Recent content by Bones_IV

No need to keep both of them.

Hi GarageJournal-ers, I was referred here by the metalworking folks on Reddit. A friend of mine has two identical vises but we're having trouble identifying them/figuring out their value. We know they are both some kind of USA-made Columbian vise. They have a jaw width of 3.5 inches and the...

That one is typical of what I have seen online-- many lines of markings on the side. The ones we have here are so spartan by comparison. Your paint job is stellar. Does that make the pair Columbians made after Wilton took over?

Yeah. The closest ones I found were the Wilton-owned Columbian USA ones but the markings are slightly off. Those are around $650 new, but this one seems slightly different. http://www.wiltontools.com/us/en/view-series/columbian-combo-pipe-bench-vises/ColumComboPBVise

Hi GarageJournal-ers, I was referred here by the metalworking folks on Reddit. A friend of mine has two identical vises but we're having trouble identifying them/figuring out their value. We know they are both some kind of USA-made Columbian vise. They have a jaw width of 3.5 inches and the...