POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[Firstram]

I just finished the screw retaining plate on this 154 year old Parker vise...

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I need to find a more 'appropriate' bolt for it.

I looked around and found a piece of 1/4" rod "mystery metal"... I cut off a short piece and tapped it into the jaw to replace the jaw retaining pin. I then filed it to the correct angle and used a ball peen hammer to mushroom the top of the pin...

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I think it turned out ok...

I'll need to make a handle for it later... I would like to know how long the original handle was... but I haven't found anyone who has even seen another vise like this... there aren't many No. 4 Parkers left, apparently.

-Bear

This post has pictures of a Parker #4

The VISES of Garage Journal

I finished this little Reed 403-1/2 over the weekend. This one had an odd screw in swivel pin. Im not sure if this was a user modification or not?

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[Dyspnea]

Cleaning up my scraps, prepping for my house/shop move.

Made some bricks! Aluminum, brass and copper.