FJ Edwards swager

I’ve had this for a while now, thought while I’m sorting stuff out I better give it a clean up.









So started stripping it back prior to refurb







I’ll update as I go through it
Thanks as always for looking

 

Braver than me, using a vice that's not bolted down.

Other than the crack in the lower adjustable yoke, it looked ready for work?

 

It was only in there to take a photo, I wasn’t heaving on it or anything !

there’s no crack in it either.

it worked fine tipping an edge into a joggle, I just wanted to refurb it nicely.

it’s now in primer with the bare metal polished up too






Thanks for looking as always

 

Your vise is nicer than my car ,,, great start to the project .

 

LOL thank you
There is a thread on it a bit further down as that was done recently

 

Above the right hand clamp bolt?

 

i can see what you mean, it does look like it but it was filthy, there’s no crack in the part must have been something attached to the grime.

 

Any more on this?

 

It’s almost ready to go back together, so I’ll get some more pics later.

it’s going to be part payment for the Harrison too, as he came round about some other design work I’m doing for him, saw it and said I’ll have that

 

Sneak preview:

 

And finally reassembled

 

I’ll get some better pictures in daylight
Ran out of time today

 

What paint is that? I see you have a tin of Paragon roundel blue for the Records ...

 

They work well but only on light gauge material. At 0.9mm the gears are losing mesh so bad they start skipping.

 

Is it designed to fit in the hardy hole of an anvil ?

 

Paragon Colchester lathe Dove Grey, the flash makes it look greener than it really is.

 

It is indeed

 

Some slightly better pictures:







pretty pleased with how it came out overall