So its not pneumatic but grease operated then? Kind Regards,
Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty Ziegler Laser Worx LLC 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tim. > > Its just an old QC vice used in many machine shops. I really do not know > much more. > > Here is a close up of the vice. > It was given to me form a friend at work who's farther passed away last > year. He was going to throw it away. but instead asked me if I wanted it. > ;-) Its small but very useful for quick jobs, in a production shop. > "O" One other note. the handle was also missing, I taped the hole for the > handle and then ground down a bolt to make what you see. > 7 /16" grade III bolt. ;-) > > C.A.G. > > On Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 11:21:00 PM EDT, Tim Ziegler < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Great find, a bit more info on the vise itself would be great. Not sure I > have ever seen anything like it. > What actual application was it intended for? > > Kind Regards, > > Timothy J. Ziegler > Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty > Ziegler Laser Worx LLC > 14171 160th Ave. > Foreston MN 56330 > > 320-294-5798 shop > 320-630-2243 cell > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Bill, and the Hole Gang. > Just wanted you to know about what I just did. > > I was given a quick acting vice. for free last week. > When I put grease in the vice, It worked ,Although it had not been used in > many years. > After using it in the shop earlier this week, I quickly saw that I had a > problem. what had been shiny steel, was now covered with sticky saw dust. > Thus it was not looking real good for me keeping this vice in my shop, > I tried but ,I could not take the vice apart, so replacing the seals was > not an option, and I did not want to throw this vice away, So I figured Why > not try? > > So this is what I did. > Knowing that wax dose not attract saw dust,(I use in my shop all the time > and have for many years now.) I took some floor wax, and melted it down > into a liquid, and then added Mineral oil to the wax to soften it up. Then > I just needed time to let it set-up to see... > After 4 try's of melting the wax and adding mineral oil, the wax felt like > grease and did not harden up when cool. > So Yesterday, I went out an bought a small/harbor freight grease > gun.(Cheap!) And filled it with this wax I just made. I removed the set > screws for the chambers. and filled the vice full of wax, pushing out the > grease. after a number of try's and a lot of grease covered rags / clean > up. (it was a very messy job, and was not sure this was going to work.) But > now I am glad to say. > The vice no longer leaks grease and it still works as it was designed. I > am pretty happy with myself. > I just wanted to let everyone know of the possibility's. this messy > project looks like it worked out for me. I now have a good tool and no > longer have the problem of dust and grime. > I hope this idea can one day be helpful to others, it seems to have worked > up very well for me. ;-) > Any questions or comments, are as always welcome. > > Have a good night everyone. > > C.A.G. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/467139053.2288509.1759719258485%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/467139053.2288509.1759719258485%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLETDAiDPMkgiZ0y3UqAWwOx%3Drbb077NSkkJ_Hd4nfxrkQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLETDAiDPMkgiZ0y3UqAWwOx%3Drbb077NSkkJ_Hd4nfxrkQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1260017707.2290322.1759721319035%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1260017707.2290322.1759721319035%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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