May have killed my Desmond vise
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29 May 2014 at 7:57 pm #57683
My Desmond Stephan W100 vise started slipping last night so I disassembled to find the problem and discovered that the screw threads on the housing had been completely worn down past the point of no return. The screw itself appears fine but the opposing threads have been worn to almost nothing. (See attached pics.)
I’m a bit ashamed that I didn’t notice this sooner as I likely could have prevented it. It felt fine during normal use so it must have been literally hanging on by a thread. The damaged piece comes off pretty easily, suggesting it’s meant to be replaced, but I have serious doubts about finding this small part anywhere.
Does anyone know what this part is called or have a recommendation on where I might look for one? Hard to look for parts on Ebay when they’re decades old and you don’t know what they’re called. 🙂
How often do you guys disassemble and check your vises for maintenance and preventative care?
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You must be logged in to view attached files.30 May 2014 at 9:46 am #57694That’s a real shame. I don’t know where you could get replacement parts from, I’m afraid. Might be worth having a look around and seeing if you can find a local machinist?
I think vises are one of the things we take for granted. They take such a beating but are expected to just carry on working and never fail us!
I put some oil on my Record 52 1/2E vise whenever I’m oiling something else in the shop, but that’s as far as I go, usually. When I made some modifications to my bench a while ago I took the vise off the bench, tightened some of the bolts, cleaned the threads, and gave it some general maintenance work but I don’t have any sort of schedule for doing that. They’re not the easiest devices to maintain – there’s only so much you can do while the vise is installed and removing it generally means clearing the bench, lying it on it’s back, removing the bolts, then struggling with a heavy vise!
Good luck sorting yours out. Can you find a replacement easily?
George.
30 May 2014 at 2:40 pm #57700hi Jay i’m not 100% sure but if this was in a motorcycle engine it would be know as a helicoil or threaded insert i’m sure it should be replacable dont give up on it good luck
Jay,
Sorry about your vise.
Here’s a link to a Sawmill Creek thread about the vise restoration.
Several comments down you’ll find a speculation that Jorgenson may have bought out Desmond because the designs are so similar.
You might inquire at Jorgenson about a replacement part possibility.http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?192716-Desmond-Stephan-W10-Woodworking-Vise
Hope this leads to something positive.
Best,
Craig -
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