Sweet Garage Sale Find

[YeahPete]

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$40 for the lathe and drill press, $3.00 for the vice. They all work well too. Both are craftsman. Do these go for more refurbished or as is? I'll be keeping them for my own use but if I ever come down to it, I'm not sure if I should restore them.

The vice is cracked, but still works well. Anyone know if that vice is worth fixing up? My brother is a certified welder and could probably fix that vice up but would it be worth it? Is it worth it to remove all rust? Thanks for looking.

 

[woody 73]

Yes indeed have your brother weld it up it after a good & proper weld it should last for a good long time.

Again yes clean up everything and restore as best you can, nothing like taking pride in working with fine old vintage power tools.

Oh and one more thing you got a major killer deal good job op!

 

[thehorse13]

You did well.

Welding/brazing a broken vise is a hotly debated topic here. It boils down to your intended use. A cracked vise, in my experience, is simply scrap metal unless the crack is in a place where it will not experience load/stress. Some will repair vises in high load/stress areas because they only intend on displaying the vise, not actually using it. Rarity of the tool typically determines this.

 

[Packard V8]

Welding/brazing a broken vise is a hotly debated topic here. It boils down to your intended use. A cracked vise, in my experience, is simply scrap metal unless the crack is in a place where it will not experience load/stress. Some will repair vises in high load/stress areas because they only intend on displaying the vise, not actually using it. Rarity of the tool typically determines this.

Your vise can be repaired, but is it cost-effective - maybe not. Properly welded cast iron is running in industrial diesel engines every day. They experience many times the stress a bench vise would. Having said that, Joe Numbnuts can't just pick up a stick welder and buzz the two pieces. Welding cast iron requires an experienced professional who has experience and equipment for pre-heating, proper choice of welder and material and controlled cooling. Done correctly, a cracked bench vise can be made whole. What's cost-effective for a high dollar industrial diesel may not be so for a $3 bench vise.

jack vines

 

[tombell572]

Those little 6" Sears metal lathes seem to be popular and go for quite a bit on Ebay. If you want to sell it, I would clean and lube it and maybe do some light rust removal on the machined surfaces but otherwise leave it original.

Great find!!

Tom B.

 

[SweetD]

If the DP is in working order and fairly complete, you got your money's worth just in that! And did the DP include the DP vise?

Overall great score. I love that little metal lathe!

Dave

 

[bmwrd0]

Good score, I picked up one of those little lathes a few months ago for $20, they are fun.

 

[1982fxr]

suckage granted

 

[crguy]

Your vise can be repaired, but is it cost-effective - maybe not. Properly welded cast iron is running in industrial diesel engines every day. They experience many times the stress a bench vise would. Having said that, Joe Numbnuts can't just pick up a stick welder and buzz the two pieces. Welding cast iron requires an experienced professional who has experience and equipment for pre-heating, proper choice of welder and material and controlled cooling. Done correctly, a cracked bench vise can be made whole. What's cost-effective for a high dollar industrial diesel may not be so for a $3 bench vise.

jack vines

I fully agree. I wouldn't waste any time on that vise. You can pick up a good vise for way less than it will take to make a proper repair to that one.

 

[YeahPete]

Hi. Thanks for all the comments. Yes, he said that little vice came with that drill press and still works great. I just never scored anything like this at a garage sale before, was so excited I wanted to post. Thanks much! I hope I can pretty those tools up. Now I just have to find a place to put all this stuff.

 

[jimreed2160]

The vise would probably be great as a beater. At this point, there is nothing else to ruin. Put it to work.

 

[Karl's Garage]

Any close up shots of the chisels?

 

[uniballer]

Sweet score!! You ****!

 

[Richard Cranium]

You ****, nice score.