Tricks of the trade

[TheTone]

Two items are a must here, a BIG shop vise and some large commercial cookie sheets to keep **** from rolling off the bench and on the floor.I've built over 13,000 carburetors here since going full time in 2003, plus worked on butt-loads of small power equipment, transmissions, engines, etc. I can remember very few jobs where I didn't use one of my huge shop vises to hold something and I always use the cookie sheets to keep stuff where I want it.........Cliff

Is that a Corvette quadrajet? I had a '69 that I did many times.

 

[Cliff R]

Early 1970's Buick 455 carb.....here's your 1969 Chevy 350/350hp Corvette carb...

 

[pioneerguy600]

I copied the first photo you posted of the Stihl on a vice. I will make one of those some day, when the spirit moves me...

Those were made by ,Tzed250, (John), he did a great job on machining.

 

[Ryan'smilling]

@Homelite410, have you ever thought about tackling something like these saw vises?

 

[Jeff Lary]

well he did a nice looking job for sure.

 

[Cliff R]

I use either one of my HD show vises as a chainsaw vise. Just get a piece of aluminum flat stock and drill a couple of holes in it for the bar studs to pass thru. Takes about 2 minutes to accomplish that deal........Cliff

 

[Pioneer]

Quadrajet carbs, that takes me back.
One trick I found useful is taking pictures of a disassembly of something that is new to you, so convenient with today's digital cameras. Now where does this tiny little circlip go?

 

[Vintage Engine Repairs]

If you have an old bar you aren’t concerned about, I’m sure you could use a clamp like this one to hold it

https://www.bunnings.com.au/stanley-multi-angle-hobby-vice_p5860190

 

[Cliff R]

I big shop vise has many uses. One of mine is large enough to clamp a full size 1 ton truck axle tube in it while we rebuild the center section and set up the gear-sets. I can also use it as a press for some things like U-Joints.

The smaller one I use for chainsaws and have a piece of aluminum flat bar with holes drilled in it for the bar studs...but I seldom use it. Most of the time I put aluminum jaw covers in the vise and just clamp right to the bar that's on the saw........Cliff

 

[dswensen]

One trick I found useful is taking pictures of a disassembly of something that is new to you, so convenient with today's digital cameras.

This is sure true.

I work on antique clocks as well. Pictures during disassembly of the movements sure makes the impossible possible in getting all the gears, pivots and springs back in the right places.