broken Vice !! need help!!

[fun4now]

so i finally managed to break my Vice last week. its old and cast iron i think?
so the big question is !! do i try to fix it ?? and if so with what?? i was thinking brazing it would be good for cast but will it hold ?? or should i look at stick welding with nickel ?

any idea's ? advice ? am i waisting my time ?
I'll take a pic of it to show the break, its not looking so good.

[Broccoli1]

Try the Church

[fun4now]

the Church has vices. wo i gotta start going again.

[nocheepgas]

What brand vice is it? If it's a good one like a Wilton it should have a lifetime warranty. If it's a "Made in China" big heavy beast from HF of HD invest in a new one. You won't be sorry. Nothing's worse than a crappy vice or better than a quality one.

[FusionKing]

so i finally managed to break my Vice last week. its old and cast iron i think?
so the big question is !! do i try to fix it ?? and if so with what?? i was thinking brazing it would be good for cast but will it hold ?? or should i look at stick welding with nickel ?

any idea's ? advice ? am i waisting my time ?
I'll take a pic of it to show the break, its not looking so good.

You know the drill!!!!
Post pics!!!

[fun4now]

its a larin.
i don't know if its top shelf but it doesn't seem like HF junk aether. i been beating on it for years and never realized how much i used it till i broke it.

here is a few pic's of it and the break point.
any help would be great.

[jerems]

Real weldors use JB Weld. It worked on my plastic air compressor wheel!

[aametalmaster]

Yup its junk now. Better box it up and send it to me
Tear it apart where you can vee it out all the way around and weld it up with some Crown 255. Give it a healthy shot of preheat then let it cool slow...Bob

[Badd00SS]

I repaired my old chas parker by filling my barbeque with a lot of charcoal, setting her in there totally covered for about an hour, pulling it out with tongs, getting it fairly well aligned and welding it with some ni-99 rod. Dont know if it was the best method, but it hasnt broken yet, 5 years later and a lot of stress since.... Mine cracked at the base of the jaw. the jaws are 1/16 off, I do wish I had gotten it better, but it was hard to get close to that thing, it was putting out some btu's....

[fun4now]

thanks guys.

i like the Barby-Q idea for a pre-heat, but whats the best way to slow cool it / just put it back in the BBQ and let it cool as the coals go out ??

i have also heard of using saw dust , sand , or even gravel as a slow cool option.

i think the BBQ would be best if you all think it will work as a cool down. i figure i will need to do more than one pass, so i can pop it back in the BBQ between weld passes to keep the over all heat up. figure i can keep it good and hot till I'm done then just let the coals go out as it dose it should slowly cool.
sound like a solid plan ??


P.S. i did a search on the net for Larin, found some tools here and there but no company web-site to track down the Vice on. didn't even find a Vice.

any one know if its a good vice or not ?? i know i love it ans suspect that alone makes it worth trying to fix.