Vintage 3 axis machine vise

[vocatexas]

Evaporust is your friend here. That will clean up to be a beauty!

 

[Cyclebuster]

should see it already. it was primarily dirt over oil. $18 at auction

 

[Dabbler]

it looked like it would clean up well. nice find!

 

[wayback machine]

Photo of cleaned up vise, please :~)

 

[Cyclebuster]

this is just a quick clean, i need to finish the tight corners and rails abut, but it moves freely in all axis. i may put a DRO on it

 

[wayback machine]

Wow!
That looks great - It cleaned up much nicer than I thought it would. Good job :~)

 

[C-Bag]

Looks a LOT better. Have you had a chance to check it on a surface plate yet?

My buddy down the street apprenticed in Germany and his brother ended up being an apprentice teacher for a big company in Germany. He kept some of the best examples of his students apprentice projects and my buddy got them after his brother passed. Really exceptional work.