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  1. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    I did repair a big 6 inch Asian vise that way years ago and it is still holding but it took a WHACK of acetylene to get all that cast up to temperature, this vise repair would be the same, however there is missing material that I would like to build up with weld if that is feasible. Yes same...
  2. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Well I got the welded jaw off with some more grinder and hammer work. Wasn't so bad and the weld job must have been done by some other the prevoius owne/user of the vise as it looks like it was done fairly well. However there is big ugly chunks of meat missing. I will eventually be looking...
  3. DPittman

    Some people are fearless, or foolish

    I understand people's need to get a job done is priority but when safety and common sense is thrown out the window I think it is just stupid no matter how pressed you are. There seems to be endless youtube videos showing extreme levels of stupidity of east Indians with tractors.
  4. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Mine is just threaded for perhaps 1/4 or 1/3 of one end.
  5. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Oh yes maybe that would work (but I don't have one). I do have Woodruff key cutters but I don't think I want to risk/sacrifice one of those for this. I did some milling but the work moved and I got off kilter. I have it back off now and am going to try some more angle grinder work first.
  6. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Yes that is my hope to weld up the missing chunk and machine down. Not that I have any real successful experience welding cast iron but just more skill building around the corner maybe. I've got a M42 8% cobalt roughing mill that I'm going to try. I'm hoping it won't be a gong show...
  7. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    I've ground down some of the welds on the vice jaw and am thinking I'll try to mount it on my milling machine and try to mill out the jaws. What say you all? Am I asking for trouble trying to mill out vise jaws welds and broken bolts?
  8. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    I have an old 5 inch "Robin" made in Canada 5" bench vise that has had a very hard life. I'd like to fix it to a useable state as it was a really nice made vise with a totally enclosed spindle/screw with cast bronze internal acme thread for the screw which still seems very smooth. Every part...
  9. DPittman

    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    So does it seem to be pushing/cutting hard because of the material or are you thinking it is solely because of a defective/poor quality broach?
  10. DPittman

    Halloween

    Ha ha I was thinking of that guy too.
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