Trade Day was good to me today. An old black gentleman was sitting with a Columbian 10” face vise by his feet. How much?—-offer—-$10 bucks—-$15—-I like $12. OK. I got the money out as quick as I could without looking anxious. It was rusty, just surface rust, but looked fully functional. Once home I disassembled it to reveled it truly was on great shape. Into the blast cabinet and it looked like it came right out of the forge a hundred years ago. Finished with hammered grey spray paint.
I am very happy with the find, the face vises we have today are not nearly as well built as this. It even has removable screw giudes.
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
10 comments so far
Roger
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#1 posted 136 days ago
Oh yea! gr8 find, and gr8 re-do. The ones nowadays are mostly crap. Steel from afar, is nothin like good ole USA made steel.
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
joein10asee
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#2 posted 136 days ago
Wow! Very nice find!
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gawthrrw
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#3 posted 136 days ago
That’s awesome. I’ve been looking hard for something like that around here, but no luck yet.
-- Rob, Kalamazoo, MI
ksSlim
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#4 posted 136 days ago
Nice Job! I’d be willing to let you double your outlay of cash.
Would fit just right on my portable bench I’m designing.
Again—-Sweeet Scooore! Tide still rools
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ralbuck
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#5 posted 136 days ago
I sure hope you did the FACE to the sky! “HEY THANKS!” thing.
Youse a lucky dude!
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DaddyZ
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#6 posted 136 days ago
Nice Find, I will give ya 20$ for it, no, oh well enjoy… ;)
-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one
Bob Kollman
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#7 posted 136 days ago
Nice find and it cleaned up nice!!!!
-- Bob Kenosha Wi.
Don W
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#8 posted 136 days ago
$12? I paid $20 for mine and was completely happy.
Columbian 10” quick release wood vise. I wasn’t going to buy it, but when the price got down to $20, I couldn’t leave it. Yes it needed some tlc,
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a1Jim
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#9 posted 136 days ago
Good find and super rehab.
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GenerationWW
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#10 posted 136 days ago
good find, I have the same one and love it! Yours looks great painted.
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