Show us your bench vice(s)

[Frosted]

No

the nail I am using as I took out the original pin to try and take it apart.

 

[Frosted]

You can see the line/groove on the left which I imagine is a result of the issue. If I can get out the screw pins I can see if the screw is bent.

 

[Frosted]

After removing pins et al. And the slide won't move makes me think its been hammered hard and the slide is bent hense the grooves.

How to in bend slide?

Could grind of the top it bottom at the back to free it up?

 

[Frosted]

Suspended animation!

 

[CwazyWabbit]

That spring is probably fine, take a picture of the top of the silde with the vice closed, my money is on some hammer damage on the edge causing all your problems. So a quick bit of draw filing will probably fix it for free.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

In fact if I zoom in on your last picture I can see the burr on the side of the slide that needs filing off

 

[MattF]

Are you any good with a file? A grinder you don't want anywhere near that slide. You want to lightly dress the slide with a file, to remove any ridges and burrs which are proud of the surface. That groove you note is merely a score mark. That itself shouldn't affect operation.

 

[Frosted]

Good stuff a light going over with a flap disk fixed it!
Once again thanks to you all!

 

[MattF]

Glad to hear you got it sorted.

 

[Frosted]

After a bit of elbow grease, shiny shiny!
My mum says I shouldn't paint it, it does look cool, can I just oil it up or will it rust?

 

[MattF]

Pop some boiled linseed oil on there, leave it overnight and then wipe any excess off. Then, give it a couple of days to cure somewhat before handling it fully. It'll be as sound as using paint, and easy enough to give it another coat whenever you feel the need or urge.

 

[Frosted]

The pin that holds the screw brace in looks like this.

I recently took the same vice apart, this is caused by the nut being loose so when you turn the handle, the nut moves over before the jaw moves. With it upside down, the nut can be seen through the rectangular hole, if you wind the handle, you'll see the nut move, then the jaw will move.

This my pin which is not flush with the screw brace. Does yours look like this ?

Guess I can try banging it up to the brace to get rid of the slow reaction.

 

[Frosted]

Try pic again

 

[MattF]

That pin should be straight. It's not taking much load when in place, so either just straighten that one back out else use a piece of new rod of the same diameter. Brass, mild steel, it matters really not what the pin is made from. It's merely a retainer rather than a load bearer.

 

[Maker]

Mine was all bent and horrible like that, I replaced it with what I had to hand, which I'm ashamed to admit was an M6 coach bolt.

 

[Solo]

Another beauty saved from an old barn.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

Interesting, what size jaw is on that Swindens vice?

 

[MattF]

I'm guessing that's a 6", looking at those jaws.

 

[Solo]

Yes it is a 6"

 

[MattF]

You've dropped on a nice one there. That'll look a treat once cleaned up. I'm guessing that may also be quite an early production one too.