Finishing up the repair on the busted scrap bin vise. Good use of the @starrett_tools No. 196 to average out that rough rusty jaw surface to get it averaged out from end to end. The face I touched up with the welder I used Nickel 99 filler rod. This belongs to a customer so any cleaning up will be done on his end. #abom79 #vise #viserepair #jobshop #starrett #manualmachinist #manualmachining #oldtools | Abom79

Showing the way that I install and tram a new vise on the Rockwell milling machine. I am installing this Kurt Workholding DX6 that I snagged from KBC Tools & Machinery I like to snug the left nut on the vise and purposefully push the right front of the vise towards the mill. After that I use light taps from the hammer to bring it into alignment while the Starrett back button indicator sweeps the vise jaw. After some practice you can tram your vise pretty quickly. #machinist #machining #machinesh