Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
Hey NA, I think this makes you the forum's Vice President!
*Two thumbs up!!*

Quote Originally Posted by MNdigger View Post
Nice find!! Looks like a Columbian. I really like these old vises. Yery handy tool to have!! I have like 12 last time I checked?? Its a sickness that I can not cure...I must have more!!! They were made to last forever as long as you don't abuse it. ie.. beat on the handle, put a big old pipe on the handle as a "cheater bar" or use the back as an anvil. Looks like someone already did on yours. It also looks like the front jaw is missing, bummer.. If you can, take the back jaw off, take it to a machine shop and see if they can make a new set. If I had my shaper going I would make you a new set for nothing.. A new set of jaws on a vise makes all the difference in the world. Then you can really get a grip on things. There is no US manufacturers that still make vises here, that I know of, they are all made in China.
Fix up that sucker, treat it right, and it will last forever!! To clean it, use a wire wheel on a side grinder but you will want to ware a mask. it gets very dusty, rust dust is nasty stuff, yuck!, when your done spray it with a little wd40 and whipe it down. Personally I like my vises unpainted, I like the industrial look..
I'm gonna try and post a pic of some of my vises, hope it works....

MNdigger, I love vices too! I have two on my bench at home and one larger size at my dads. You have me beat though with a dozen!!
I noticed that but I figured it should still work ok for what I use it for and I never even noticed I need to have the jaws reshaped I've been so busy I haven't had time to sit and really check it out. Thank you for the advice on where to have them reshaped, I would not have had any idea on that!!



ETA: thanks for the pics! The one all the way to the left looks pretty serious itself!!