Picked up a couple vices at an estate sale.

I agree with JimDawson, turn the vise over and let us know what it says on the casting. I had an old Kurt D60 that was missing the data plate, paint, and stickers. The only way I was able to ID it for sure was the casting information on the bottom. With a rebuild kit from Enco ($20) ,sandblasting, new paint, and some time on the surface grinder for the base and jaws it works like new! If it is a Yuasa or similar clone you should still be able to take it apart and give it a good cleaning.
 
gi_984 said:
With a rebuild kit from Enco ($20) ,sandblasting, new paint, and some time on the surface grinder for the base and jaws it works like new!
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I didn't know rebuild kits were available. I'll check in to this.
Thank you,

Daryl
MN
 
Worked on the tilt vise today got a lot done. The stripped hole is the next project could use some direction. After blasting I noticed a hair line crack where the repair or attempted repair was done. I was planning a t nut set up in the hole do you think I should have the crack welded ? It doesn't look like a crack from tightening most likely from the repair job.
Thanks Ed

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You may want to look into drilling the crack at the end to stop propagation. I wouldn't weld it unless you are prepared to deal with the imparted stress and geometry change will occur afterward.
 
I went to a professional for help my gunsmith. We are going to drill to stop that crack them drill and tap the stripped hole larger. The plan is to run a bolt in and loctite/pin it then drill the smaller size hole in the middle and tap. It will look like a pipe bushing in there. I dont have the tooling to do it and having a mentor show me the ropes is priceless .
 
Wilton makes a tilt vise like that. I have a Wilton /Double tilt in my shop.
 
Getting closer to a complete vise. The bushing idea worked great now time for more paint!
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gi_984 said:
I agree with JimDawson, turn the vise over let us know what it says on the casting. I had an old Kurt D60 that was missing the data plate, paint, and stickers. The only way I was able to ID it for sure was the casting information on the bottom. ..... If it is a Yuasa or similar clone you should still be able to take it apart and give it a good cleaning.
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It is very obvious to me that it is a Yuasa brand vise they sold many years ago. I have one. It doesn't have the "D-6" cast on the bottom. I also have the Kurt D60 vise too. Side by side they are identical. Dimensionally, they are darn close! The only thing that is obvious, the back jaw of each vise are not in line with each other when "keyed" to the table slot. The heights of each are exact. The replaceable jaws are interchangeable with each other. As for the internal parts, screw, nut, thrust bearings, etc. I don't know. Even if they were not, it would be very easy to use Kurt replacement parts on this vise. As I said before, it was built under license from Kurt, by Yuasa.
 
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