Show us your bench vice(s)

[Memmeddu]

Anyone got any advice on using citric acid to remove rust. I've looked ir up on the net. but found no definitive answer. I know some of you use ot, I'd like to know ratio of crystals to water, time, and do you add baking/washing soda to the solution?

Remove the flaked rust then boil the entire vice in water
It rust will react oxygen in the water changing its molecular structure from FeO3 to Fe04
Rust blueing process, and you can either choose to oil it and keep it blued or paint it with hammerite or whatever and oil the unpainted surfaces
It will not rust as easy and it's enough durable.

 

[Screwdriver]

Thread 'Citric dip trick'

May 21, 2020

Move along please nothing to see here. Lazy man at "work".

So I bought these and many thanks @winchman a few freebies in the box! (I love prezzies).

They look nice and dry so apart from a bit of staining, I'm not expecting to see much actual rust damage. This is the main event, a die holder which I really need and a tool holder I really don't (but I really like the look of it so, happy).

Be interesting to see if any chemical blacking might survive the citric dip. I suspect the SECO should have a lovely black blue finish. By tomorrow morning...

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[jack-daniels]

York 80 from the local boot sale!

First of the collection

 

[MattF]

Nice vices, the York's.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I have vices, in York.

Fixed that for you