Not outdoor equipment related but very much Australiana stuff which I know you guys like.
I got this Dawn Vice from my aunty's late father, its at least 50 years old, he was an engineer. Actually the working mechanism was really good, I just pulled out the split pin and cleaned it up and but new grease on the mechanism.
i stripped it back with paint thinner and wire brush on drill and angle grinder. Also used flap disk to polish a bit the handle and the flat part and the vice jaws. Taped up with masking tape and painted. I think I put a bit too much paint as bubbled in a few spots. Will become my everyday workhorse once I mount it so not too worried about a little bubbled paint.
Is bubbling paint normally because of too much paint ? Maybe a bit damp between quotes or too little time
I used a steel hollow pipe with a slot cut in it as per photo to put the washer and spring back with new split pin, i tries using a pipe wrench to hold back the washer and spring for the split pin but the slotted pipe is so easy.
Dawn vices are beautiful stuff and made in Australia in Melbourne for over 100 years.
