Whatching the wizard work is madd so I’m a 24 year old engineer loveing the spanner on the flat head for leverage!! Mind blown using that wizardry cheers Allen !!
right, I was thinking the same thing since it looks like those are kept clean and he was the only one to dirty it up like that. I hate when people don't respect others things so hope he does clean it if not that says a lot!!! not trying to be disrespectful but it's the principal!!!
Alan, that pin on top behind the fixed jaw, is for the jaw to swivel so in case your work was tapered it allowed a better clamping force if the work had a taper to it. Up to you if you wish to free up that upper swivel or not, true it didn’t swivel like the base does, it was meant for a work piece that had an odd shape or taper to it. So glad you saved that tool they are a great vise and should be saved.
I kept hearing you say Annie Sees, but then I realized you were saying anti-seize, which makes much more sense. LOL I am amazed at how you break down and rebuild something that looks totally toasted to something very usable.
never seen the inside of a vice before! there isn't a better way to learn how to build things - than to see things disassembled, cleaned, oiled, and put back together again, totally wizard ❤
gerat vid....i dont know what it is about watching a project being done.....i enjoy it when the weather here is bad and i cant get out and work on my own.....thanks for bringing us along......
Nice of the heavy D guys to let you use their shop and the help they have gave you with your clean up and house build hope you can get things some what back to normal .
Looks great Alan! I love restoring vises, and Parker vises are VERY well made! I have a few myself! Glad you saved that one! It'll serve you well for another lifetime!
Like others have said, can't get em like that any more! High quality, finely machined, heavy duty vice! Glad you could save it. And make it look brand new again! Beautiful vice! Until it is time to load it in the back of your truck! Ha-ha! ;)
Looking at the vice's functions, that little bit of paint on the working surfaces will quickly wear off but it will have protection from moisture in the areas that aren't wear surfaces. As far as the bench goes it is a fabrication table which gets far more abuse than a little bit of paint. It is not a display table.
I've rebuilt 1 or 2. This reminds me of my days as a pinsetter mechanic for a bowling alley....actually 3 different alleys. Rebuilding anything & everything I could find. 30 machines with gearboxes, 3 electric motors, gear assembly & fabrication. That's where I taught myself how to weld. You should know that's cast so special rod needed to weld that crack....but I've done it with a wire feed not meant for it 🤣
Allen, just a thing to note, when assembled originally they used furniture makers screwdrivers to seat the screws, these had a flat blade down by the handle to place a wrench in order to torque the screws in harder than joe public could open...... One of the best tools i own.
@@jaybee8148 that's highly unlikely, but totally possible, we're looking just post queen Victoria, so torque wrenches existed at the time but would have been very rare..... Probably just torqued down to the good old, goodanhard standard, the aim being that your average person couldn't service the vise, forcing them to bring it to a specialist.
That is a very nice vice! 175#, 6" jaw, 9.5" slide, from the 40's or 50's... Pin on the top rear jaw is removable so you can rotate rear jaw for odd shaped pieces.. you should be able to get new jaws for it as it deserves them... great work Alan!
That came out really nice Allen. I have an old 'Tool Auction' 6" vice that I've had for almost 50 years now. It amazes me how well that old girl has held up for a cheap vice. I only paid around $20 for it new at the auction. Even 'cheap' back then was better than 'Good' today. I recently had to do a cleanup on it as it had sat and rusted up but like your Parker, just a bit of work and she's going strong again. It is good to see you being able to rebuild and reuse some of your gear from the fire. I am hope that is a bit therapeutic for you. Hang in there Brother, You are going to be OK. God Bless you Allen.
I painted Caterpillar used equipment for two years. When you don t want to get paint on a slide surface or the rod of a cylinder the easiest way to protect it is to put a thin coat of grease or even gasoline on it. Paint it all let it dry and wipe the lube off with the paint on it and just relube the area with grease. Masking will work but is a pain and sometimes the paint will penetrate under it.
One of the things that I like about you is that you don’t give up until you get things done. No matter how challenging it is. You’re an optimist and it’s refreshing. I’m like that too. I get lost in projects and lose track of time. I’m happiest when I’m alone and you seem to be that way too. Great job with the vice. It’s like new. That’s a treasure.
Sweet video Allan.. long with great content..always a winner..Nice to see you put things back together. Much love and respect from North Devon, England x
Your Parker vice that went through the Mtn. Fortress fire could really benefit big time from being sandblasted, spray painted & a lube job. About the video you did for the 44lb. sledgehammer. It may just be a difference of opinion but, I would've drilled the bolt hole for the sledgehammer handle at a right angle to the head. The reason would be that the handle of a sledgehammer can definitely be figured to take on some incidental damage. I would also cut the bolt off where it sticks out past the nut. Another idea is a handle protector is intended for long handled tools like axes, pick axes, mauls & sledgehammers & is put on the handle against the sledgehammer head. It's intended to take the damage that would otherwise be happening to your tool handle & is cheaper ordinarily to replace than your tool handle.
The rebuild and repair has to start somewhere, the vise is as good a start as any. Good job Alan! It's a step forward and that's important. Gives a sense of accomplishment and direction to all that's ahead of you in this recovery. Keep pluggin' man, it'll all come together!
That’s a very fine vise. Thank god it didn’t make it to the scrap bin. Forget the brand I have but it’s a nicer new age unit, 8” fully open, it cost a little over 200.00. Can’t imagine what a new counterpart of that vise would cost now days. 👍🏼
Nothing is ever as easy as we wish, is it? Your patience and determination to save and rehab that old vice is awesome. Thank you so much for caring about the old tools, vices, vehicles, etc.!! There just aren’t enough people who care about and appreciate the old things!! So many of the last couple of generations can’t understand how much better things were made back in the day, and how much better they stand up to real use!! Thank you for caring enough to fix that old Parker vice. I think you’re wonderful to take so much time on it. You’re a one of a kind jewel! God bless you and keep you safe during these extraordinary times ❤️🙏
I absolutely love that vice Alan. So glad you restored it. Those old vice are getting harder to find in any kind of good shape and they're crazy expensive. I have an old Reed 204 1/2 vice I use in my Blacksmithing and custom knife making and it's a beast of a vice. I got it and an old Peter Wright anvil for free from a guy who didn't want them or knew anything about them. I sold the vice to my dad at one point and years later he gave it back to me for nothing. So it's been making me money from the beginning. Keep up the great work Alan I really enjoy watching your videos. Many blessings my good man...
GREAT JOB Allen! Really cool to see how tear down that bench vice, happy see you able find some of your items, salvage them, & restore them to work again. Enjoyed video!
I have some old tools that was my father in law from the 40 and 50s. That work but are to heavy for me lol. Drills grinder they are heavy thank God for the little tools of today
Alan....you are a magician....is there anything you can't fix..just brilliant 🙂.. continue like this and change nothing... loving your channel...superb... thanks mate 😁😁 Ted
Maybe you could send him a roll of shoe repair tape. I use Gorilla Tape myself. Sometimes you get a pair of boots that you just can't throw out of which I have a few pairs and when I'm working on stuff that abuses my shoes I prefer to wear them instead of ruining a newer pair. Luckily my wife has a cousin that does shoe and leather repair and about twice a year I I have him try to glue and Stitch the boots back together.
Nice job Al...........I see the boys went on a Recovery...Guess you will be working up at the Fortress this weekend....Be Safe..............JB..........
Great vice and find! I have two in my shop. Parker were built to last a lifetime. Mine was my grandfather's. Soak it in BreakFree CLP cleaner, lubricant and protector. Same thing we use on weapons in the Army. From a Self Propelled 8" Howitzer to a .45. I've been using it since 1982.
Allen, awesome to see it restored. I have a old one, not as big that I bought from a farmer sale 45 years ago and it’s a light blue color. Never would of known what it looked like inside. It replaced one my grandfather got from railroad back in the 20’s that did not spin and had jaws out of line. Thank you for sharing !
have you ever thought about contacting James May from top gear/drivetribe? I could see you two doing some sorta Amazon Prime 'slow TV' type thing whereby you do a bunch of shows breaking down and then fixing up some great big ol'chunks of Americana. It's so therapeutic watching all the steps along the way of repairing stuff like this. You could introduce the process of locating the stuff in the first place too...kinda like a barn-finds show for not necessarily automobile based restorations.
I believe there is a spring washer or shims that should be inside at the end of the lead screw to hold it tight so there would be no play between screw and jaw. The heat may have destroyed the Spring Temper Glad you were able to save it.
Good morning Mr. Wizard of mechanical workings and stuff!, lol. So glad you have such an interest in life’s mechanical fixin’s! My sons laugh at how I have such curiosity for these things when I can’t do the work. On a small scale I can! is what I tell them. Then they pitch in after all. 🤗🥰
