Thanks, all, for the help. I haven't had a chance to turn it over and clean
it up, but hopefully this weekend ...

Andy

"Jim McGill" wrote in message
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Andy

Score! A Record vice is a good addition to a woodworking shop. Though I
use mine mostly as a fixed base for powered hand tools. Put a wood lining
in the jaws and you can hold a belt sander, drill, pad sander etc. upside
down and use it as a small fixed tool. Very handy when finishing small
parts (a pad sander with 320 grit paper does a great job of putting a
matte finish on the edges of parts and rounding sharp edges).

The sticking is probably glue in the threads. Take a scraper (blade style
screwdriver is traditional) and carefully clean out the corners of the
threads. You may also need to clean the nut out. Run the vise all the way
out, take the lead screw out and clean the inside of the nut.

If you're planning to use the vise for woodworking ever, don't use grease
on the lead screw, it gets on the wood, soaks in and you'll never get it
out. Bees wax works nearly as well and doesn't make a dark stain if it
transfers to the wood. There are also some high tech spray on lubes that
they use on commercial woodworking tools. If you know a professional, ask
if they'll shoot a bit on the lead screw.

Jim