Restoration of a dead locked Pipe Vise with really beautiful outcome. This tool is really stucked and unusable but ends up beautifully restored and maybe better than new.
I bought this Pipe Vise in a local flea market here in Sweden. I don’t know how old it is. There is a sticker on it saying Peddinghouse - I think that Ridgid owns that brand. On the front of the vise it says PIONIER and on the top of the handle nut there is the number 2 - This might stand for fits 2” pipes?
The vise was really stuck in many parts when I start working on it. But WD40, fire and strong arms is king when it comes to loosen old rusty bolts and nuts.
I use sandblasting to remove all old paint and rust from all the parts. I have loaded the sandblaster with medium hard sand to achieve perfect results when sandblasting on cast iron. I also made two custom bolts and I polished them into mirror blank. They hold the main parts together. I also create a custom pin on my lathe to attach the hook on the main body of the vise. I use stainless steel screws to attach the hard metal jaws to the vise and brass screws to attach the moving metal jaw to the moving thread.
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Martin