Pro-painter tip: especially when working from rattle-cans, the next coat should always be applied BEFORE the last coat has completely dried for the best bonding between coats...this effectively makes one stronger, thicker coat instead of layers of paint. Paint should appear dry to the eye before the next coat. It is still wet and accepting of the bond of the newly-sprayed layer. Cheers.
If they miss the window you are talking about the paint could alligator. Shooting a coat too late will cause problems. I was shooting an old tool box. Primer went on no problem. Shot a coat of paint and let it dry over night thinking that was the thing to do. Shot another coat and instantly alligatored. Chalked it up to contamination on the surface. Prepped it again afte repeating this with same issues I decided to read the can. If you do not apply another coat within 2 hours then you have to wait 48 hours. So not only does it increase the bond but also avoids other issues. Your point is crucial with rattle cans. When gassing off it forces its way through .
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection th-cam.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
Great job! I’m from Meriden, CT. Every guy in the area who likes to work with his hands wants a Charles Parker vice on his work bench. They’re hard to find these days.
Interesting comments regarding your commentary. I generally prefer no commentary and was a bit disappointed at the beginning but soon changed my mind totally. I was very pleased to hear you explain what you were doing and why you were doing it. And without extraneous waffle, too. I'm not likely to restore anything like that but I'm glad I know something of what to do. Just in case. And the vice (as we spell it over here) turned out beautifully. You have every reason to be proud of what you've done and pleased with the result. Now I'm off to check out your other vids. Cheers!
Great restoration, beautifully done. It's clear from the outset that you know what you're doing. It's good to see you setting a good example to other restorers by wear safety glasses and gloves. Great work!
Young man, I have to say thank you. You have inspired me to get into metal working. And since I’m now retired, I watch all your videos. Please keep them coming. And again, thanks.
Beautiful job! Great, informative video. I have the same vise, found it at a flea market years ago. Fortunately mine wasn’t as badly abused-just took it apart, degreased it, wirewheeled all the old paint off, masked and painted it with Rustoleum, then greased and reassembled it. I didn’t have to mess with the soft jaws. It’s given me great service ever since. It’s a beast!
Beautiful refurbishment! With the wood jaws, you could have sand cast brass jaws from old plumbing fittings or cartridge cases rather than machine away your expensive brass barstock. I'm set up for casting, not machining, so my mind went that way as soon as I saw your wooden forms. And, an adjustable box wrench will grab that bottom bolt very efficiently. I'm restoring a Parker #435, and the adjustable box wrench has been super handy.
I just restored this same vise. Mine had a couple of broken parts that I repaired with silicon bronze brazing rod and a tig torch. I used a thrust bearing behind the screw handle which helps it operate a little smoother. It's a great old vise, well worth the effort. Great job on your vise.
Thank you for making restoration videos with commentary! You are a very rare breed on TH-cam. 99% of restoration channels are silent and I hate it. Thanks !
Wow. Hell of a restoration. I actually like that you cut and ground the brass to match the vice rather than taking a bunch of material off of the vice. Very well done. 👍
It has been a year since you posted the video so you likely won't see this. You made life SO much harder on yourself. You have a mill, you used it to rough the jaws, why didn't you use the mill to clean up the vise jaw locating surfaces themselves??? Starting from a good surface rather than a hand ground surface would have been so much faster and better in the end. To square the faces, a block of wood between the ram and base but under the jaws would have torqued the vise into alignment and mill the jaws square to themselves. I have an old Parker about twice the size of yours and one of the origional jaws was welded in. It was not worth the trouble to take it off just to reinstall it with pins. I simply squared as I said here and it has worked perfectly ever since.
Very nice man, my boss bought a larin vice with a built in anvil spot about 15 years ago, I broke it out the box yesterday, had some rust on it but was never used, I fixed the rust put some grease on it its awesome.
Amazing. I love to see old tools revived to usefulness. Thanks for sharing. I have my Dad's old vise . Date it was made is unknown. He bought it when he was a young man at the local hardware store. I am sure it is nearing 75 to 100 years old. Erie Tool Works Erie Pa Superior No 44 with 4" jaws I beat the hell out of it and still do. I put one small chip in the steel jaw. Still it works great. I don't know how anyone with a home shop could get along without a good vise?
I recently restored an old vise and used the same hammered paint. Great job on the restore. I additionally applied a coat of clear gloss over every painted surface to give my lettering additional durability as well as make cleanup a little easier.
Congratulations. I admire your patience and attention to detail. Some good advice here; some unnecessary criticism. Keep it all in perspective. At the end of the day, you've got a nice new addition to your workshop. May it serve you well, and your sons to come. You've just brought something back to life that your grandsons will thank you for.
That was an awesome rebuild. I liked the way you explained your mistake. Nobody is perfect. And I like when a person is honest about their work. Thanks!
I really like the artIstic approach in your metal work and fab. Doing things by eye and not exact science on expensive machinery. Very cool. Great results.
Thank you for giving me some insight on what the chase parkers look like on the inside, I have a 250'300 pound duder on my one of my benches right now thats getting a little wobbly so this day is coming up shortly, ty for the good content
You really dodged a bullet on swapping the A and B soft jaws. Sometimes the restoration spirits smile on us (and sometimes not). I would love to have that vise in my shop. It's a beautifully built Classic! Well done Craftsman!
I’ve got a 1950’s WILTON (very large) that was my grandfathers and I’m gonna restore it this winter as a little weekend project, this was very informative and urges me to start it soon!
That is definitely one great restoration well done you definitely need to give yourself a pat on the back thanks for doing that vice for me mate can't wait for it to turn up so i can start using it.
That turned out so good. Love it. I plan to restore my Dad's vise one of these days. Works fine still but could look much better with this type of resto.
Nice job. I’ve got over 100 vises and Parker’s are one of my favorites. From a salesman sample (with a wrench) to the double swivel, they’re quality vises. The vises made today don’t compare
Hallo Dave I am impressed that you own a 100 vises! Speaking about quality.... I have got two Leinen vises, I think they are top. Mine are about 90 years old, the biggest is 6 inches and weighs 64 kilogram, it is a beast!
yer gotta say was well worth your efforts, the brass I thought was odd to begin with but after seeing it finished, A+ These old tools always come up awesome, built to last and be fixed.
great job building those jaws. Your video shows you can build these jaws different ways. those of us without a mill could probably just use a bandsaw to cut the jaws out before fine tuning with a belt sander.
Awesome job and video! Im buying the same vise tonight but fortunately for me both jaws are included and not welded lol its pretty rusty though seems to have stayed outdoors for a time. Thanks!
Great restoration, I do a lot of vise resto's. I had a Chase Parker like that missing the Jaws, luckily not welded up like yours. I took mine put the whole vise on the mill and milled the angle off. As it's wasn't going to be a restoration it was going to be a usable Vise and made steel and copper Jaws for it. Then we use tapered pins to put them on.
That's one gorgeous restoration. So very pretty. My late father had a really nice vise that survived a complete fire of his building where he worked, got so hot the crank handle is drooping. It's sat in used oil since 1995, and I may have to see what I can do with it.
do you want another vice resto project? I just bought two vintage vices in good working condition but would definitely for my adult kids as a vice is a mandatory tool in any garage! Nice job on the restoration!
Great job, as I enjoyed watching your restoration! Not being a Machinist, I found your narration helpful in understanding your thought process when refurbishing that vise. It's nice to see someone's approach when taking on a project that has some challenges. Not being as skilled, I'll just have to stick with knocking off some rust with a wire brush and touching up my old Craftsman vise with red paint! :-)
Pro-painter tip: especially when working from rattle-cans, the next coat should always be applied BEFORE the last coat has completely dried for the best bonding between coats...this effectively makes one stronger, thicker coat instead of layers of paint. Paint should appear dry to the eye before the next coat. It is still wet and accepting of the bond of the newly-sprayed layer. Cheers.
If they miss the window you are talking about the paint could alligator. Shooting a coat too late will cause problems. I was shooting an old tool box. Primer went on no problem. Shot a coat of paint and let it dry over night thinking that was the thing to do. Shot another coat and instantly alligatored. Chalked it up to contamination on the surface. Prepped it again afte repeating this with same issues I decided to read the can. If you do not apply another coat within 2 hours then you have to wait 48 hours. So not only does it increase the bond but also avoids other issues. Your point is crucial with rattle cans. When gassing off it forces its way through .
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection th-cam.com/users/postUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
Great job! I’m from Meriden, CT. Every guy in the area who likes to work with his hands wants a Charles Parker vice on his work bench. They’re hard to find these days.
Interesting comments regarding your commentary. I generally prefer no commentary and was a bit disappointed at the beginning but soon changed my mind totally. I was very pleased to hear you explain what you were doing and why you were doing it. And without extraneous waffle, too. I'm not likely to restore anything like that but I'm glad I know something of what to do. Just in case. And the vice (as we spell it over here) turned out beautifully. You have every reason to be proud of what you've done and pleased with the result. Now I'm off to check out your other vids. Cheers!
Great restoration, beautifully done. It's clear from the outset that you know what you're doing. It's good to see you setting a good example to other restorers by wear safety glasses and gloves. Great work!
That is a great color. I just used it on a Wilton after watching. It’s a deep oily gunmetal/black/grey. Glad I used it.
Nice work! Love the VO narration instead of trying to hear narration during the actual recording.
Young man, I have to say thank you. You have inspired me to get into metal working. And since I’m now retired, I watch all your videos. Please keep them coming. And again, thanks.
Just found a Chas Parker vise and intend to rewatch this many times as I restore it. Beautiful job; your new brass jaws are phenomenal!
Beautiful job! Great, informative video. I have the same vise, found it at a flea market years ago. Fortunately mine wasn’t as badly abused-just took it apart, degreased it, wirewheeled all the old paint off, masked and painted it with Rustoleum, then greased and reassembled it. I didn’t have to mess with the soft jaws. It’s given me great service ever since. It’s a beast!
Very awesome to find a renovation video serving as tutorial with commentaries. Thank you! Very helpful! 👍👏
Beautiful refurbishment! With the wood jaws, you could have sand cast brass jaws from old plumbing fittings or cartridge cases rather than machine away your expensive brass barstock. I'm set up for casting, not machining, so my mind went that way as soon as I saw your wooden forms. And, an adjustable box wrench will grab that bottom bolt very efficiently. I'm restoring a Parker #435, and the adjustable box wrench has been super handy.
I just restored this same vise. Mine had a couple of broken parts that I repaired with silicon bronze brazing rod and a tig torch. I used a thrust bearing behind the screw handle which helps it operate a little smoother. It's a great old vise, well worth the effort. Great job on your vise.
Thank you for making restoration videos with commentary! You are a very rare breed on TH-cam. 99% of restoration channels are silent and I hate it. Thanks !
Wow. Hell of a restoration. I actually like that you cut and ground the brass to match the vice rather than taking a bunch of material off of the vice. Very well done. 👍
These restoration videos are a whole lot bettr wit no talking!!
Really appreciate having your soundtrack comments on here, they add so much, many similar videos just have a few subtitles. Excellent.
thats the best looking vise i have ever seen a true crafts man doing what he loves
The hole in your shop door that works as a pass through for an extension cord is brilliant!
It has been a year since you posted the video so you likely won't see this. You made life SO much harder on yourself. You have a mill, you used it to rough the jaws, why didn't you use the mill to clean up the vise jaw locating surfaces themselves??? Starting from a good surface rather than a hand ground surface would have been so much faster and better in the end. To square the faces, a block of wood between the ram and base but under the jaws would have torqued the vise into alignment and mill the jaws square to themselves. I have an old Parker about twice the size of yours and one of the origional jaws was welded in. It was not worth the trouble to take it off just to reinstall it with pins. I simply squared as I said here and it has worked perfectly ever since.
There were definitely other ways to save this vise, it was a fun challenge to do it my way, and im happy with how it came out.
Really nice restoration. You were right...the gold lettering was a good move. Really makes the whole thing pop.
Very nice man, my boss bought a larin vice with a built in anvil spot about 15 years ago, I broke it out the box yesterday, had some rust on it but was never used, I fixed the rust put some grease on it its awesome.
WOW! just an unbelievable restoration. The finish product took my breath away!
Why are restoration videos so mesmerizing. Great video
Very nicely done and you should be proud of those nice brass jaws. I enjoyed the running commentary.
Finally. A restoration video worthy of that very specific word. RESTORATION
WOW WOW AND WOW. you and scout crafter the only two who know how to tape off parts well done thank you so much for the incentive for me to do my vise
Ooo that brass. Money well spent. Thats a hell of a vice.
Amazing. I love to see old tools revived to usefulness. Thanks for sharing. I have my Dad's old vise . Date it was made is unknown. He bought it when he was a young man at the local hardware store. I am sure it is nearing 75 to 100 years old. Erie Tool Works Erie Pa Superior No 44 with 4" jaws I beat the hell out of it and still do. I put one small chip in the steel jaw. Still it works great. I don't know how anyone with a home shop could get along without a good vise?
I recently restored an old vise and used the same hammered paint. Great job on the restore. I additionally applied a coat of clear gloss over every painted surface to give my lettering additional durability as well as make cleanup a little easier.
Really beautiful. As you say, a race car vise. Great work mate, congrats!
Black Beard Projects thanks man!! See you at maker central?
Love those old vises. Nothing better than fixing them up.
Very nice restoration! You can be proud showing it and just looking at it. Cheers.
Congratulations.
I admire your patience and attention to detail.
Some good advice here; some unnecessary criticism.
Keep it all in perspective.
At the end of the day, you've got a nice new addition to your workshop.
May it serve you well, and your sons to come. You've just brought something back to life that your grandsons will thank you for.
Very nice job. I like the brass jaws you made as well. Thumbs Up!
Beautiful, saved from the scrap heap, you can be proud . Many more years of life in it ,now. Thanks for sharing
Wow. That turned out beautifully.
That was an awesome rebuild. I liked the way you explained your mistake. Nobody is perfect. And I like when a person is honest about their work. Thanks!
Nice job on the brass Jaws they look real good.
That vice belongs in a display case. Nice work restoring it!
I really like the artIstic approach in your metal work and fab. Doing things by eye and not exact science on expensive machinery. Very cool. Great results.
Thank you for giving me some insight on what the chase parkers look like on the inside, I have a 250'300 pound duder on my one of my benches right now thats getting a little wobbly so this day is coming up shortly, ty for the good content
Excellent work. You have a gift, my friend!
Very nice job !
You really dodged a bullet on swapping the A and B soft jaws. Sometimes the restoration spirits smile on us (and sometimes not). I would love to have that vise in my shop. It's a beautifully built Classic! Well done Craftsman!
Very good work, hard to find good quality American tools in the stores that are affordable. Love it
Well done sir.
Thanks for inviting us along with the restoration.
Wow. I've seen tons of vise restoration vids, and yours is the best. The VO makes a huge difference; I learned a lot more than all the other ones.
I’ve got a 1950’s WILTON (very large) that was my grandfathers and I’m gonna restore it this winter as a little weekend project, this was very informative and urges me to start it soon!
That is definitely one great restoration well done you definitely need to give yourself a pat on the back thanks for doing that vice for me mate can't wait for it to turn up so i can start using it.
That by far is the best vice restoration I've seen, you really did a nice job. True craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing.
I would proudly display this as a show pony anytime! Very professional job.
That turned out so good. Love it. I plan to restore my Dad's vise one of these days. Works fine still but could look much better with this type of resto.
Great job, awesome looking Vice
Awesome job! Very Nice!
Awesome restore. Love the raised lettering tip. Thanks
I think you did a great job, it looks outstanding. I'd be proud to have it in my shop.
Very beautiful restoration!
that vise deserved that resto job, excellent stuff.
Nice job. I’ve got over 100 vises and Parker’s are one of my favorites. From a salesman sample (with a wrench) to the double swivel, they’re quality vises. The vises made today don’t compare
Hallo Dave
I am impressed that you own a 100 vises! Speaking about quality.... I have got two Leinen vises, I think they are top. Mine are about 90 years old, the biggest is 6 inches and weighs 64 kilogram, it is a beast!
Hey Dave,
Is there a way to touch base with you? I have a sample Parker as well and I’m really curious how yours looks. Mines is aluminum.
Thank you for your in-depth explanation of the processes you take. Very well done!!!
yer gotta say was well worth your efforts, the brass I thought was odd to begin with but after seeing it finished, A+
These old tools always come up awesome, built to last and be fixed.
Pretty cool. Nice work and painting.
Excellent tip for creating a tapered pin. Thanks for that.
Black and gold. Awesome look.
Looks FANTASTIC!
You made some wonderful choices in this restoration. The jaws look insane, thanks for sharing ...
Very nicely done! I have restored two vises now and it is fun. I think I will paint the lettering on one like you did. Looks easy enough.
Great job - these are readily available at Car Boot Sales and auctions, for not much money - but a couple days work and they look 100%!
I hate taping too, use newspaper and cardboard when you can..beautiful job love the 6 coats of paint & the hand molding of the brass..wonderful job
great job building those jaws. Your video shows you can build these jaws different ways. those of us without a mill could probably just use a bandsaw to cut the jaws out before fine tuning with a belt sander.
I"ve had/used one those 205s for 50 years, it's a hell of a vise! Nice restoration!
Awesome job and video! Im buying the same vise tonight but fortunately for me both jaws are included and not welded lol its pretty rusty though seems to have stayed outdoors for a time. Thanks!
Very impressive work ! Should last for hundreds of years. Great video.
Outstanding video and restoration. I found an older vise (Emmert Tiger 4 No 40) and was looking for ideas. This was inspiring.
Beautiful restoration. Thanks for sharing all of the details.
Awesome resto. May be a show pony, but what a show pony to use in the shop!!
Great vision on what your Parker needed to finish out like! Thank you for the inspiration.
Great restoration, I do a lot of vise resto's. I had a Chase Parker like that missing the Jaws, luckily not welded up like yours. I took mine put the whole vise on the mill and milled the angle off. As it's wasn't going to be a restoration it was going to be a usable Vise and made steel and copper Jaws for it. Then we use tapered pins to put them on.
That's one gorgeous restoration. So very pretty. My late father had a really nice vise that survived a complete fire of his building where he worked, got so hot the crank handle is drooping. It's sat in used oil since 1995, and I may have to see what I can do with it.
Glad you went with the brass jaws. They make the vise pop. I originally thought aluminium would be better but man the brass ones look too good.
Fine job, you saved that one.
Great looking job! Congratulations
ANOTHER OUTSTANDING JOB WELL DONE .
Beautiful, can’t believe I’m only just seeing this now.
Gorgeous resto!
Despite owning a Wilton 1755 I do like the rectangular slide design of the Parker.
Badass heritage vise man!
real nice resto. great contrast lettering
That is a show piece. excellent work
Wow that is a work of art. I don’t know if I could use it! That would look good on my coffee table 🤣 Great work!
Super restoration. Nice work Chris.
You did very good job Mr .
A job well done. The vice looks really good.
do you want another vice resto project? I just bought two vintage vices in good working condition but would definitely for my adult kids as a vice is a mandatory tool in any garage! Nice job on the restoration!
Gorgeous resto
Love it Chris. Great tip with the brass coloured marker
Beautiful! Much better than I expected
Great job, as I enjoyed watching your restoration! Not being a Machinist, I found your narration helpful in understanding your thought process when refurbishing that vise. It's nice to see someone's approach when taking on a project that has some challenges. Not being as skilled, I'll just have to stick with knocking off some rust with a wire brush and touching up my old Craftsman vise with red paint! :-)
Awesome job on the jaws. Looks great!