Lovely video thanks - I took my 114 apart to renovate and needed a reminder of how the QR works - I recall mine has the washer too. I think the original paint was Roundel Blue matt but yours looks great in semi gloss. I've no idea why people think they look better in bare metal sometimes. Nice job and well done
Yes. Big washer. Many workshops remove them too for easy maintenance. He does mention using a stop bolt on the slide, but the washer is much more beautiful solution
Not sure if it's factory. But mine has a washer on the end of the spindle before it goes into that bearing housing at the end of the slide. The washer will stop the vise from opening too far.
I can’t help being sentimental about using my father’s old vice but there’s nothing wrong with that. Certainly, tools are for using and, as an engineer myself, the old vice is still regularly used. It also gets plenty of TLC …oil👍
