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I just grabbed mine with a pair of vise grips and bent it enuff to be removed. Then I straightedge it back in the vise jaws. Started it at end of screw and turned handle until it threaded down almost to end. After that I just tapped it down rest of way til it seated in slot. Hope this helps.
Store bought are expensive and cheap made vintage vises is the cherry on top! Older the better! More movies on vises restoring it's a hoot!! Good day mate!
Turned out very nice. That Vice is beautiful. I love the pipe jaw design. I have two questions, how has the paint held up and why did you not remove the jaws for cleaning? Usually there is rust and corrosion behind the jaws that should be cleaned out.
I just picked up one of these at a thrift store for $25.00. Mine didn't have the pipe jaws or that little thing on top on the back you put on after you assembled it back together.
I have one of these also, it was my grandfathers, and I restored mine also and painted it red. It's a great vise and will probably outlast me. Does anyone know what years these were made?
I've got a couple vises I need to do this to. Yours is almost too nice to use now. :-D Good idea using the paint marker; I was thinking that must have been pretty tedious using a paint brush.
In the eyes of a perfectionist yes you just got fired. Lol. Hand grinding anything is never flat or true. And vise jaws should be as flat to each other as possible. To someone just tinkering on normal garage and yard stuff it will be fine.
Soo many vice puns, I didn't know which one to pick! (instead I went with rhyming) Anyways, the vise turned out nice. Now you can use it to make some dice, or hold some mice. But if you do that I would think twice because sometimes mice carry lice and that would not be very nice!
Cool restore thanks for sharing. I'm working on an old wilton shop king and filming it. Your video is well edited: what kind of movie editing software do you use? I've tried several and they have been challenging to learn. Anyway cool restore thanks.
@Earl Soldier Thanks! Yes, the editing software can be very complex. I am using DaVinci Resolve. They offer a free version that does everything I need. Good luck with the Wilton!
I also have a Columbian Vise C 43 (mounted on my work bench - my wife's grandfathers from the 1950's); great tool and I also use the "splitter" on the back of the vise (which most of these have lost over time - you are rather lucky to have been given that - most Columbian Vises on eBay are missing that). I gave you a "Like", but also wish you'd have gone as far to take off the grip plates and restored those - if you use your vise a lot for straightening out other metal objects, these plates will need to get replaced or refurbished (that's why they are removeable). This is my "pocket" vise, great for smaller projects and American home use. Can't beat American steel equipment like this from mid-20th Century for most non-commercial homeowners. I'm not knocking Harbor Freight, but the steel here is different and tools like this were not intended to be tossed in 5 to 10 years. Thanks again for a lovely restoration, and, I REALLY appreciated the "lessons learned" at the end of the video - a real gift to us all to share those.
I have a similar vice from my grandfather. I have been trying to find out what and how to use the "splitter". This is the first mention I've found of even what it's called. Is it used where it is or is that just a holder for it?
@@mattscales3245 Hmmmm.... unsure. I never got formal training on this. It's actually very loosely positioned, which would imply that it might be used for another purpose. I think this ought to be a question for this Vice Community.
