10-10-2016, 10:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2016, 10:17 AM by JimReed@Tallahassee.)
For those of you who missed Part I, look here
https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7323669
OK. So sometimes I don't pay attention to the forum I am in. Sorry for the issue. Anyway, when we last left our vise jaw, it had been patched with a big blob of JB Weld. It cured overnight and here is what I found this morning once I removed most of the foil.
Time to remove the junk. I have found that my tools of choice here are Japanese chisels. They are sharp, stay sharp, and get the job done.
Chipping away with the hammer and Japanese chisel is pretty easy. Surely easier than chopping out dovetails.
After about 15 minutes of chopping, I had removed a good bit of material. This was as far as I wanted to go with the chisels.
I moved on to sandpaper. The JB Weld clogs the sandpaper quickly. Luckily I had some used paper around that still had a little life in it.
Rocking out to the tunes, drinking coffee, sanding--it was a pleasant morning. While test fitting, I found a metal defect in the base that probably led to the original break. Mr. Dremel and needle files took care of that. You can see the shiny spot.
It's ALIVE! And it SWIVELS!
Now I can get back to cleaning and finishing. The swivel action is not as smooth as I want. It needs a little tune up with the files (gently). Then it will be time for a coat of BLO, followed by primer and paint. I am thinking of metallic blue for this little guy.
https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7323669
OK. So sometimes I don't pay attention to the forum I am in. Sorry for the issue. Anyway, when we last left our vise jaw, it had been patched with a big blob of JB Weld. It cured overnight and here is what I found this morning once I removed most of the foil.
Time to remove the junk. I have found that my tools of choice here are Japanese chisels. They are sharp, stay sharp, and get the job done.
Chipping away with the hammer and Japanese chisel is pretty easy. Surely easier than chopping out dovetails.
After about 15 minutes of chopping, I had removed a good bit of material. This was as far as I wanted to go with the chisels.
I moved on to sandpaper. The JB Weld clogs the sandpaper quickly. Luckily I had some used paper around that still had a little life in it.
Rocking out to the tunes, drinking coffee, sanding--it was a pleasant morning. While test fitting, I found a metal defect in the base that probably led to the original break. Mr. Dremel and needle files took care of that. You can see the shiny spot.
It's ALIVE! And it SWIVELS!
Now I can get back to cleaning and finishing. The swivel action is not as smooth as I want. It needs a little tune up with the files (gently). Then it will be time for a coat of BLO, followed by primer and paint. I am thinking of metallic blue for this little guy.
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