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Hi all, my latest project has been a Yost 6" bench vise that I picked up for $50 or so a couple years back from an acquaintance. It's really a mammoth, probably overkill for home shop use, but I adore it and intend to keep it. Attached are some photos of where the project currently sits, as well as when I first bought it.
The only snag I've hit at this point is that I need a new handle. Unfortunately my lathe is currently in pieces for its own reconditioning so I cannot turn a new handle. I had the thought of using pre fabricated threaded steel balls with steel round bar threaded on the ends with a die, but I can't find any steel balls large enough! The vise needs a 3/4" inch diameter handle, and commercially available threaded hole ball knobs seem to only go up to a 5/8" diameter hole. Does anyone have any suggestions for a handle?
As an aside, does anyone have info on Yost or maybe this particular vise? I see that they're still around but seem to sell solely imported products these days, their website mentions little of the company history.
The only snag I've hit at this point is that I need a new handle. Unfortunately my lathe is currently in pieces for its own reconditioning so I cannot turn a new handle. I had the thought of using pre fabricated threaded steel balls with steel round bar threaded on the ends with a die, but I can't find any steel balls large enough! The vise needs a 3/4" inch diameter handle, and commercially available threaded hole ball knobs seem to only go up to a 5/8" diameter hole. Does anyone have any suggestions for a handle?
As an aside, does anyone have info on Yost or maybe this particular vise? I see that they're still around but seem to sell solely imported products these days, their website mentions little of the company history.
