Damn, you cant afford to buy a vise from sears for $35.00?

that vice was actually 40... older tools made in the usa are MUCH better quality then todays crap. a vice that size at sears would be more than 30 bucks and not nearly as good quality of and old vintage vice.

+1 on the older vices made in the US. A vice that size is is about $200-300 new.




John

So true. I bought a new vice a couple years ago when I was building ar-15's, and the lips flared after a year from torquing down the barrels. I talked my dad into giving me his vice from the 1960's and it still doesn't have the slightest bit of flaring yet. It's a beast and I couldn't damage it if I tried.

good luck with your build! I would like to learn to weld one of these days. :icon_tup:

haha, i do agree that some old tools are nice...But that is a piece and if you seriously paid 40 bucks for that your gnarly. To each his own though. Good luck with the build.

That vise is awesome. Now powder coat it pink.

+1:icon_tup:

is a piece? not really dont be fooled by its rusty exterior. i didnt even lube it and it is SMOOTH. im guessing you're not much of a tool guy. these old vices are bad ass and a billion times more durable then todays junk!

wow, powdercoat it pink... idk i like the old rustic look on this one... maybe ill PC one of the smaller ones.. haha:icon_tup:

ill start the request list of pink powder coated items..
E-shaft -charlie
Brake ducts- scrub
vice-Gringo Grande/RustyGent
ahahah:lol:

yeah! I've got one of those ancient vices too, it gets used and abused and its a friggin champ. I could probably dunk it in water and leave it outside overnight and it would still work fine.

definitely. i got mine from this old guy... it was outside the whole time. and when i used it worked perfect and turned so smoothly!

ohhh yeahhh. so i have a "toy design" course im taking in school and our project is a plush toy...

so here is my work of art! enjoy!
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...DSC_0013-2.jpg
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...DSC_0014-1.jpg
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...DSC_0015-1.jpg

Do it now.

now you need a plush rotor and a miniature housing and then sell the idea to someone like rotary13b1 who can get them mass produced so I can buy one

Looks like a pinor...

nice "piston" toy you got there :rolleyes:

thats a golden idea there gordon!

+1

Keep up the great work Benjamin, you inspire me :icon_tup:

haha i would LOVE to make a more detailed design and get them mass produced... i wanted something smaller to hang from the rear view mirror:lol:

oh god i wish. but unfortunately this dinky one took me 4 hours. haaha

Well thank you Richard.. did things just get awkward? haaha:icon_tup:

What a nice guy.^

:nod:

whats a pinor lol?

lol.... im briefly looking into getting theses made to be about 5-6 inches big so you can hang em from the rear view mirror.. anyone interested?

Here is some motivational wiring pics for your rear bin fuse box relocation.:) Nice work by the way....!
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omg drool... Thats some nice work!!!! now only if i could get mine to look like that! any pics of the brackets u used? (assuming you made them of course)

getting rid of the wing bro heres your chance lol