woden pipe vice

[Olderisbetter]

I was given a very rusty looking Woden pipe vice by a friend who is 70 that was his dads pipe vice most of his working life so i am guessing about 60 years old and it had been tucked away outdoors for years, After a good clean up and a week in citric acid i gave it a polish with some rotary wire brushes in the drill, A few coats of spray lacquer and a piece of oak trimmed and waxed to make a base then some nice brass nuts and bolts to finish, It is going to be returned to him to put in his house or work shop.

 

[frank horton]

nice thought.....

 

[123hotchef]

it looks great

 

[Olderisbetter]

Now returned and sitting on in the living room.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I’ve got one of them. Soaking it will be the only way, it’s such an awkward bit of cast to clean! I cut the bolts out holding the jaws in, the original paint colour was blue.

 

[Munkul]

very smart! Awesome looking ornament.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I would have put a thin section of pipe in it and tensioned the vice to add visual interest

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I would have put a thin section of pipe in it and tensioned the vice to add visual interest

Nice bit of thick wall brass tube, illuminated by "blue" light LED.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I’ve got one of them. Soaking it will be the only way, it’s such an awkward bit of cast to clean! I cut the bolts out holding the jaws in, the original paint colour was blue.

Soak in hot caustic soda will remove the old paint and crud.
Boil in Citric acid will remove the rust. Then hit with a pressure washer and you will end up with a good finish to paint or wax.

Good tip to remove the jaw screws if normal methods give you no joy.
Try this.

Pip freezer spray and freeze the bolt.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Olderisbetter

Quick question.

Where did you get the brass fittings?

 

[Olderisbetter]

@Olderisbetter

Quick question.

Where did you get the brass fittings?

All the brass nuts and bolts are from my secret stash of brass, They are M10 from an industrial electrical supplier a few years ago but i think they will still be easy to obtain.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Nice bit of thick wall brass tube, illuminated by "blue" light LED.

I have another one i am doing for my man shed that will be a table lamp, I am fitting a short pipe into a T then clamping into the jaws with the T at the back with a longer bit of pipe pointing up with a light fitting and trendy bulb on the top.