Damaged Vise Restoration, 80 year old Samsonia Perfect Vise, Perfect Restoration
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- Damaged Vise Restoration of an 80 year old Samsonia Perfect Vise
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I got this old damaged vise from a sale for £5 so couldn't turn it down. It had some damage under the jaw so I wanted to restore it and fix it. The restoration was done over the course of a couple of weeks after work and around my family but I think it came out well.
This Samsonia Perfect Vise was made in around the 1930s by the company J Parkinsons and Sons who also made the Parkison vise. The company was founded in 1865 and run until it was purchased by Crofts Holdings Ltd in 1954 so with all that history I really wanted to save this and I hope you agree I have managed just that and can hopefully give it another 80 years.
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Big, beefy and totally badass!
Finally! Someone who knows how to weld cast metal correctly! Nicely done!
Thankyou
I came to make this same comment. I see so many not preheating on their videos and it’s nice to see someone doing it right
For some reason this is soo relaxing to watch.
Nicely done.
Thanks
Nice vise, nice color, ready for another 80+ years of service.
I have just been given the exact same vice it’s cool to see the 1 you’ve reconditioned it looks fantastic 👍👍
Great job!! Love the color.
Excellent work, and I love the colour. That deep green just looks so good on a vise.
Beautiful restoration
Good work! Thank you!
You did a great job 😍
Wow thanks so much means alot coming from yourself
just searched samsonia as i have one to do and will be uploading when done , hope it comes out as good as yours , thanks for uploading !
Good luck with the restoration
Very nice work. I definitely got a few ideas from you.
At the start the sliding jaw looks like a General from Star Wars
Very nice job! It took me a couple of views to see exactly how that quick-release mechanism works, but I think I got it figured out.
Interesting vice. Lovely restoration. Congrats.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it
Very nice restoration. I've never seen a vise with that internal mechanical design.
It's designed for quick release very clever design
Lindo trabalho parabéns 🇧🇷👍🇧🇷
Excellent vise and beautiful restoration buddy, liked it👍
Thanks so much
Great work. 👏👏👏
Thanks
Excellent restoration.
Thankyou
je suis sûr que même en sortant de l'usine, il n'était pas aussi beau! Great job!
Thanks
Nice Work
got a nice piece of equipment now
Hi bro 👋👋👋 very good restoration vise 👍👍👍
It definitely looks better. ;-)
You could have put a tanner in the lecky meter and got change back for the amount of power tools you used. I’m not going to pretend I don’t love watching 'My Mechanics' with his lathe and milling machine, but flipping heck watching all this done by hand and shear hard work was brilliant. Better not tell the wife about this channel, my "I need this power tool to do X job" won't hold water any more. Absolutely fantastic.
Excelente .... muito bom
Parabéns pelo desempenho
Sérgio Manoel bigorna
Brasil
muito obrigado, significa muito para mim que você goste dos meus vídeos
Very nice work.. I have a tip for u.. It looked like u were using WD-40.. .. WD-40 is not a penetrant, it is a very mild lubricant.. Save the WD-40 for squeaky hinges and make yourself a 50-50 mixture of Acetone and Automatic Transmission fluid.. It is dirt cheap to make and makes WD-40 look like water.. Apply it heavily and let it soak 4-8 hrs before recording.. You'll be surprised how few bolts you snap off.. Good luck.. Again nice job..
Thankyou for the advice I will do that. Very good tip
Looks good and nice work on a difficult cast iron weld. The only thing I would have done in addition would be putting crosshatching back on the jaws.
Hi thankyou for your comment. I thought about crosshatching the Jaws but decided against it at the moment as I will be using it to restore other items I didn't want it to leave any marks. I may make another set with crosshatch so I can swap them over if I need the extra grip. I really appreciate your comment many thanks
Nice and clean job! Congrats 😉 Next I suggest a vintage clamp like Record ones.
Thankyou
Nice job! And nice vise! 👍👍👍
Thanks very much
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Waiting for new videos! 😉
I know I did this and was going to make more then unfortunately things happened and I couldn't do it but thankfully I will be in the position to make more videos shortly so there will be more content
Very good video would be good to se more videos like old g clamps and stuff alike great work tho
Thanks will do more in the new year
Fantastic job fantastic colour thanks for sharing your time and skill a great video thanks. 🍺🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍👍👍👊
Well restored sir!!
Really nice job 👍 I inherited one of these from my grandfather but it had a damaged screw, I recently managed to get a replacement so I have started restoration. My only problem is that the 2 machine screws that retain the front plate for the quick release are missing as are the 2 bolts that fix the nut mechanism underneath, would you happen to know the thread type(s) and sizes of thes parts please ? I'm really hope to get my one looking as good as yours.
Good job. They’re a great vice, I have the 3” model and it’s heavy so I can’t imagine what that one weighs. I still haven’t worked out what the little claw is on the base, have you?. Maybe something to do with a swivel base. If you still have the old broken jaw I believe it’s repairable. I’ll let you know how if you want to repair it. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Thanks. I no longer have the jaw but thanks for the offer
I have this same vise though mine is marked as a Parkinson's Perfect Vise. It's actually on my bench finishing up a restoration right now. All good, just need to make the piece of flatbar that engages the wuick release of the dynamic jaw. Sometime in its life someone else tried to make that piece and they didn't do a very good job of it so it is loose and unreliable.
As for the swivel base, that was actually sold as an upgrade piece to these vises. Mine happens to have the swivel base as well, so if you would like to see pictures of it, let me know. These were very cool old vises.
Nate K. Hey Nate, that would be great if you can send the picture. You can send it to: theaussieclampcollector@gmail.com
Thanks my friend. Cheers Stuart. Australia.
What does the screw you fit at 23.40 do? I've got one of these that wont clamp up, it slips the quick grip mechanism when anything more than light pressure is applied yet all seems ok inside.
The screw is to prevent the jaw from completely coming out when using the quick release like a stopper
@@RepairRenewRestore That screw has been retro fitted by someone before you, I've restored the 38a Model J, near identical to this, and there is a massive thick washer that goes on the very back end of the thread screw that stops the vise being pulled out, that's how it is on the original catalogue diagrams too, no sign of the screw on yours. I think someone lost your washer and added that screw. It's also there on all the other Parkinsons I have seen restored on here.
What kind of metal filler did you use? Bondo or USC?
It's by silver hook called big boy metal filler in the uk
What does the spring do?
The spring is part of a quick release mechanism so the jaw can slide back and fourth without having to wind the handle
This may be a rookie question, but did you have to boil the linseed oil yourself or do they come in bottles that were pre-boiled lol.
Hi it comes like that
@6atlantis you often will see it referred to in online forums simply as "blo". Its in inexpensive preservative. All my axes and wood handled screwdrivers are treated with blo, as well as the Adirondack chairs on my deck.
i thought the samsonias were steel and the parkinsons were iron?
Your adjustable wrench needs restoring. ;-)
Please don't hammer on a ratchet, use a flex handle or something not so finely made please.