Returning a beat machinist vice to service

[@dcraft1234]

That thing has gone through the Battle of The Bulge!

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@dcraft1234 it came from a shop with a high budget so tools were considered consumables

[@3cl1]

Cool, always nice to add tooling in a shop.

[@BeachsideHank]

I saw that vice in a video from Pakistan.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@BeachsideHank lol

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

I like Anchor Lube for drilling, but I keep a can of Tap Magic handy while tapping holes or threading. The old vise has got some new life in it now!

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@mattthescrapwhisperer tap magic is good stuff

[@1pcfred]

I have a vise like that with big peck marks in it. I filled them up with lead and filed it flat. Well, I fly cut it close first. It worked out OK. So that's something you can consider doing. It can really clean things up.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@1pcfred that’s a good idea, I have tons of lead around as well

[@1pcfred]

@@smalltownmachineshop6860 If the dimple is just a dent sometimes the lead doesn't stick but if there's any wall to the hole it'll stick in there good. But if you put some little grab holes in the dents then the lead will stick. It doesn't look bad either. If you do it you'll see. It really gives you a flat support surface back. Cleans it up. There's a little color variation between the lead and the base metal. They're both silvery though. I was really pleased with the results I got. I don't even remember it being that hard to do. Lead is a great filler. Just prep the surface good. Clean and grease free. You might even be able to make some dams to fix the sides. I'd lamp black those. Like pouring babbitt. The vise I did looked almost as bad as yours did. It was sad.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Nice work mister. Good video.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@RustyInventions-wz6ir thank you very much

[@Earl-vo7gf]

If you spot welded and make a good puddle and stop for an hour or two you can fill up those holes and then grind them down and bring it back into precision that vise can be made 100% again. It looks like you're getting a shot put together pretty good.

[@1pcfred]

You weld on that and you're going to warp it. Welding heat is warping heat. So I poured hot lead on my wasted vise. That worked. Then when you peck it again it's not too bad either.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@Earl-vo7gf thank you and it’s coming along slowly but surely

[@stephenkennett9813]

That's impressive.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@stephenkennett9813 many thanks

[@kentuckytrapper780]

I lucked up a got a original k&T vise with my machine, there hard to find,those Jaws will work great!!

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@kentuckytrapper780 I’d like to find a k&t vice for it one day

[@billarcher]

I don't know if you can get it where you are but here in Australia I like to use Rocol RTD paste. It comes in a 500 ml tin( 1lb). I have good reslts with it on tough steel. There are others about but i like it. Allthe best with your shop.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@billarcher I will look into that stuff and give it a try thank you

[@danrabenhorst2549]

why didn't you take your wire welder and weld all those holes up ? Did that on one i have and worked great

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@danrabenhorst2549 I probably will address the holes in the vise shortly. This was mostly to make it usable to do some testing in the new to me mill and iv been going back and forth on how I want to do it, what wire did you use

[@camillosteuss]

One can only hope that whoever is responsible for the state of that vise - has met their end by the merciless inertia of a large lathe chuck/shaft spider at some 240rpm... That is not a human being nor an operator worthy of the graceful majesty that machines are in their cold splendor... I suppose that the vise is still operational even at that state, but it is a damn shame... And while it can be filled out with bronze, nickel, lead or what have you - if you want to try to ameliorate some of the horrors - it is ultimately futile, as all of those will be just as visible as the original damage, and will offer 0 structural integrity along with potential distortion due to differential metal shrink rates at temp. delta - that and the fact that you had to flow that filler in at a certain temp, which brings it`s own concerns... I`ve seen people fill out old drill-press tables that have been molested, and the best it offered was a meager masking effect of the damage if you squinted, stood at the perfect angle and distance(like 30ft away) as to totally render yourself unable to perceive the colour change... Either way, nevermind my wrath - i`m glad that you snagged a useful piece and even moreso that you saved it from the crushers... It may be molested, but it still is a cool old piece that will bite down and into stock and allow the mill to do her work with grace... Best regards! Steuss

[@anthonycphillips2430]

Talk too much . I wanna see work.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

@@anthonycphillips2430 I show and do what I can, each video is different, thank you for watching