My trusty Harbor Freight vise (Item #5655) finally broke due to a poor design and use of cast iron instead of steel. The achilles heel is the cast iron end cap. In this video, I attempt a weld repair on the broken cast iron part using stainless filler rod. Partly to avoid throwing it in the landfill, but mostly to see if I could actually pull off a repair. Worst case, I have one more part to weld to my "wall of fail." Harbor Freight now has a new item (#67415) which replaced the model I had, 5655. If you've got the new one, take the end cap off and let me know if they fixed the design! Sorry for the poor audio quality and mumbling. I really should work on speaking louder when I'm not near the camera. Welder: Miller Syncrowave 250
Tag: Cast, Iron, Welding, TIG, Vise, Shop, Fabrication, DIY, Repair, amaedesign
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