Vice maintenance?

[njones]

I have a Griffin Spyder Odessy Vice ( which I LOVE) and was wondering How offen you Pro's maintenace your tying vice's? I was wanting to also know how you guys maintenace a your vice's.

Just an F.Y.I, I've had my Griffin vice for about 8 months now and I tie several times a week.

[skeetbum]

I've been tying on my Renzetti for over a year and haven't seen the need to do anything to it. You bringing this up is a valid point that never crossed my mind. I'm interested in the results of this thread.

[revtoby]

i think you can buy kits for the spider vice....its what i tie on...i love it to.

[fished-out]

Been tying for 20 years--never touch the thing for maintenance. Wouldn't want to get any lube on my materials. Spose if I got it wet or something, I'd do something.

[Redman]

Ok I will throw in my opinion as I have had to do maintenace on a lot of machery. First I am not a Pro or a Expert ( expert a ex is a has been and spert and a drip of water so a has been drip of water) but a light coat of fine oil on moving parts. There are alot of good oils out on the market. I use both Remington gun oil and 3 in 1 for a lot of my oiling. Just remember a little oil goes a long ways no need to over oil and ruin any of your good material. How about a fine grit of sand paper between the jaws of the vice to help with any small burrs. If it has any threaded parts maybe a little oil on them. I don't have one of the new $100 vices that most are using mine is between 25 and 30 years old and still is a work horse. And that is about all I do to keep mine running like a swiss watch. BTW I figure I just ran some where like a 1200 jigs thur mine in the last 6 months. I have 250 painted jig heads to tie up and I bet it will last at least that long.

Redman

[kenmlee]

I had the rotary shaft on a Renzetti seize up due to lack of lubrication. I was able to get some replacement parts and didn't have to junk the vise. The manufacturer says oil the moving parts.
I agree with Redman, lightly oil the vise.
Ken

[njones]

Okay oil the moving parts but how often should this be done

[Fatman]

Don't know about the other brands but here's what Dyna-King says:

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE:

To clean and maintain the vise so that it performs at its optimum capability, wipe it down with a soft cloth and light machine oil, or lubricant spray such as WD40. It is important to periodically unscrew the forcing cone and pull out the jaws in order to grease the inside of the forcing cone and the outside of the jaw shank, using a marine boat grease, household grease, or Vaseline.

If necessary, the vise may be returned to the Cloverdale factory for refurbishing. For a small fee, the vise is repolished, greased, jaws are serrated, and the entire vise tested to standard specifications. We perform the refurbishment and ship the vise back on the same day it is received.

Pretty simple and cheap insurance to keep your vise going strong

[Redman]

At least twice each year. I do the spring and fall schedual. After the cold part of the year and before the cold part of the year. And please remember a little bit of lube or oil goes a long way. BTW one of the best greases can be home make for small machines by blending together 1 part 3 in 1 oil and 1 part vasilene petroium jelly. We used to use this all the time on clock parts and found out it was great on fishing reels as good as the stuff we were buying from the sporting good stores. We would mix it up and put it in a small wide mouth container. It last a good long time and once mixed didn't seperate.

Also remember if you live up north and the power goes out and you house gets cold and then when you get back power and your house get warmed back up. Your vice could have water condensation in some of the parts. Same with other things that you own. Ah yes those good old midwestern Blizzards there only a memory now.

Redman