Mike, probably your settings as they open up fine on my pc.

Regards Roger

I see no option for Digital only for MEW, has this been removed?

Roger

Fortis 11? Could do with a bit of tlc , pop it over to me and I'll take care of it for you

Is this ok? It's the support for the shaft at the back of the vice, if not, as it's steel, it would be ok to mig weld to increase the thickeness and redrill the hole?

Confirmed working

I'm getting the same error at 11:17

Roger

AJAX,

Nice one, how did you restore it to it's current state, wire wheel?

Do you plan to make jaws for it to use?

Roger

I think you could be right as there seems to be no sign of paint but it's not that rusty, what I thought was heavy corrosion could well be an as cast finish!

I've lost inbox messages posted at 10:36 and 13:59

Roger

More photos of my vice:-

The removable jaws are seized up and have been dosed with penetrating oil in an effort to remove them, watch this space

Finding it difficult to get the history of the company but found this narrative on the VICES of Garage journal:-

Then there's these Fortis ones, which as far as I can see are the same as some of the Record vice's
Take a look, I don't know which came first or if during the second world war there were designs licensed for use by other companies?
I know that Coventry (the manufacturing base for Alfred Herbert/Ajax/Fortis) was extensively bombed during the second world war which might have caused their designs to be used in Sheffield. Or maybe Record used the designs as an influence for their own, that wouldn't be the first time either.Found thise on Graces Guide.

Fortis Engineering Co

of Norfolk Street, Coventry, and of 91 Station Street, Birmingham

Manufacturers of engineers vices.

Established 1900.

Seems to have kept going on into the 1960's

Hi Dave, you're right, Coventry it is.

If I can't find the correct colour I might go with what I've got - Denham grey or Record blue

No, just for my personal use and pride

Smith and Allen do RAL 6011 in enamel, both in aerosols & tins, 1 & 5 ltr. I used them for the primer, undercoat & top coat for my Denham Junior lathe and found the paint to be very good and chip resistant.

My twopennith worth as a customer

Roger

I just acquired this vice which I intend to restore and wondered if anyone knows what the original colour would have been?

Cheers

Roger

Why not make some out of mild steel instead of castings?

Roger

Mine's the same as Nigels, been running it in a 5mtr x 7mtr workshop with 4" insulation in the roof and 2" in the walls.

I've had it for 3 years now, I start it about a hour before I go into the shop to take the chill off, so far I've bought 150 litres of kerosene @ less than 50p per ltr and reckon I've got enough to last through the next winter plus. The bonus with these heaters is that it circulates the air in the shop so doesn't introduce cold damp air from outside.

Never had an issue with it.

Roger

Edited By Rockingdodge on 28/04/2022 13:50:47

I've just received my mag thrrough the post this morning but my digital copy hasn't yet appeared when it normally precedes the paper copy by up to a week. Is this just a delay or a change?

Roger

Hi David,

look in your inbox please?

Roger

I have the Vevor DROs on my mill, they work fine and even have 2 layers of silicon dust strip where other more expensive ones have one. Plenty of youtube vids on how to cut them.

Paul, just google Vevor,as I don't think admin will allow that link.

Mike, they're glass but you can cut magnetic as well.

Roger

Edited By Rockingdodge on 10/04/2022 11:17:33