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I have this old parker 973 vise that I got a while back and its rusted and seized up and just not in good shape. It hasn't been abused, it just is covered in rust. So today with the help of my father-in-law's shop tools(literally he has a metal and wood shop that amazes me. He has a band saw with a 24 inch pulley wheel forcutting firewood!) I decided to begin the reclaimation.
To my knowledge this vise is pre WW2 based off its having the cooyright year and the handle having the balls on each end.
One of the reasons I needed his tools is I don't have an inch and a quarter socket. He has about 3 of them.
Got the main bolt out and the vise came apart fairly simply. It was in good shape just covered with rust.
Spent most of the day wire brushing the pieces clamped into his old 4 inch columbia vise.
It all worked fairly well. Took some elbow grease and a hand wire brush on some of the harder to reach spots.
Did the screws and the vise bolt on a grinder wire brush at his recommendation.
Then loaded up all the larger pieces into his parts cleaner. Toweled them off and let them finish drying and then wiped them down with a rag and some acetone.
Need to get em primed and then painted, but thats how far I managed to get today. Thinking of maybe battleship grey with a different color to set off the lettering.
Pics below.
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Everyone should have a 973, or 974. Use red grease on the screw, and please don’t paint it. Just keep it wiped down with an oily rag, or, if you must, boiled linseed oil.
I think an upgrade is feasible - we know some excellent engravers
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I have been researching this the last couple of days on a vouple of sites and consensus on color is hard to reach, but it waffles back and forth between pre 1930 vises were typically painted the same black as model Ts to chas parker vises were a light green color. Anyway, mine will be painted. I hate a rusty tool.
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"The Parker gun was the first and the greatest ever." Theophilus Nash Buckingham
Well here it is. I haven't done the lettering yet and it isn't a flawless paintjob by any means but it will do. Wrench isn't on it as it's still drying.
The 974 my grandfather repainted is nicer looking but I'll keep it.
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