Recent content by Hauf389

Thanks AB. I do see some of the old blue showing through on mine and your pic gives me a better idea of the color. It looks somewhat similar (maybe darker and more green) to late 60's Pontiac Silver-Blue metallic paint.

The rest of the body looks to have been painted at some point but now mostly bare metal. I have seen restored ones in several colors and wondering what color (vise body) this series was from the factory.

Just started cleaning up my dad's Craftsman 5196 vise. Amazed how clean the lead screw threads are after decades of sitting around. The end cap is a bright blue color, wondering if that is the original color of the vise.