Bench vise redux

[infernl]

I inherited an old, beat-to-death green bench vise from my father in law about a year ago. I brought it home and it sat, dejected, outside for most of that time. Since I need to set up an area to do work on rifles, I decided to refurbish the old vise for use. This thing is a behemoth.

Before: Ancient (and I'm sure lead-based) paint and rust coated most of the vise. Wire wheel and dremel used to clean it all up.


I hit the whole thing with Rustoleum black, then went back over it several times with urban tan and capuccino, as well as moreblack for shadowing.

[evidens83]

Good job!

[WILDMAN442]

Dude... TACTICAL BENCH VISE!

Just messing with ya

You did an awesome job

Justin

[hammerhands32]

Lowes carries cushioned inserts for your vise

[infernl]

I hadn't even thought about the jaw inserts yet, thanks!

[redcliff]

Nice job cleaning it up.

That's actually a machinist's vice, not a bench vise.
And they're not cheap Nice score.

[infernl]

Thanks Redcliff, you're right. I should have known by the tight tolerances and the measurement marks around the rotating base. This thing was in nasty shape before. It was a good, quick project that I'll be able to use quite a bit.

[bruceflinch]

Cool job! Hope your Wife appreciates the fact it now means something a bit more special. That will be a nice heirloom for your son, someday.