Patrickm82
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Very nice @MushCreek !
The VISES of Garage Journal
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MushCreek
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That's an NA- '92 Sunburst yellow.
MushCreek
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That's a Harbor Freight special. The yellow is close if you don't out them side-by-side. Here's another pic comparing it to my 'big' 5-1/2" USA Craftsman.
Wow, now THAT's a vice!
I have a 5-1/2" Craftsman that I've had for forty years. It's a lot heavier than it was when I got it. I keep it on an aluminum plate so that I can take it outside for messy work. I cannot imagine carrying or even just moving your behemoth.
I have a 5-1/2" Craftsman that I've had for forty years. It's a lot heavier than it was when I got it. I keep it on an aluminum plate so that I can take it outside for messy work. I cannot imagine carrying or even just moving your behemoth.
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Shiftless
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MushCreek:
(inspired by a remark by jawstight)
(inspired by a remark by jawstight)
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Mr. Wonderful
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Looks great! Where did you source the handle bumpers?That's a Harbor Freight special. The yellow is close if you don't out them side-by-side. Here's another pic comparing it to my 'big' 5-1/2" USA Craftsman.
Shiftless
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My American Scale Red Seal is a lot smaller.
I used to have a NA Miata vintage 1990. Mine was white. Probably the most fun to drive car I have ever owned. Or at least tied with my 1973 Fiat 124 Spyder.
I used to have a NA Miata vintage 1990. Mine was white. Probably the most fun to drive car I have ever owned. Or at least tied with my 1973 Fiat 124 Spyder.
Beerhippie
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I'll bet the Miata spent a lot more time on the road and much less time in the shop!My American Scale Red Seal is a lot smaller.
I used to have a NA Miata vintage 1990. Mine was white. Probably the most fun to drive car I have ever owned. Or at least tied with my 1973 Fiat 124 Spyder.
Shiftless
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My Italian born mechanic back then was actually named “Tony”
Beerhippie
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Fix It Again, 'Tonio.My Italian born mechanic back then was actually named “Tony”
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MushCreek
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I made the handle bumpers out of some round stock rubber of some kind. Not easy to drill or cut off cleanly. Time will tell if they will hold up.
Outlawmws
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I use fat O-rings, the set on my Parker 974 have been there about 40 years.
Shiftless
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Time will tell if those O-rings will hold up.
In the past, I have used red rubber hose washers.
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Beerhippie
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Doesn't you Parker have the keeper in the screw to hold the handle in place?
Outlawmws
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It does now, but that was a relatively recent fix. Maybe 10 years back.
RTM
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I bought a sheet of ~1/4" thick rubber, punched out a washer shape with a pair of hole punches. Punching oversized on the ID was key, as I needed the clearance to stretch over the ball, and the punch did not cut quite the correct ID in rubber, so it puckered on the shaft and looked bad. The larger ID went on much easier.
KMScott
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Here is how I make my bumpers. I built several different sizes with a 3/16 clearance hole to eject the rubber. Like RTM I purchased 1/4” x 4” strip of rubber. These dies can be made on a lathe. Mine were out of A2 then I heat treated them. My woodworking vise with wood jaws were perfect to squeeze then rotate till I finished the cut. I like these better than a o ring for Wilton handles.
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Outlawmws
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Never caught a blood blister that way, have you?
Shiftless
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A few of us old timers have. Rubber bumpers are good additions to prevent that from happening.