Broken Vise Screw

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I snapped the screw on my vise today.  It's a Craftsman 391-5180 vise, about 40 years old (owned it since new).  Anyway, does anyone know where I might find a new screw/handle?  Ironically this thing broke in a place where I possibly could repair it by welding, but I doubt that it would hold for long (if at all).Tim
Reply:If Its a "Craftsman", check to see if it is covered under their warranty, or for a new screw.
Reply:Should not beat on the handle so much..Get a smaller hammer...Sure you could fix it just like new but it's a pain in the rear..I have done it to mine where it broke before the actual screw part of it and the handle..It's possible but without a lathe and a Bridgeport or drillpress it is not so easy.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Call 1-800-4-REPAIR for Sears Product Services. After 40 years it will be an accident if they have it but you might get lucky. The call is free anyway.
Reply:Well, I tried calling to see if the "Craftsman" name means anything any more.  It doesn't.  First person I talked to barely spoke English and didn't know what a vise was.  She connected me to someone who spoke English faster than an air traffic controller who put me on hold and then disconnected me.  The third person I talked to, after I called back, spoke enough English that she was able to tell me to go *^&* myself, although she also had to ask her supervisor what a vise is.So I went down to a used tool place and bought a second-hand Wilton.  It's a bit bigger than my old vise, but I guess I'll get used to it--although I probably won't be able to put another forty years on it. Anyway, it's a much better vise than its predecessor, so there it is.  Thanks, everybody, for your input.Tim
Reply:Maybe you should post a pic.  Ya never know, somebody might be close enough with the right equipment to help ya out.  The screws are pretty simple and I'm sure it could be fixed if the vise is worth saving.My name's not Jim....
Reply:Originally Posted by BoostinjdmMaybe you should post a pic.  Ya never know, somebody might be close enough with the right equipment to help ya out.  The screws are pretty simple and I'm sure it could be fixed if the vise is worth saving.
Reply:Likely an Acme screw, available a Mcmasters.com for fairly cheap. Or just weld it. My welded vise lasted for years.
Reply:a good vise is a mans best vice. i have and old Wilton bullet vise mounted on my welding table that i have had for 30yrs that has been subjected to everything but a nuclear blast and just asks for more. on the other corner i have a big old swivel Jap vise that my boy managed to break the threaded cast part that the screw runs through.(don't know what the part is called) i almost threw it away but decided to weld it back on with a little beefing and that sucker has been suffering abuse for five yrs. he keeps trying to break my 150lb Charles Parker vise i have on a stand bolted it the concrete floor. the only luck he has has was busting the first bolts out of the floor. i'm making him buy his own tools now. if anyone needs an excellent quality assessment agent i will pay you to take him before he breaks my 200lb anvil lol.225NT bobcatAEAD200LEScott 125mm175, mm252 w 30A, PT225mm211, TA 181iHyper Therm 380, cut master 529100X & XX, Digital Elite6 Victor setssmith little torch, meco midget kalamazoo band sawsteel max saw evoulution circular saw
Reply:Just have a buddy with a lathe make you a new one   ...BobBob WrightSalem, Ohio  Birthplace of the Silver & Deming Drillhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbend10k/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sawking/1999 Miller MM185 w/ Miller 185 Spoolmate spoolgun
Reply:I was gonna say if everyone would list their location locals are normally willing to help out. I have a bunch of left over acme screw from rebuilding my lathe and surface grinder.