WAY OT! Bench vise

travisstrick

Super score. I'm going to take her apart and do an electrolysis bath then maybe a powder coat.

travisstrick

Even the tractor wheel base is made in the USA

TUTTLE871

Swweeetttt! Looks like that thing has some stories to tell.

Chris_Wang

Very awesome.

henapple

Nice piece. .

grege345

Good grab. They certainly don't make them like they use to

nolaegghead

I have enough vices.   That one's nice though. 

I've been powder coating stuff recently - you got the oven and gun or a place to do it?

RRP

That's sweet!!! Reminds me of my 1910 model 174 1/2.

travisstrick

I picked up this columbian blacksmith vise too.

RRP

What kind of sale did you hit?

yzzi

Let me guess, both were less than 10 bucks.

BigWings

All the grilled meat in this forum and I'm drooling over a rusty vice.   

travisstrick

They were free. They belonged to my wife's grandfather. Her dad had them sitting outside and didn't know what they were.

RAC

Nice find!

SMITTYtheSMOKER

I don't know, I think I would simply oil them up and keep the patina.  Nice piece of hardware.

Gator_Man

Great find and the price was right, I say leave them as is! I love the old patina!

Jeremiah

Nice! A Colombian is in my list. Here's my wilton c2 mocked up on my welding table (still in progress) Also, here's a good thread about usa made vises: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62716

nolaegghead

Here are a couple of my vises.

travisstrick

J, that is a great thread. Thanks.

JohnInCarolina

Looks like it's just the right height for your nads, there, Trav.  

travisstrick

JohnInCarolina said:

Looks like it's just the right height for your nads, there, Trav.  

I have very long legs and very short nads.

flynnbob

Yeah, and where the heck have you been ???

Doc_Eggerton

Ospho and a wire brush is enough!  My only score is the 6 feet of railroad track I use as the world's longest anvil.

travisstrick

He has a 200lb anvil too but I don't feel like dealing with it just now.

RRP

Doc_Eggerton said:

Ospho and a wire brush is enough!  My only score is the 6 feet of railroad track I use as the world's longest anvil.

If you ever want to shorten that railroad track here's the anvil I made with a piece. The base may not look sturdy per see, but it has a hidden post and beam which takes and distributes any beating I can give it. The base is also glued and then filled with sand so it never walks or talks and just takes the blows!

hapster

My dad always had a big piece of I-beam that he used for an anvil...