Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Lluis. The memory that stood out from my childhood was pinching my hand when that turning handle dropped back through the shaft.? THAT DID HURT! On 10/11/21 3:17 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA