09-14-2014, 01:17 PM
Spent about an hour in the shop today to clean up a Kurt D60 vise that was gifted to me. It's been sitting for a couple of months with the rebuild kit in hand. No hurry as I've got a similarly rebuilt Kurt D675 vise on the machine that I use. Both of the vises came to me without hard jaws, both looking crusty and rusty because these two (and two others) have been sitting on a shelf in a friend's shop for about 4 years. He has a pair of Bock milling machine vises that make a Kurt look like a toy.
Here's the disassembly steps in pictures. Note that cleaning the chips, grease and rust out takes far longer than changing the half-ball and thrust bearing.
All back together. No, I am NOT going to sand. polish, prime and paint a tool that will get used, even if just occasionally. I applaud those who bother to do so, it's just not my thing. Function is all I'm looking for. I save pretty for the parts I make. Most of the time. ;)
Here's the disassembly steps in pictures. Note that cleaning the chips, grease and rust out takes far longer than changing the half-ball and thrust bearing.
All back together. No, I am NOT going to sand. polish, prime and paint a tool that will get used, even if just occasionally. I applaud those who bother to do so, it's just not my thing. Function is all I'm looking for. I save pretty for the parts I make. Most of the time. ;)