.50 Cent Stanley Vise Rebuild

I found this crusty old Stanley Wood vise laid out on a farm wagon at a garage sale this past summer. It was pretty rusty, the clamp was rusted tight and the soft pads were pretty torn up. For .50 Cents I couldn't pass it up. :)
http://images49.fotki.com/v569/photo...MVC004F-vi.jpg

http://images58.fotki.com/v85/photos...VC006F2-vi.jpg
I got it all loosened up after I got it home and finally got around to tearing it down to start a refurb.
http://images61.fotki.com/v249/photo...MVC011F-vi.jpg
http://images58.fotki.com/v506/photo...MVC007F-vi.jpg
The soft pads are similar to masonite. I will use some 1/8 plywood underlayment to make new ones.
Continued in next post.
Mark

I have been picking away at getting this vise. I made new clamp pads out of 1/8th in. underlayment. I laid out four pieces using one of the original pads as a template. I cut them out on the bandsaw and laminated them together in pairs.
http://images56.fotki.com/v124/photo...jpg?1453140848

http://images55.fotki.com/v648/photo...jpg?1453140853

After the glue set up I drilled out all of the attachement and clearance holes and trimmed them to final shape.
http://images49.fotki.com/v1539/phot...MVC771S-vi.jpg
They bolted up nicely and should do the job well.
http://images61.fotki.com/v249/photo...MVC774S-vi.jpg
See next post.

I rolled out the sandblasting cabinet and got both pieces cleaned up. They looked pretty good after getting all of the rust and old paint off them.
http://images34.fotki.com/v1633/phot...MVC002S-vi.jpg
Do you see where it says Stanley and NOT Craftsman.. :)
http://images12.fotki.com/v616/photo...MVC008S-vi.jpg
The insides cleaned up nicely as well.
http://images60.fotki.com/v662/photo...MVC003S-vi.jpg

http://images58.fotki.com/v132/photo...MVC004S-vi.jpg
See next post

I got a coat of grey primer on them and let them sit for a few days.
http://images15.fotki.com/v1631/phot...MVC011S-vi.jpg
http://images54.fotki.com/v77/photos...MVC013S-vi.jpg

Finished up the paint work on this vise. Turned out pretty nice and it will be a welcome addition to my vise collection. :)
http://images49.fotki.com/v570/photo...MVC004S-vi.jpg

http://images57.fotki.com/v1354/phot...MVC028S-vi.jpg

Installed the new pad on stationary side.
http://images20.fotki.com/v1632/phot...MVC027S-vi.jpg

http://images61.fotki.com/v1635/phot...MVC029S-vi.jpg


I got the vise project wrapped up and it works like a charm.
http://images20.fotki.com/v1632/phot...MVC002S-vi.jpg

http://images16.fotki.com/v272/photo...MVC003S-vi.jpg
This will come in handy even for working on car stuff. Light clamping painted or polished stuff will be it's main purpose.

Mark

Fantastic work, Mark. Looks great!! :thumbsup:

Ken

Wow, that's a cool little clamp. Never seen one like that before. Great save!

I've got an old Stanley wood vice that I put UHMW jaw pads on that was really handy. It didn't mount with a clamp like that, you had to screw it into the table. I used it all the time at my last job. This makes me want to pull it out of storage and put it back in use.

Thanks for sharing the build and save with us. Not sure how I missed this¿ Turned out Beautiful and a great functional tool again. The insight to see something like this and its possibilities, then restore it beautifully is what this great forum is all about! Love to find one like that to have some fun with! Thanks again, Mark!

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Originally Posted by C-Bag

Wow, that's a cool little clamp. Never seen one like that before. Great save!...I've got an old Stanley wood vice that I put UHMW jaw pads on that was really handy. I used it all the time at my last job. This makes me want to pull it out of storage and put it back in use.

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Yes C-bag, it's called a corner vise, not common past woodworking for a reason i can't ascertain. Two versions; clamp-on and screw-on. Even with all the clamping [or other specific tools] various workers use, somethings just weren't introduced broadly.
Then that new-fangled internet deal comes along .comming and .netting the old into new. Too bad the old companies can't regain their prominence.

Excellent restoration and great photo's. Now I have seen it I think I need one. It's in my to do list and I was thinking some heavy wall pipe welded up and filled with Iron Epoxy would be a good subsitute for cast.
Thanks for showit.

Well...I certainly hope you did not have to pay FULL PRICE for it!!!

ha, just kidding!

Now that I have seen this vise I must have one .After my post I will began to serch for one. thanks AL

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Originally Posted by hilerioal@outlook.com

Now that I have seen this vise I must have one .After my post I will began to serch for one. thanks AL

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Here you go...

In-Line Vise - Lee Valley Tools

There are very few threads that I miss on these forums, however just like C-bag this one somehow got by me.
Excellent restoration
TM 51 is correct for some untold reason most of the trades have mistakenly largely ignored many useful tools through out the ages.
My dad was forever using many of my grand father's carpentry tools much to his dismay, when working on cars and trucks. Oil and grease or cleaning solvents do not go well with fine cabinetry tools
I got caught using gramp's saw setting vice as a way to hold sheet metal once, well actually twice first and last at the same time.

While I did not check every single one of the 511 tools in our Vises category, and of course excluding this restoration, I can't recall anyone ever building a homemade corner vise on this forum. Just sayin'. :cool:

hi marv, thanks for the info. on table vise. that was very considerate on your part.al

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Originally Posted by hilerioal@outlook.com

hi marv, thanks for the info. on table vise. that was very considerate on your part.al

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You're very welcome. It always makes me happy to help someone find something.

Here's a fellow in Brazil who made his own version of an in-line vise...

Homemade Wooden In Line Vise - by Alask @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

It looks as if he started off making his own wooden screw but finally came to his creative senses and used a pipe clamp. Using the pipe clamp makes the construction of the vise nothing more than linear shaping of a few chunks of woods.

I do think that, if I were building it, I would use more than a C-clamp to secure it to the bench. Two holes in the bench top and two half-inch shoulder bolts would be much more secure.

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Originally Posted by Jon

While I did not check every single one of the 511 tools in our Vises category, and of course excluding this restoration, I can't recall anyone ever building a homemade corner vise on this forum. Just sayin'. :cool:

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:WARNING: Rabbit hole of near infinite depth! Currently 43 pages! All manner of interesting and useful clamping solutions! Even if you only build half of them!

Rabbit holes are pretty much what HMT is all about

Good find! We have Alask from LumberJocks profiled on this site, but we don't have his corner vise indexed: Homemade Tools built by Alask - HomemadeTools.net

Very nice!

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I have one just like that sitting out in the garage. Dad gave it to me probably 30 years ago. I need to make new jaws for it a well. I used it for a while to hold leather that I was sewing with 2 needles. I'll have to get it out and restore it.

That was good use of some plywood what a beautiful restoration you did, its a keeper. Cap.

Vinniel, Good Idea...Cap lets see some pictures when you finish.:clapping: