figured id start a thread on what tool you just picked up.
dont know much about it other than its been in grandpas barn for as long as ive known. gonna do some research tonight. grandpas at the unfortunate point of realizing he has have junk.. but its good junk. took a little persuasion to get it, but he told me he feels better knowing it will be put to use and not tossed out. he wasn't much of a mechanic but more of a knowledgable jack of all trades. im thrilled to finally have a vise that is a large old heavy American made tool. next score im gonna have to stumble across would have to be a large anvil.
planning on lightly cleaning it overall leaving the greasy patina and really cleaning up the moving parts/surfaces. should have the steel work table this was mounted to in the next month or so as well.
dont know much about it other than its been in grandpas barn for as long as ive known. gonna do some research tonight. grandpas at the unfortunate point of realizing he has have junk.. but its good junk. took a little persuasion to get it, but he told me he feels better knowing it will be put to use and not tossed out. he wasn't much of a mechanic but more of a knowledgable jack of all trades. im thrilled to finally have a vise that is a large old heavy American made tool. next score im gonna have to stumble across would have to be a large anvil.
planning on lightly cleaning it overall leaving the greasy patina and really cleaning up the moving parts/surfaces. should have the steel work table this was mounted to in the next month or so as well.