My New Stanley 400 Vise

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Steven6095

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I won a Stanley 400 on ebay and long story short, it was in HORRIBLE shape when I got it in. Surface rust, oil all over it, black grease all over it, etc.

So....I sent it off to a local powder coating place to play with it. He gave me a good deal if I would let him use whatever color he was going to do that week.
It was supposed to be black, but as long as it was not pink I was fine.

He ended up doing parts for a 38 Roadster this week instead.
You can see how it turned out : )

I guarantee I have the old Candy Apple and Brown Bag colored vise out there.
 

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That is one Pimpin' Vise. Add the Speed Grips and it will look like it was Chromed.
 
There is a powder coat that looks like chrome.

I think the next one is blue metal flake and "chrome" :)

I really like the old school colors on this one though.
 
Man oh man - I cleaned all the old glue off of my vise last week and de-gunked the speed grips, thought I was stylin'!

Now I have to paint it candy apple red!

That is soooooo excellent!

Wow!
 
Fantastic...

Steve,

I love the colors and the appreciation for this old, tried and true piece of equipment. We still have 6 in our shop (worn black) but clean.

Am I one of the only folks that prefers the traditonal faucet handles? ;) Really - I do!

John
 
John Ranes II said:
Am I one of the only folks that prefers the traditonal faucet handles? ;) Really - I do!

John
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Back in the old days when we used the vise to join Walnut, Maple, Paduka and other hardwoods that would slide in the vise the faucet grips were essential. Nowadays it is rare that the dust even gets blown of of the vise. I have to dig to the bottom of the storage tub to even find the things.
 
John, I too prefer the old style handles. I actually think they are faster then the speed handles.
 
I love the old handles as well. Just feel you can be more precise with them.

He charged me $30 to do the vise, but I gave him a prepaid FedEx label to send it back to so I have $39 in the coating.
 
Cool looking...is that powder coating or paint?
 
As a member of the Stanley 400 fan club, I am lovin that paint job. I was discussing with my shop help the other day that I was going to name my stanley vises. They did not understand how much thought I was putting into it and they threatened to have me commited. I like the faucet handles as well and am considering some custom paint to compete with Steven. Peace, Mike
 
Now I am going to go looking for my old handles.

Hmmmmm......

So they screwy bits were removed before the painting, right?

What, BTW, is the difference between powder coating and painting? Is powder coating baked on? I always wondered.....
 
Mike they all need names.
I may be taking a couple more to the guy soon enough if you want to throw one in.

It is powder coat, not paint.

The object is media blasted / sand blasted, then a charge is applied to the metal. Oppositly charged powder is sprayed on it. The charge bonds it to the metal with no runs, uneven places, etc. It is then baked on in an oven for a while.
The finish is extremely durable and heat resistant. Powder coating is used for a lot of show car parts, etc. A lot of bicycle frames are powder coated too.
 
very cool! I want! they are doing that with old Singer Featherweight sewing machines also.
 
That is soooo way cool!
I have one that is a "Stanley-Marsh" 400 I bought a long time ago.
Has the faucet handles. Way cool!
Francisco
 
I'm going down to the bike shop on the next block and buy some of those fringey thingies in hot pink to hang from my speed grips. That should spice things up a bit.
 
Framar said:
I'm going down to the bike shop on the next block and buy some of those fringey thingies in hot pink to hang from my speed grips. That should spice things up a bit.
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You can attach a baseball card with a clothes pin to the swivel screw so when you turn the frame it clicks.
 
Better get a reflector too so they don't run into you as they are looking over your shoulder.
 
That's a cool looking vise, what is it used for?

John
 
Vise: An ancient tool used to join two pieces of wood at a 90 degree angle.

My v-nailer is not magical - fairly basic Brevetti model, so I often clamp and let glue set for a little while (NOT FULLY DRY) before I add the vnails.

Please no one open that can of worms again, but it works for me.

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This vise will join its rather plain looking brothers and sisters and will be used.
 
but does it have that full cam sound when you fire it up???:thumbsup:
 
Steven6095 said:
Vise: An ancient tool used to join two pieces of wood at a 90 degree angle.

My v-nailer is not magical - fairly basic Brevetti model, so I often clamp and let glue set for a little while (NOT FULLY DRY) before I add the vnails.

Please no one open that can of worms again, but it works for me.

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This vise will join its rather plain looking brothers and sisters and will be used.
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Glad to know I am not the only one who clamp and glue for a bit before I head to the v-nailer. I just can't get exact corners otherwise...
 
We could use some more vises. Does anyone know of a supplier that sells something approaching a usable one? The last one we ordered was so out of square it was pathetic.
 
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