Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, A very nice story full of memories, that screw is like a Leica, mechanical of course! Lluis > El 11 oct 2021, a les 21:54, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va > escriure: > > When I was about 10 years old, in the 1930s, this old leg vise was > mounted beneath a large Sweet Gum tree as a part of an outdoor blacksmith > shop where my Dad did repairs on his meager farm equipment used on our > small farm in Mississippi. Since my Dad's death, the vise has followed me > as a part of the tools that I find handy. I gave it a coat of paint some > years ago, and I keep grease on the screw. It still provides faithful > service just like it did when new, 100 years ago. Mounted to a bench in my > garage, I still see it every day, and find it useful about once a month. > I checked, and similar ones are still offered for sale today. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20211011-DSCF3317-Enhanced.JPG.html > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information