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  1. 05-12-2007, 5:04 PM #1
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    Talking Vise Gloat!!!

    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...
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  3. 05-12-2007, 5:36 PM #2
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    Pics

    Here is the first group of pics...
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  4. 05-12-2007, 5:38 PM #3
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    pics 2

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  5. 05-12-2007, 5:44 PM #4
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    Before Pics

    Here are the shots of the vise from the bay...Before pics
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  6. 05-12-2007, 5:45 PM #5
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    Before pics2

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  7. 05-12-2007, 6:13 PM #6
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    Wow! Awesome job! Looks like it'll be a great vice.
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  8. 05-12-2007, 6:28 PM #7
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    Nice, Tom...very nice restoration! Looks new!
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  9. 05-12-2007, 6:53 PM #8
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    great job Tom, that looks like a great vise
    nice restore.

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  10. 05-12-2007, 10:53 PM #9
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    Good job Tom, that vise will give you years of service.
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  11. 05-13-2007, 6:12 PM #10
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    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.
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    Congrats Tom, you got a great deal on that!
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    vise

    Looks great Tom put it to good use . Was it originally painted black? if yes black it is .
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  14. 05-14-2007, 10:05 AM #13
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    I will put this question out there for the group. How old are these vises?
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  15. 05-14-2007, 2:18 PM #14
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    Tom, you did a wondeful job with the restoration.
    The means by which an end is reached must exemplify the value of the end itself.
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  16. 05-26-2007, 11:37 AM #15
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    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.
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