Hi Guys just wanted to share a little project that I did with an old vise that I had laying around. I needed a good vise for my welding table that i built and so I decided to use a 1950's era vise that I had. It was in pretty rough shape but cleaned up nicely and is getting put to good use now 





Chemical Paint stripper and lots of wire brushing







Masked off for paint. I wanted the working surfaces to be unpainted metal.







Finally mounted to the welding table and holding a rod bender that I built.

Well done! I like the red.

Very nice!  Good to see it get a new life.

looks fantastic

looking good Dave94, I can see you smiling as you are standing back admiring your handy work.

"long live old vises."

Red was a good choice, it looks real nice.

Thanks for the kind words, I figured you guys would understand the feeling you get when you restore something and put it to good use. You can't beat a quality tool no matter how old it is because it gets the job done right and doesn't leave you frustrated and cussing :)

Here's a little vid of it and my rod bender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI9XUkhLHto

That really cleaned up nice. Looks good.

Chilly

Not familiar with a ERON vise. Where is it made?

It's a Japanese built Vise. Looks to be high quality and has lasted since the 1950s

Great job on the rebuild!

thanks for the info on where it was made,  Eron  had me wondering.

Very nice job!  The red looks good on it.
Looks like it's maybe a copy of an English vice.  Maybe a Record or Woden.

Mike

Looks great

Quote from: mikeswrenches on February 13, 2016, 08:53:29 PM
Very nice job!  The red looks good on it.
Looks like it's maybe a copy of an English vice.  Maybe a Record or Woden.

Mike

It does look nice !  Looks like a RAE vise that I painted this winter. Looks a lot like it .

Brian