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Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

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Scared the crap right outa me when it did it too. The top half of it went 2 feet straight up. Right by my head. Loud as he!!.

 

I have never even heard of a vise breaking. All I was doing was pressing a u-joint.

 

Can't go on without a HotWheels smasher mounted on the bench. So the new one is in the pics too.

 

Lets see if these work.

 

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The new BFV

 

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k1500chevy97 Senior Enthusiast

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Had it happen once about 2 years ago but it didnt shoot up it just snapped and fell  :D

It was the outter piece with the handle on it snapped off

Welded it and it is still in use  :thumb:

k1500chevy97 Senior Enthusiast

k1500chevy97

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I dont think my dads is Iron its a cheapie steel one . cause he took it down to the local steel shop when it broke and they fixed him right up probally cost him more then it was worth to repair it . :D
Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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Can't go on without a HotWheels smasher mounted on the bench.

That kind of stuff happens all the time if you try to Smash a GM Truck Hotwheels!!!  :D

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

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That kind of stuff happens all the time if you try to Smash a GM Truck Hotwheels!!!  :D

I can't believe that would even suggest such a thing!

 

Smash a Chevy.

 

Bite your tongue sir. I smash rice only.

knuts Enthusiast

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I was going to say yes I'd seen them break. Until I saw the size of that bad boy.  I seen the little ones go a few times.

 

 

I prefer the 2 sockets, hammer and driveway technique for u-joints. :D

 

 

 

KK

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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That kind of stuff happens all the time if you try to Smash a GM Truck Hotwheels!!!  :D

I can't believe that would even suggest such a thing!

 

Smash a Chevy.

 

Bite your tongue sir. I smash rice only.

You do know that I'm just messing around!!!  (don't you?)

 

And you do know that if you were to put a GM Truck in that vise, that something catastrophic like that will happen!!!  :seeya:

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

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You do know that I'm just messing around!!!  (don't you?)

Yup. Just thought that I would throw it back at you.

 

 

 

cowboy02, it wasn't a GM. It was a driveshaft off of a F### 24 foot bobtail.

 

Not something I normally work on, but now I have a friend for life that happens to own a very large truck with a liftgate....and thats always a good thing.

BDBWTE Senior Enthusiast

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You can weld cast iron.  I do it on a regular bases it just takes some finess and special cast rods.  Considering I've been certified since I was 14 I can weld pretty decent not as good as the old man though.  Anyways yeah you can weld cast.  I've broke two vises but they didn't shoot up they rather popped and fell.
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Ive had that happen once on me too.  Just barely missed my foot.  :flag:   I think that we were using to to press in a new set of ball joints? However I could be mistaken as that was many years ago.  I have since found it easier, (and safer) to do pressing like that with the vise on the floor! :cheers:

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