That's a really nice result, but super laborious. Any idea why a guy wouldn't just power wash it, soak it in a bucket of Diesel for a day or two, and then execute the restoration?
Dedication to the process.
The guy obviously enjoys the process. It is almost an art form. I don't have his skills and certainly understand someone suggesting different or easier processes but, there is no arguing with the results. If you get down to brass tacks going to Lowes and buying a new vise is the easiest way to get (nearly) the same results.
His results are fantastic. I didn't intend to diminish that at all. I personally just don't like working harder than I have too and was wondering if I'm just not understanding what he was doing.
As far as buying new, I'd take an 80 year old piece of iron any day over anything modern. They didn't even properly know how to engineer things back then so "more metal" was the correct answer, never mind that they'd never even dreamed of the words "cost reduction" in 1940.
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My son and I did a vice and a mid 50's Delta drill press several years back. They belonged to his grandfather and great grandfather.
We used electrolysis for both. The vise was a mid sized vise with a early 1900's patent date. It was rusted tight and was well used (pecker tracks everywhere. But not broken. It was painted semi gloss black and is now used all the time.
The drill press looked worse then the vice. But it turned out the best. 95% of the paint is still there. All the metal pieces came out of the tank great. Some steel wool and oil polished it up great. It is used all the time too.
It was a fun project with my son and I get a kick out of turning trash in to something treasured. It's never a wasted time for me. And I love watching restoration videos on YouTube.
OP, thanks for sharing.
My son and I did a vice and a mid 50's Delta drill press several years back. They belonged to his grandfather and great grandfather.
We used electrolysis for both. The vise was a mid sized vise with a early 1900's patent date. It was rusted tight and was well used (pecker tracks everywhere. But not broken. It was painted semi gloss black and is now used all the time.
The drill press looked worse then the vice. But it turned out the best. 95% of the paint is still there. All the metal pieces came out of the tank great. Some steel wool and oil polished it up great. It is used all the time too.
It was a fun project with my son and I get a kick out of turning trash in to something treasured. It's never a wasted time for me. And I love watching restoration videos on YouTube.
OP, thanks for sharing.
Just get the plasma gun. Free shipping on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/DIHORSE-Hand-Held-Cleaning-Machine-Removal/dp/B07B48V7CR