Vise Gloat!!!

[Tom Henry]

Well I finally found one!!! I won it on the bay, Item number: 300105979761. 10" Richards Wilcox quick release vise. I spent 2 hours today taking it apart and sand blasting it then putting it back together. You can see what it looks like on the bay and I will be posting pictures of what it looks like after the sand blasting. Oh my brother-in-law owns a motorcycle shop so the sand blasting was just labor...;) Pics to come...:p

[Tom Henry]

Here is the first group of pics...:D

[Tom Henry]

More pics of the vise...

[Tom Henry]

Here are the shots of the vise from the bay...Before pics

[Tom Henry]

Here is the last of the pics...:eek:

[Ryan Cathey]

Wow! Awesome job! Looks like it'll be a great vice.

[Jim Becker]

Nice, Tom...very nice restoration! Looks new!

[Howie French]

great job Tom, that looks like a great vise
nice restore.

Howie

[Dave Ray]

Good job Tom, that vise will give you years of service.

[Tom Henry]

Thank you everyone for those kind words... Now the question is do I leave it as it is or do I paint the face black.:confused:

[Bruce Page]

Congrats Tom, you got a great deal on that!

[George Morris]

Looks great Tom put it to good use . Was it originally painted black? if yes black it is .

[Tom Henry]

I will put this question out there for the group. How old are these vises?

[Zahid Naqvi]

Tom, you did a wondeful job with the restoration.

[Jason Boushard]

these are nice the base hobby shop here has several still in use today and if it can withstand all of us navy guys using them every day I think you will have it for a very long time.

[Eddie Darby]

Nice post!:)
Nice pics!:)
Nice work!:)
Nice vise!:)
We should all have such nice vises!:D