Vise Restorathon #3: Chas Parker 954 1/2

[@rickknowlton5700]

Love your vise restos. I especially like the way you look at them as a tool not a showpiece. When a guy breaks out the bondo on a fix up, that’s when I’m moving on. Nice work keep it up.

[@shopdoc]

Funny you would mention that regarding the Bondo. A little piece of me is sickened every time I see someone use it on a vise…..just silly!

[@GoldmansGarage]

I love the hammered copper one of my favorites to use. Good catch on the casting crack. Can braze it if wanted

[@shopdoc]

Yeah and I may have done that except I didn’t see it until I had painted it……ugh!

[@GoldmansGarage]

@@shopdoc take it apart and toss it in a tank of simplegreen for a week. Paint will come off very easy. But yeah sucks to do work twice I agree

[@shopdoc]

I may revisit it once I get the other vises done….still got around 7 more vises to do.

[@sammyJno]

Do you use tig or mig more for vise repairs? I got a Hollands H4 vise at the covered bridge for $30. It is pretty beat up but thought it would be a good learning project. I would like to buy a welder soon and was wondering what you would recommend. I also need a welder for my Oliver!

[@shopdoc]

I use TIG mostly on vises but I use MIG more for general use. I think HTP welders are some of the best bang for the buck in welders. Stick welders are also a great value!

[@Bigfoot14000]

Are the various parts interchangeable between the two vises? Perhaps the better slide and spindle of the damaged vise could be exchanged, creating one very superior vise. I have a Parker 272, a swivel base, swivel jaw vise. They are nice pieces of equipment.

[@shopdoc]

Yes they will interchange. I thought about doing the same actually I just never did. Check out my other videos, I restored a Parker 272 as well…….that is an incredible vise!!!

[@dantedarielli4851]

Beautiful work!! Please send me one !!

[@shopdoc]

@@dantedarielli4851 haha! Thanks!

[@ukosawpancerny9580]

Very Nice

[@shopdoc]

Thanks! Parker made some of the best vises out there. I love their handles!

[@neilhawkins2371]

Do you have any information on the brass pin, spring and screw that go into the handle for tension? I have a 973 1/2 that's missing all those parts. I have no clue how to source those and I've watched all your videos where you replace those.

[@shopdoc]

A good hardware store should have everything. The brass pins I use may be harder to get. I use the same pins that I use when making a knife handle. I order mine online. I think they are 1/4in brass rod.

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

16:06 Nice FPU vise what size is it?

[@shopdoc]

I got two FPU vises in this auction a few weeks back. A 4in and a 6in. I’ll be restoring the 4in in an upcoming vid. 6in will get some love too but it needs a pretty significant repair.