Welcome to my restoration channel! In this restoration video I purchased some old machines vises at scrap price. I bought 4 vises for around $30 USD. This vise is a “Brown 6 2”. It was in pretty rough shape. It was busted, cracked, and had a bunch of holes, besides all of the rust. I think this turned out to be a great vise restoration.
THE RESTORATION PROCESS
I dismantled the vise then used a parts washer to clean them up before sandblasting them. The screws where sanded to give them a brushed finish. The handle was straightened in a vise. The handle and threaded rod were hot blued. The brass threaded bushing was sandblasted then cleaned up with the file, sand paper, and scotch bright. The casted sliding part of the vise was cracked in multiple spots. I drilled a hole at the back of the crack to stop the crack from running. I then cut into the crack to make a groove to fill with weld. We filled the drilling holes with weld after heating the part up. After welding we put the parts in sand-blasting media to slow down the cooling process to help prevent cracking. After the parts were welded, they were sanded, ground, filed. I filled some imperfections with JB Weld. I primed, painted, and clear coated. The finish is a nice metallic blue. I greased the table and sliding area.
This vise will be put to good use, and I think it turned out nice.
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Check out some of my other videos:
Snap-on Jack Restoration. https://youtu.be/Q1CgM-kWm2w?si=K1yGXkPIx_IFMEap
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Craftsman Bench Grinder Restoration. https://youtu.be/smQ5aaW6-yA?si=vXWC8CXK6Ed2RbfF
Snap-on Ratchet Restoration. https://youtu.be/hNZtCN5fKMQ?si=JXLy4K3HD6H3YGQP
Have a blessed day!
Kev
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