Irwin Record No.3 Mechanics Vice 4in

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The only time I have taken a vise apart is if it was broken, not for general maintenance. Once you clean out the threads with a wire brush, that is enough. Then just oil regularly and the mechanisms will all work well. There's a ~5mm diameter pin holding the nut in place, I tapped it out using a big nail. Once the nut is free it can be slid out of the body. The whole slide should come free and the nut can be unwound from the screw.

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I am really glad I found this blog. I bought a well rated Draper 9″ vice. similar dimensions to the 52 1/2. Hi I recently bought an old and battered Record no23 vice and was wondering if you knew the correct colour code to repaint it. Bootleg or not, the vise appears to be decently made – much better than what is sold new nowadays in home-improvement stores. Turns out I didn’t know how much I needed (wanted) a woodworking vise until I installed this one on the bench. However, that said, if you mostly make smaller projects such as boxes (like I do) and can get a 52 for cheap or even free (as I did), I think it is undoubtedly a handy and capable vise. I’m also of the opinion that the later 1930s Parkinson’s Perfect Vise No. 16 is a superb alternative to the Record 53, and a dust guard option model (No. 16C in the catalogues) was available. Parkinson’s Perfect Vises were in production well into the 1960s and were just as good as Record, perhaps even better in my opinion.

I am looking for a bench vice and have decided a Record is the one to go for,a second hand one as i want one of the older better made one's but i'm not sure about the numbers.

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just found a Record 53 in the garage. It’s bigger yet than the 52 1/2E, 101/4″ wide and 14 1/2″ travel. I do have two metalworking vises, so I expected the #57 to be used only for the occasional woodworking I do. However, it turns out that it has now become the vise I use the most, due to its location on the bench and height. Incidentally, the wooden-liner mounting holes in the rear jaw weren’t threaded, so I cut M6 thread in it myself. Not sure if the factory forgot to cut threads or whether doing so was normally left as ‘an exercise for the new owner’. Record IRWIN Mechanics Vices are the most popular and widely used general purpose vice for light to medium-duty applications. Yes, that was an original feature of the Record vises and it includes a squirt hole for oiling the thread. I recently aquired a Lion vice. Still building bench so not used it yet, but it looks good. design obviously copied from record et al. If it lasts as long again, as it has so face, then it will outlast me.I found using a citric acid bath (225g of citric acid powder for every 4 litres of water) works best, it doesn’t take a lot of effort and can get into hard to reach areas. A really useful box was the only thing I found big enough to fit some of my vices. Nut does split and the thread is tapered to aid slipping. A lever attached to a bar moves the nut apart. Welcome to Wilkes Engineering & Machinery Ltd. A small family run business making vice jaws and other vice parts, as well as refurbishing used vice. If you cannot find what you need please get in touch. The items are also great quality and similar to Record, also made in Sheffield, but fairly unknown.

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Thanks Paul, I have Johnson’s paste wax and use it on all my tools. Also my vice is a Record 52 1/2 made in England not a 52E which I called it earlier. I inherited an old vice, it's seen some use but tools like this are good for several lifetimes. For me it needed a clean and a fresh coat of paint. its 3 shillings 6 pennies. If 36 shillings is correct it would make this a very expensive peace of equipment for the year. Thanks Paul hope to hear from you soon The vice was in the house (well, garage) when I bought it. I recently had a good tidy up and re-arrange which included re-locating the bench and vice. It was replaced in the late 1950s by the 53E that was produced throughout the1960s, but this slightly more expensive model fitted with the dust guard was eventually discontinued.

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What stan said - undo the screws, that whole plate will be loose, pull it away from the body and up to free it from the handle. This will bring the blade with it. I am sure things decreased quality even when Record was Record. Partly because there was a transitional run of companies buying out the company by companies such as Bahco, American Tool, Praxair and finally Rubbermaid. When it was Record and Record Marples things had alrady started to diminish in quality. I’m not altogether savvy on the the Record history, but comparing older with the era you speak of does show that quality was worsening and weaker parts being installed. That said, the pre Irwin involvement at least meant it was being made in good British foundries and factories. I’ve wanted to learn the skills for a long time (it’s in my blood from growing up around it), and your videos have really given me a firm direction in which to begin building them – so thank you for the videos you make and the time you sacrifice to impart your wisdom. You’ve got a love and passion that’s clearly apparent and is completely infectious.

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I’m really happy with both of the finds, just at the time I was looking for them – they’ll look great on my bench (once I’ve built it!) One other item that I forgot; the vise jaws are not parallel , when closed up. How would I adjust this issue? It’s in good condition really, everything works as it should, clean, jaws close tight – can’t complain at all. No idea how old it is – 50s/60s I would have thought. Everything seems fine until I try to install the spring for the release lever. If I line up everything in what seems to be the correct position, well, it just doesn’t work out. No spring tension and no movement of the release mechanism. I’m not sure if anyone is interested in ways to clean up rusty old vices but I’ve done quite a few so I hope the following helps someone:If you really want to know, I was using it to push new wishbone bushes into a wishbone for the car…..