Vintage Pipe Vise [Restoration]

In this video we restore two vintage Chain Type Pipe Vises. The Craftsman is from the early to mid 1930's and the Ridgid is from the mid 1940's. Both Made in USA.
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[@carpentryfirst3048]

Excelllent paint jobs!

[@raindropsinvirginia]

Thank you my friend!!!

[@branned]

Nice pair of vintage pipe vises. 👍

[@raindropsinvirginia]

Indeed. Wish they still made them like this.

[@aarondaney3524]

I noticed you left the spools on the Ridgid vise and just painted them. Do you have any idea on how they're held in place? On my BC 810 they don't look threaded in. If they are threaded, a 24" monkey wrench and dead blow wasn't enough to get mine to budge. I don't have the proper arbor plate on my press to try and press them out. I could leave them but they weren't painted originally I don't think. I can't imagine they were held in place too solidly since everything gets sandwiched together when it's bolted down anyway.

[@raindropsinvirginia]

The bending lugs on mine are pressed in, and are coated originally. There was no need to remove them so I didn't. I could see the sleeve through the bottom and pressing was an option, though there was no need I could see to remove them. Though on the newer pipe vises that gets a little tricky. On the normal BC 810 I believe they are pressed in. Although I have seen some drawings of the BC 810A that appears to be threaded. Most likely yours are pressed as the fasteners installed complete their reinforcement. In the past I have used a touch of heat and then a penetrating catalyst before pressing. Makes a really big difference. My friend I wish you luck, and I am curious to know how goes.

[@benwj76breeden29]

how do you get the chain and handle off? I'm struggling with a Rigid BC 810

[@raindropsinvirginia]

These are different to the your model, these just are a conventional shoulder nut that is unscrewed then the assembly is removed. The Ridgid BC 810 has a Crank Nut that also acts as its Dynamic Nut. There is a retainer pin on the underside of the shoulder of the Crank Nut that holds it in place as well as lets it spin, if you knock that pin out you can unscrew and pull out the nut and remove the chain assembly. If you need it DM me your email, and I can send you an exploded diagram of the BC 810.