I’ve redone quite a few vises in my time they are cast steel you can use regular mig wire FYI. - cheap vises are cast iron Charles Parker is a great vise!
I don't know why the slope is there, but, a benefit of the slope is that when is mounted to a benchtop it ensures that the fixed jaw is past the edge of the bench. Giving a clamping option that isn't available when the fixed jaw is inside the edge of the bench. I enjoy your channel, thanks. From one Randy that used to work on boats to another Randy that used to work on boats.
That old iron is hard to beat! Most old vises have been abused that would have reduced most modern day vises to scrap! Enjoyed the real world brazing process, what really has to be done to get it right! Great video Randy! Thanks for your time and sharing! 👍😎✌️🇺🇸
I’ve redone a few vises myself, I think you did a great job bringing that poor old guy back to life. That vise had a rough life, but you fixed it and ow it’s good for many more years of service. Thanks for sharing this video!!!🤘🤘🤘
Like I said on IG Randy...I know you could save it! It will give good service again for many years with a bit of love. Well done sir. Parkers, Athol's and Hollands are my favorite old vises. I have a Holland I have literally treated like a rented mule for the past 40 years and it still keeps a going. Some lube and weld the broken foot back on rescued it from the scrap heap all those years back. Cheers
The Henrob Torch, now Detroit Torch is wonderful. I sprung for one a couple years age, even purchased the rose bud and the light hoses. I love it, very useful and works so well.
Neat! I have a Reed swivel vise (about 120 lbs) I bought from a fellow who’s dad actually bought it new for a Hosiery plant in Columbia, SC in the late 1920s. He was still the pant manager in the early 1950s when the plant shut down. It sat in the back of his son’s garage slightly froze up when I got it. Once home I cleaned it up and couldn’t bring myself to paint it. I put linseed oil on it and it is almost perfectly black with patina. The old owner had no idea the back jaw was supposed to swivel and I had to make a tapered pin for it. I love it and use it regularly. The top of the jaws have a lot of shallow hacksaw marks, I guess from belting repairs being done on it. There is something special about using a tool with so much experience and yet had no actual damage. I respect these tools and a display case or shelf is near criminal in my opinion. I always enjoy your videos Randy!
Fantastic job on that vise Randy. Roscoe looked a little worried at first but I think he was pleased with it. I hope your neighbor realizes who he's living next to. Thanks for the video lots of helpful hints there.
Randy, To remove oil from old cast Iron, boil it in a concentrated solution of water and Oakite 32 for 8 to 10 hours. I have used in the past with great success.
Great job bringing her back to life Randy, I never liked the edge of the table mounting design, I have seen too many broken. I have one down the basement I paid $5 for because the cracked base. Great stuff! 😃👍
That is Randy Richard right. I do think I might have seen a little crack on the inner base of the rear jaw. I knew you could tuna fish but I did not know you could tune a nut. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
@@RRINTHESHOPIt would be difficult to make a new nut but not impossible of course. Probably the first step would be to make a 3D print of the old nut to get the basic shape and height.
Hey Randy, this is just a guess but the slope on the vise might be for mounting it in a slot cut out from the bench which will holding the vise to not rotate giving a solid mount to bend stuff in the vise without to put strain on the mounting bolts. Another thing might be that was use outdoor on rail roads or mount on some machine (truck), or a forge leg of some sort.
Hey Randy, hope you are doing well. Chas. Parker vises are a bit of a bear to work on. You did well to find one with pretty decent jaws, as they are very hard to replace the jaws on. The front and rear jaws are not symmetrical to each other. I doubt a machinist of your pedigree would have much trouble ginning up a new set, but us mere mortals very much struggle. IIRC the pins are at two different angles (ft versus rear) as well.
Thanks for the tips! My neighbor was very happy to have it in working order, it has been in his family since new and for his entire life it has been broken, he is 61 now.
"oh the things we get ourselves into". The challenge of what you repair or make for a good neighbor is sometimes overwhelming. I admit I have fixed things for family and friends that tested every bit of resolve I have. once you start you can't stop. Good job saving the old Charles Parker Vise(fyi he was the mfg of the Parker Shotguns)
Thank you Richard. Yep for sure on resolve. i have had the vise on my bench outside for a year then inside for 8 mo. It was it's time to go, I have been trying to wrap up a bunch of projects that have filled the shop.
Very well done Randy, it's always good to see a discarded tool rebuilt and put back to work. If people would use heat more often they wouldn't have to beat on stuff! Thanks for the video. That was an interesting crescent wrench laying on your bench, what is the other end used for?
The vise repairs worked out well, my neighbor is happy. It could use more but no time right now. The wrench is a Bacho, they are very good wrenches, for there size they open farther and are more rigid in the jaws. Here is a link amzn.to/3Y1wVa9. The end is called a fish tail, it will slip on a hex and grab. the 8" wrench will go up to a 9/16" hex. Yep more heat. Thanks Jayce for stopping in.
You have to tell them not to use the vice as a press, that's what they make presses for. Bring the part over to use the press not the busted vice to be fixed. My grandpa busted a nice big vice trying to press apart a U-Joint as he did not have a press in his shop, I was just a small kid and when that vice let go it scared the crap out of me, loud as a shotgun and it went flying past me. That traumatized me for years thereafter, finally out grew it and got back in the shop again with grandpa to learn what he knew and that was plenty as he was a machinist up at Mare Island Shipyard from some years before WWII and long after.
For sure John another unintended use. My grandfather and my father were machinist at Mare Island during WWII, My grandmother worked as a security guard there during the war. Thank you John for sharing your great story.
I think u did a great job. Might wanna edit out when u flip the vise and go: "eh!..." Which is probably ten minutes altogether. But that is not necessary. I name the vise: Rudolph the rednosed crampgear.
Great job Randy. That iron looks a little over heated. When it turns Red, the molecular integrity has been compromised but I highly doubt it will make a minutes difference on a chunk of iron that size. Those older vises are far stronger than the cast vises made today. Did you slow cool the parts after welding? I find it isn't as big of a concern on the nodular iron of old. The fitted jaws on Parker vises are very hard to get right. I try my best to never remove them. Awesome channel.
I had to have it a low glow for the braze to bond, I did cover it to cool and it was 105 outside. For the use it will get it will be ok. Thanks for the great comment.
Im making a guess but I believe the slanted area on the front bottom of the vise was to be placed in a notch on the holding apparatus (table, bench or stand) to help resist movement forces while the vise was in use.
In general don’t paint the slide of a vise. Boiled linseed oil is a great protection for the exposed cast iron. You can heat the slide to 400 or do degrees and wipe it on. Will last longer
The angle under the chin is the tell, they were making longer and stronger chins, because a failure in the original design had been noted. Presumably, you cut a bevel into your workbench when mounting it, it's fixed, so who would know.
Had a filling when you picked up that Henrob you would love it. Have you tried the #1 tip and tried welding to alum cans together??? We viewer's won't to see that for sur, hehe! I still remember in 2002 how the vendor sold me on my Hen-Rob, and to this day, alum cans have no fever of ole Bear ever marrying them together 😞. Vice repair was awesome, and praying for Fall to come early for us all! Playing with Neodyimium batteries to build a mag pallet fixturing plate. What's your experience using them? Bear.
Hey there! So I have a Parker no.106-5 with 5” jaws. The plate that holds the “meatball” and handle is not correct for the vise you’ve done. Looks like a bit of hot rolled with a few holes drilled into it. My vise has the same sized collar. I made a silicone mold of the original one off my vise that is in excellent condition and original piece. “Parker” in raised lettering. I have since cast that mold in fabri-cast resin, carefully filled, sanded and painted the resin casting so it’s back to the original looking condition without any wear marks on the letters and made them a little more proud of the main surface on it. If you’re interested in a resin mold that can be patterned then cast in brass, Alu or iron. please PM me and I’ll send it to you free of charge.
