[TheForge] Reclaiming leg vise with stripped threads

Thu Jul 11 15:07:00 2002

WRT "A", there was an article in Anvil Mag a few months ago about doing this.

Phil Rosche

>If you are not going for an authentic restoration,  you could buy some 
>heavy acme threaded rod and matching nuts from McMaster and Carr.  A little 
>welding and forging should give you a useful vise.
>
>I have heard of:
>
>A.   wrapping the male shaft with sq rod and brazing it on to make a thread.
>
>B.  Restoring the female threads by pouring extra hard babbit around the 
>least worn section of the male thread
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>Adam
>
>
>At 01:49 PM 7/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
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>>Reclaiming leg vise with stripped threads
>>
>>
>>The ABANA Forums: Tools and Tooling: Reclaiming leg vise with stripped
>>threads
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>>By Bill Mackey on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 01:26 pm:
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>>I have two leg vises with stripped threads. Both male and female are bad on
>>one. The other one might be ok if the female threads could be restored. Are
>>the vises junk?
>>By Bill Mackey on Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 12:42 pm:
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>>This is Bill Mackey again. I posted the inquiry about reclaiming leg vises
>>with stripped threads. Since I have had no response in five days, I wonder
>>if I have posted my question in the wrong place. Would someone advise me?
>>Thanks. Bill
>>
>>
>>
>>Please reply to Bill here: [email protected]
>>[email protected]
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>>Or reply to the ABANA Forums
>>Mr Mackey in not on TheForge
>>
>>thanks dave m.
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