My first vice- The Ideal by AD. Muehtmatt, what y'all think?

[77cj5]

I got my vice I got on eBay today and got it cleaned up. What do y'all think? Its a keyless vice by Muehtmatt. It operates very smooth and spins easily. No slop. Has a pin that you can drop in for locking the top to the base to keep it from rotating. Its a lot better than the can of expired beans I have been using .

 

[77cj5]

Here's another picture after polishing it up.

 

[77cj5]

Another view

 

[once-in-while]

Very nice. I like it a lot when tools are revived for use. What will you use for a base?

 

[Mnavarro]

I seen that vise on the bay good buy. It cleaned up nice

 

[monk]

never tried one such as you have. smooth rotation-- great! how gunked up was the vise when you got it?

 

[77cj5]

It moved great when I got it. Its buttery smooth now. It was very dirty though. Some of the nickel plating is wore away but I knew that buying it from the pictures. Not sure what I'll use for a base yet.

 

[77cj5]

Monk, I can spin it like a top and it will spin for about a minute, sometimes longer.

 

[Roger Bleile]

Muehtmatt vises are exceptionally well made. I have a Monarch model. Because of their small size and shallow jaws, they are only good for small parts and jewelry. For gun engraving a larger vise is needed.

 

[Brian Marshall]

Good job cleaning it up - also an economical way to get started!

Taken care of... it will last at least few hundred years more.


Brian

 

[Mike Fennell]

I used a lawnmower tire under my first bowling ball vise. Still use that one in the garage now and then.

 

[Brian Marshall]

I once had to make matching bases for 6 vises...

Went and got 6 mower wheels. Not easy to separate the rubber from the steel rims.


So, I took a big pot, filled it with water and put it on to boil. When it was boiling, I added the wheels and covered the pot.

At about that time, the wife came home from work...

Whilst I didn't have to sleep outside with the dogs (would've been worth it for the look on her face when she lifted the lid) - I did get my sanity questioned rather thoroughly.


Brian


P.S. It does work. You can almost pry the rubber off with just your fingers. (HOT! Use gloves)

I used one of the dull table knives to start them over the edge of the rim.

 

[monk]

I used a lawnmower tire under my first bowling ball vise. Still use that one in the garage now and then.

i used a mower tire for some time. not real happy with the resistance, so i made one of nylon or some such plastic.

 

[Brian Marshall]

The tire only serves as the base.

You drill some holes in the tire and use 5 or 6 nylon or Delrin "studs" raise the ball and reduce the friction...


Brian

 

[77cj5]

Thanks Brian and Monk. I've got some 2" thick derlin I may try to make a base with. I'll get a friend with a CNC mill to hollow a radius in it

 

[monk]

Thanks Brian and Monk. I've got some 2" thick derlin I may try to make a base with. I'll get a friend with a CNC mill to hollow a radius in it

delrin is a great choice. tough and unaffected by the stuff rengravers use. should be nice & smooth.