Refreshed An Old Bench Vise

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  • whbonney26

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    I have had this old bench vise in my shed for years. It was my wife's grandfather's vise. I don't know an age. I would guess anywhere from the 60s-90s. There are no markings on the vise other than the "6".

    I decided I would take it out and clean it up some and give it somewhat of a restoration. Its not a full restoration. This was the first time I ever took one apart and messed with one like this. I decided to paint it to match some of my Redding reloading equipment and also some of my RCBS stuff so its a mixture of both......kinda in the middle of the two.

    Anyways, here are a couple before and after. I wish I would have gotten better before photos but I did not think about it before starting the process.

    I am planning to order some new side tighten down handles and some new Jaw Faces. I hate that I had to paint them black but they were so far gone that I could not get them shiny anymore.







     
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    DWT

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    Nice refurb. I'm glad to see someone else who uses old wooden bar stools for other purposes. I have my grinder/polisher mounted on one for mobile use.
     

    whbonney26

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    Nice refurb. I'm glad to see someone else who uses old wooden bar stools for other purposes. I have my grinder/polisher mounted on one for mobile use.

    Well I just put it on there for the pic. I wouldn’t trust that particular one for actually using the vise.
     

    Slalom.45

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    Good work! I have several old vices, anvils, and other tools that belonged to both my grandfathers. Those thing will be passed down for generations.
     

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