After last video, I was in the mood to tackle a more bitesized project. If you've seen many of my past videos you've seen and likely heard this vice before. The screw made a terrible screeching noise, and I wanted that to stop being the case.

I remember poking at this ages ago in a lame attempt to fix the same issue, but I got stymied pretty quickly. Something about how the vice went together made it difficult to disassemble, and I wasn't up for the challenge at the time. I couldn't quite remember the details, but it turns out that the screw stops are crossdrilled roll pins, and there's no way to hammer them through without drilling out the casting.

Well, with better tools and increased determination I went after it again for this video. The pins ended up being no big deal; I managed to pull them out with vicegrips. I was surprised that worked, but hey, I'll take my wins where I can get them.

I also discovered that the threaded portion of the main vice body was a boltedon piece, and the lone bolt was totally loose. This has likely been the entire issue for all these years. That was another win; I was afraid the threads were going to be jacked up, which would have been a much harder repair.

Of course, while I had the thing apart I smoothed out all the sliding surfaces with a file and just generally cleaned everything up. I also tapped the screw for small bolts to replace the roll pins so if I ever have to take this thing apart again it'll be super easy.

Once back together the vice runs smooth and quiet. It's a real treat to use now. S'always nice when things go well.