Restoring a Rusty Craftsman Vise

In this video I restore a rusty Craftsman swivel bench vise. The vise itself was pretty clean, but it sat outside for a long time. I cleaned off all of the rusty, re-oiled everything, and gave it a fresh new paint job. A fairly simple restoration, but it was quite satisfying seeing the end result.

Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:17 Start of dis-assembly
0:55 Cleaning using electrolysis
2:00 Wire wheeling all the parts
3:07 Removing the jaw pads
3:42 Sanding the anvil smooth
3:58 Cleaning up the tops of the jaws
4:58 Prepping for paint
6:23 Painting using red enamel
7:22 Baking the paint
7:27 Removing painters tape
8:04 Re-assembly
9:33 Finished product

[ryancrazy]

lmao wow, i just started taking mine apart and wanted some inspiration. Now i have a How To

[oneshotme]

Looks great and a wonderful job restoring it as well!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[guerreirosolitario]

Linda restauração parece que saiu agora da fábrica.
Parabéns deste seu admirador aqui: SANTOS --- SÃO PAULO --- BRASIL.

[johanschoeman]

Highly efficient at revamping the vice. Shows great workmanship however i personally would have loved to see some finer touches in repairing dings and deep scratches as well as painting the lettering. My opinion does however not take away any of the skill and workmanship.

[atlantis]

What’s the difference between a red enamel and a red spray paint(rust oleum)?

[brianf]

What was the size and model of this craftsman vice please?

[James.]

Hello Anthony 🙋‍♂️🫶

What happened to your upload of YT
videos ??

University, 📚🎓, ? Girls 👧 🥰, ?
or Boys🕺 ❤️ ?

Used to like watching your stuff as well !!

Take care and stay safe ✌️

James 🤜🤛…..

[kenparnell]

Bad restoration is better than no restoration I think, but not by much. Sorry Bro, no primer coat and you left the rust on the bottom side and didn't even bother to paint it, and where you did paint it was uneven. Nice video. Big thumbs down on the restoration.

[thomasinterian]

Why don’t you paint the bottom like the rest of the machine? It looks like shit like that.