it to me, said that after his surgery he wasn't going to be working with this kind of thing much any more.
I started out by hot tanking it, and the painting it, followed by building a vise base and bolting it together. The vise is a Rock Island 594. I am not sure when it was made, the inspection plate is gone. The only identifiable marks are the stamp of "N 13" on the bottom of the slider. Does anyone know if that means November of 1913 perhaps?
Anyway, here are some snapshots.
Adam
Cleaned and painted
Vise base in construction
Vise base finished
Finished Vise Assembly