Jones and Shipman Universal 4" vice rebuild

[Rannsachair]

I recently acquired a small vice in pretty good condition, I suspect originally of a surface grinder. I am hoping it will be fine for light cuts on my mill as the locking tapers are quite substancial.

Some minor surface rust from coolant I expect.

Strip down reaveled some rust staining of swiveling joints:

Cleaned up fasteners in hot evaporust:

started cleaning up parts:

Overall pretty good condition, when cleaning off old paint I see it was originally blue, though am tempted to go with Tom Senior green.

Thought I would get more done today, though ended up fitting a new kitchen sink waste and fitting new discs and pads to my brothers Grand Vitara, the the lower caliper sliders were jammed and took a while to clean up.

 

[RichardM]

Why don't make a bigger board to fit onto the top on the workmate and then you'll not have to think about bits dropping off.
TS green - my Abwood is TS green as I still have the paint so why not

 

[Rannsachair]

Vice tidied up nicely

 

[Robotstar5]

Vice tidied up nicelyView attachment 365787View attachment 365789View attachment 365790View attachment 365792View attachment 365793

Too nice for workshop use, you will have to open a vice museum.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Nice job, Tom.

 

[Rannsachair]

Too nice for workshop use, you will have to open a vice museum.

I think there is one of them in Amsterdam

 

[Migmac]

That did clean up nicely, good job Tom

 

[RichardM]

Have you polished it?

 

[Rannsachair]

Have you polished it?

I buffed the scales and outer non functional faces.

 

[roofman]

Have tried my hardest but cant find one single slither of metal on that machine..vice turned out fab

 

[Rannsachair]

Have tried my hardest but cant find one single slither of metal on that machine..vice turned out fab

Thanks, I clean it with a vacuum cleaner after use.

It does get used quite a bit, machined the flats on https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/a-rollock-job.124102/

never mind machining the feet and anvil on my Swindens: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...hread-on-a-swindens-vice.123117/#post-2126043

plus another couple of small jobs.