This is a restoration of late fathers Record No 1 vice. I thought this would be a nice straight forward restoration but it turned out more challenging than I thought.
Thanks for posting. Your work is a great tribute to your Dad--very nicely done. I have one of these No 1's I bought and started restoring 2 years ago, then got distracted halfway through. Finding your video inspired me to finish it...and reminded me of the assembly process...although mine has pins instead of screws for the nut and mainscrew.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Restoring things can be fun but some of the restorers out there make things look a lot easier than it actually is. Just paining the letters on that thing gave me a a headache and yet others make it look so easy.
Great instructional video. Amazing what you can achieve without really expensive tools in a man cave. Your Grinder/ Polisher really caught my eye. Very useful.
Thanks, glad to be of help. I did find the lettering tricky and someone who did a better job of lettering on a vice said he used a small sponge to paint and he got better results so worth a thing. Anyway good luck with your project.
Nice job. And on just the vice I'm looking to restore too. Looks like someone may have already worked on yours even if just for greasing and maintenence as mine has a split pin spring retention vs your two small screws tapped into the vice screw. That's a good idea I might copy!
