Is this vice part fixable??

mobfromcork

Hello all,

In the final stages of making my woodworking bench. It's a Paul Sellers style one, similar in some ways to the one Sparks finished yesterday.
I picked a Parkinson's Perfect Vice 15 at a car boot sale a few months ago in great condition, quick release working and original good paintwork. I went to disassemble it earlier in order to offer it up to the front of the workbench so I could trace out the area that I needed to mortice out. When sliding off the end cap (not sure of the actual name of the part) it got a bit stuck so I gave it what I thought was a really gentle tap of a nearby hammer. After surviving since before the 1930s all it needed was a few minutes in my hands to end up in 2 pieces on the garage floor. Numpty.

Before proceeding and cutting out the sizeable chunk of wood I need to fit the vice, I wanted to check if there is any way of fixing this. I'd imagine getting spare parts would be a bit of a lottery. My knowledge of metalwork isn't great. Neither, it appears, is my knowledge of gentle disassembly of old tools. I've attached a photo. [IMG][/img]

Any advice would be welcome.

Sound,

Mark

kadman

Its cast, so should be weldable no problem. Just get a chap thats an experienced welder
with cast iron.

mobfromcork

Great stuff - hopefully it shouldn't be too big a job. Only new enough to the area (Carlow) so will have to ask around a bit to see who'd do that sort of work.

kadman

Engine or machine rebuilders would be used to cast material.

tabby aspreme

Give Jap engineering a call they may be able to help

Sparks

If it makes you feel any better, I keep reading how that specific bit is horribly fragile when being tapped off the rails (I used a bit of 2x4 to knock mine off the 53A I used and was terrified I was going to snap it even then).

And of course, be careful when belting it to get it back on as well...