Recent content by m2salmon

All done. All bright parts blasted, polished, and waxed. She's a beauty!

Here's what it looked like just before paint. At this point I was considering just oiling the bare metal.

Thanks guys. Paint is Rustoleum 'Metallic' blue. It has a subtle glimmer to it that I really like. I've had a few vises pass through- Parkers, wiltons, and a starrett. The only ones I've held onto are a 3" craftsman badged Rock island and a 6" Rock island for when I need to crush watermelons. I...

Found this bolted to a railroad tie behind a shop in backwoods NH. Covered in moss. Slowly bringing back to life. It's been disassembled, cleaned, blasted, polished, and castings painted. The blue has a shimmer to it that didn't show up well in the photos but looks great I the light. Liking...