Rusty Vise Restoration Record NO.3

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

I have one of these and it's a turd--I bought it cheap for a job and promised I'd restore it once the job was finished. It's finally time to get down to it, so cheers for this one Alex.

[@tonylanza9350]

Great video, no waffle or filler just got on with the job, now know how to dismantle mine! Thanks.

[@drasticg]

When you do electrolysis the red positive lead goes on a piece of scrap steel so the rust gets attsched to that not the part of the vice, spart from that you did sn awesome job

[@joaovtaveira]

And he should have submerged all the piece, what is in contact with air, won't have it's rust removed.

[@SYBEX21]

Beautiful restoration. Thank you for keeping the character and functionality to keep that vice working.

[@shedmanx3640]

Pretty good restoration. Good enough for me to subscribe. Just one point; use the largest screwdriver the screw will take. Gives you more leverage. Thanks.

[@patjohnson3100]

This is a nice high quality vise. The care and maintenance you gave it will add many years of life to it. Besides, it's always more pleasant to use a clean, nicely functional tool than a dirty neglected one. Thanks for saving this good vise, and regards from the USA.

[@SYBEX21]

I’ve seeing a good restoration without a weird modification. Thank you, great work.

[@AlexBRestoration]

Thank you for comment

[@Ukenick]

Great job. I am puzzled why some people feel the need to be rude in comments. So dumb. You did a really nice job here.

[@markharris5771]

Ukenick I think some people feel a need to be rude on the internet because they daren't say boo to a goose in real life. It gives them a feeling of power. The notion that you can advise someone or make recommendations without insulting them, just doesn’t give them the same feeling of self importance.

[@Ukenick]

@@markharris5771 Your are right. How sad!

[@hardrock1826]

I just bought a Number 3 on an auction. Will be picking it up tomorrow, don't really think it's in bad shape but it does need some clean up. Hope I can do as good a job as you did. Thanks for the video, I will use it as my guide. That's a nice color Blue you used on the repaint. Well done.

[@plea4sant]

Great job. It must have take massive force to snap that base in half. The remains of the little hole along the middle of the broken edge is where a retaining pin was driven in to prevent the threaded part from moving backwards.

[@julioseviltwin2304]

Hi, I've same vice, to do same clean up as shown in vid do I just leave that pin as is? Don't touch it I mean... ?! Thank you.

[@garyneal2963]

@@julioseviltwin2304 The missing pin would normally be used to keep the part the main screw, screws into - you would need to remove the pin first, then remove that part :) I'm just in the process of refurbing the same vice aswell - lol. Buggered up the repaint as must of been some oil or something as paint hasn't adhered properly in parts, so needs restripping.

[@julioseviltwin2304]

@@garyneal2963 thank you. I appreciate that as I picked up another and can now see the workings of it. 👍🏻 Soon as I get one I soak it for a day in Mr muscle kitchen power.. savage oven cleaner degreaser foam. Power wash the lot off, dry with heat gun or an air compressor, spray it in isopropyl. It takes off grease, oil, gunk and even the paint ...

[@lightning4871]

Alex, great job. Also, your timing of the film was excellent.

[@johnking3863]

Nice job, just in the middle of restoring my dads old no3. He brought it home when he retired 40 years ago...it’s been bolted to an outdoor bench since. Remarkably it’s not in too bad a condition but wears its battle scars.

[@markthomas625]

Good job man!

[@stickybeak6981]

thanks, l have the same and couldn't work out why it isn't working. now l see where there is a pin on the rod, need to get the pin and replace, though l can't see that there was one. closer look after your great video.. but seeing this, l am going to clean mine up first. Great job

[@weightcontrolandfitness442]

I noticed that the rear of the footplate was broken off which should have a 3rd fixing hole at the back of the vice, have you found it stable in use with only 2 locating bolts?

[@steviebee1989]

I bought one of these today. Intact luckily. With the broken rear of the footplate you’d want an extension brazed on for sure as I can’t imagine it being strong enough in all circumstances of its use.

[@N269]

Not only that, but the pin holding the slotted worm gear isn't there. But I would have thought 2 bolts stable enough, but I wouldnt put too much weight on it, not just for the missing purchase, but also the above mentioned retainer pin being missing.

[@briansworkshop01]

Nice job thanks for sharing 🍺🍺👍👍👍👍

[@hastonmeric2617]

Bravo ! Bon travail, j'aime beaucoup tes vidéos !

[@vinnysmith587]

good work on the vise I like the color choice!

[@jimronchetto8592]

That was a nice restoration. Blue gloves+blue hammer+ blue vise=favorite color, blue. :-)

[@AlexBRestoration]

I like blue colour even my logo is blue 🤣🤣🤣

[@DrewWoods]

Hey there, thanks for the video. This was EXTREMELY helpful. I couldn't figure out how to get my old seized #3 working and low and behold, you explained everything. I am however, missing the tightening bar's spring pin. It's a 1/8 inch (I believe) where would I get a replacement or does it matter as long as it's metal and fits?

[@mark4lev]

What colour is that paint?

[@patriciamueller6892]

To get rid of a old vice to extinction is not logical we must preserve for future generations good job mate! Bye bye shipmate!!!

[@Banjo-lm2wl]

Really good job thank you

[@johnfagg9738]

Wow man that's awesome thanks

[@paulprescott7913]

Lovely job. What shade blue did you use ?

[@morganroberts1111]

Thanks Alex!...Just what the doctor ordered.

[@jeremys8706]

Fun to watch. Good pace and clear videos. For my benefit, I wish you showed the products. What type of paint, stripper, the other end of the leads etc...

[@AlexBRestoration]

Thank you for comment,the type of paint stripper is Nonsens is the cheapest one from screwfix and it's very hard to remove the paint with this product,if you watch that video record 1 ton restoration you will see at the end I repainted this vise with blue hammerite.

[@laughinghyena001]

Well done again!

[@КошмарКошмар-й2б]

Good restoration bro 👍👍👍👍

[@joebloggsgogglebox]

It would be really useful if you could tell us how long it took you in total, and how much it cost (paint, etc.)

[@tash_j19]

Hey, thanks for the video! I’ve followed your video step by step but had to stop before I could finish and the vice has been sat in the garage for a couple of months. The non painted metal has started to rust again, despite the initial citric acid bath and rub down. Any thoughts as to how this can be avoided? I’ll rub it down again but don’t want it to keep happening. Thanks, N

[@julioseviltwin2304]

Mix up boiled linseed oil and about 1/3rd methalated spirit's. Apply that to any metal with a rag. it preserves pitina rust and prevents more form occuring. Looks fantastic too.

[@tash_j19]

Julio's Evil Twin Thanks - I’ll give this a try!

[@julioseviltwin2304]

@@tash_j19 👍🏻 you can even start off as low as 8 parts spirits to 1 part boiled linseed oil. Old classic barn find cars are preserved as found, with the above 8:1 mix. Great too to preserve rust as a feature, try it on an old pliers or wrench. An older version of that cocktail is equal parts: denatured alcohol, boiled linseed oil & melted bees wax. It's like hair gel 😬.. put on a pair of rubber gloves and lather it onto any metals. Prevents & preserves rust. 👌🏻

[@dankennedy5187]

Great video, I have exactly the same vice that I am looking to restore. It has given me some ideas thanks 👍

[@kenparnell4297]

Ok, I am glad to see you put something in the tapped holes for the jaws. Too many times I see guys who've had to move Heaven and Earth to get a rusted/broken screw out and they always just put a new one in with nothing on them to prevent the same thing happening in the future. I always wipe mine with a anti-seize lubricant, you shot in some grease. Good job. Also, primer and paint. Double good job. However, you didn't get all the old paint off before painting. Points off for that. LOL!

[@flightworks6874]

Ken Parnell time for a sandblaster

[@iulianburcica2102]

Nice restoration

[@dronephotographyireland]

Looks great man,well done..

[@RightHandShot]

What about the broken base?

[@philanna38]

Was there a big piece missing on the base or was it made that way?

[@AlexBRestoration]

No, just missing and it's hard to welding iron cast

[@systemtim]

it has a piece missing which could be brazed back if you still had it.

[@garyjones7198]

Great job bro, ready for another 20-30 yrs...

[@ct026]

Top job. 👍🏻 I have the same vice, which is why I’ve searched for it on KZbin. Please could you tell me what you used for the electric passing through the acid bath? Was it a 12v battery or something mains powered? Kind regards.

[@JonDingle]

I just refurbished a Record No 3 (video uploaded on YT) vice and mounted it on a stand because I need mine to be portable. These are great vices. You could use another steel to weld a repair section on the base. Weld it on using dissimilar welding rods and a Manual metal Arc welder. You would need to pre-warm the vice beforehand in an oven to raise the temperature so as to avoid a thermal shock and then weld failure.

[@AlexBRestoration]

Thank for your advice

[@JonDingle]

@@AlexBRestoration No problem!

[@metalartRestoration123]

Well done nice job.

[@adrianhowell9762]

Excellent restoration. I would prefer to have a spoken commentary, but thanks anyway.

[@AlexBRestoration]

🍺🍺

[@peterbarron9753]

A great restoration, but why did you not use the correct size screwdriver to remove and replace the screws ?

[@AlexBRestoration]

Hi. the screws are in good condition and I don't like to replace parts if it's not necessarily needed

[@philiphellier103]

All very well if you've got the tools.

[@dekemartin]

Great restoration job. What voltage did you use for the electrolysis?

[@dumpsterfire6351]

240 volts Im assuming If you want 120 just hold onto the second leg.

[@N269]

12vdc trickle charger.

[@tash_j19]

How much citric acid do you add to the water?

[@AlexBRestoration]

2 full hands it's like 100 grams

[@jon6123]

Hey and what current do you run through?

[@slimtimm1]

Holy wow!!!

[@lightning4871]

Alex, one more thing. That screw driver you used was too small, you could have damaged the screws.

[@AlexBRestoration]

I know that way after this video I both impact driver and screw drivers for all sizes

[@thonnogeengineering7745]

Have the same little vise on my bench, old records have serious quality. Just restored a no.24 today, makes this vise look tiny compared to it 😁😁

[@vinnysmith587]

nice, large machinist vises are nice to have!

[@t-wreckscustoms3745]

Well Done! Nice color! Subscribed!T-Wrecks

[@robertharrold4214]

got one of these in front of me now and the paint is long gone. a burnished dark brown . with a family of ceramic ducks and a kill switch, an ignition switch locating plastic locknut, and a carb choke plunger from a kawasaki triple on the projecting bit at the back of the vice. thats russian literature mr romanov. and true.

[@AlexBRestoration]

🤣🤣🤣🤣maybe Dostoevsky,Tolstoi,Aleksandr Puskin this is real literature, Royal Romanov it's something different

[@robertharrold4214]

@@AlexBRestoration yes, you are in there . russian writing was so descriptive of the reality. you aint alex b with the old british bikes are you?

[@AlexBRestoration]

@@robertharrold4214 no mate

[@relvintageelectro2425]

That record no.3 made england pure coper or not?

[@5084204]

Not bad, but the title is somewhat misleading - it's a Vise paint job, not a restoration.

[@peterbarron9753]

I did not say replace the screws,what I did say was you should have used a wider bladed screwdriver as you looked like you were struggling with the narrow one you were using.

[@LeandroMarcon-py2lrb]

O cara pintou o negócio quebrado! Isso não é restauração!

[@machelm2824]

Great restoration except the cheap paint.

[@AlexBRestoration]

this cheap paint its in good condition after 2 mounts

[@drkresearch2945]

What’s so cheap about it?

[@persioboni9373]

Muito bom.

[@ЮрийСоломатов-х8ж]

Алекс молодец Спасибо

[@biffster52]

its bust at the back not worth restoring >scrap

[@oldcornerSE]

+1 subscriber

[@neil9242]

I Bought The Same Record No.3 Made In England Vice From A Carboot Sale In The UK For Either £2.00 Or £3.00 It Works Fine I Greased & Oiled It Up After Taking It Apart The Base Of The Vice Is Broken On Your Vice I Have A Collection Of Record Vices The Largest Record Vice I Have Is The Record Heavy Duty No.112 Made In England.

[@AlexBRestoration]

it's looks like a beast,I would like to have No.112

[@noire1001]

Wow, thats an amazing price. They go for like £50-£100 on ebay depending on condition. I really need to get to a carboot some time, people seem to give stuff away...

[@shawnhowell156]

Question about the pedestal or base? Not sure what it's called. Is it supposed to be circular? It looked as though it was broken on the backside. There appears to be a half mounting hole there but I'm not sure how the original was made. ???

[@julioseviltwin2304]

I've gotten that monster 112.. beast of a machine. Keep your eye out for the largest record made, the 114. 👌🏻

[@julioseviltwin2304]

@@shawnhowell156 yes, it should be a circular base, the end section has broken off right at the point where the retaining pin goes, hence why he's securing the nut into the body frame of the vise, as he is missing the tail end of base. 👍🏻

[@dumpsterfire6351]

That paint looks like sh*t

[@AlexBRestoration]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I repainted with Hammerite.

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Oh thank god Great video! Another one saved 😎