Antique Vise Restoration - Rusty seized 1930s Parkinson Model F Vise
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I bought this vice from
I bought this vice from someone who was selling up the contents of his deceased fathers joinery shop. It had been sat in a corner for many years and wouldn't open more than an inch. It had been in the guys family since the 1930's, belonging to his grandad first.
I soaked it in WD40 and slowly started working it loose over a few days, and then I decided to make a video of the restoration so that's where we start.
Parkinson are widely believed to have invented the quick release mechanism, so it's nice to work on such an early piece. They stopped producing this model sometime during the early years of WWII, and some believe they stopped making vices altogether, but I have seen slightly different model vices being sold under the Parkinson name up to the 50s in old magazine adverts.
I wanted to replace the jaws for new ones as they were too damaged to bother repairing ( it is feasibly possible but would be more work than it was worth). Unfortunately no one sells/makes replacement jaws for these models anymore and the jaws are a strange size - 135mm. I measured a friends record vice and the jaws were smaller (126mm) with different mounting hole positions, so I decided to make my own. I used mild steel and didn't bother hardening it as I plan to use this in restorations and don't want to mark pieces. If I find these aren't suitable in use then I will make some serated ones and harden them as and when I need to.
Overall a lovely well made, HEAVY, old vice that I've thoroughly enjoyed restoring.
Watch to the end for a sneak peek at the next episode ;)
I soaked it in WD40 and slowly started working it loose over a few days, and then I decided to make a video of the restoration so that's where we start.
Parkinson are widely believed to have invented the quick release mechanism, so it's nice to work on such an early piece. They stopped producing this model sometime during the early years of WWII, and some believe they stopped making vices altogether, but I have seen slightly different model vices being sold under the Parkinson name up to the 50s in old magazine adverts.
I wanted to replace the jaws for new ones as they were too damaged to bother repairing ( it is feasibly possible but would be more work than it was worth). Unfortunately no one sells/makes replacement jaws for these models anymore and the jaws are a strange size - 135mm. I measured a friends record vice and the jaws were smaller (126mm) with different mounting hole positions, so I decided to make my own. I used mild steel and didn't bother hardening it as I plan to use this in restorations and don't want to mark pieces. If I find these aren't suitable in use then I will make some serated ones and harden them as and when I need to.
Overall a lovely well made, HEAVY, old vice that I've thoroughly enjoyed restoring.
Watch to the end for a sneak peek at the next episode ;)
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