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looking good 19 , those jaws look barely used , ........ i painted mine tonight , just finished a couple hrs. ago , i'll put pics. up after paint hardens and assembly , i used Rustoleum hunter green (too dark) and mixed in a little white to come to more common vintage machine color , added a...

thats a nice machine !..... and thanks for the idea of mounting to the hydro press , save space , i think i'll do that with mine . ...... i have a question on numbers on these , yours has a 1 1/2 on it but it looks like it's more than that (ton)........ mine is a number "3" and according to the...

Thats an interesting machine , it looks like it would have a shorter throw than a rack & pinion press , but , it looks like it could have some powerful leverage , and the ram looks like you can make all different type of mandrels for bending / punching / pressing etc. , i don't think it would...

well 2 1/2 hrs. later and 6 cutoff wheels turned to dust i got the top trimmed off , now need to tap some 5/8 holes to bolt down , im ditching the swivel so i'll ad a bolt to the rear , then , trim about 1/2 " off the front of the 3/4" round plate for work clearance , then , weld the plate on...

yes im restoring , someone sprayed red paint on it so was unable to save orig. paint , i blasted it with my steam cleaner and melted off the paint and 50 yrs. of grunge then a blow dry and went over it with a 4 1/2 angle grinder wire wheel ....... im now working on a pedestal shown in pics...

Congrats , it looks like were both newbies here at the same time with Columbian's ! ....... your 204 1/2 looks to have had an easy life like my 206 in the post above yours ,i think it's difficult to find them in this condition . to me the 4 1/2 is the perfect size for most all around use ...

Here's another i picked up recently , ...... it all started a month ago , i needed a good vise for the shop and started lurking here for info and some great info indeed here , thank you all !... i think............... my wife thinks im crazy and i have this un explainable addiction to vise's...

thanks again whateg01 !....... fyi , i make mistakes , eat at McDonalds and sometimes ruin 2 or 3 parts till the last one comes out goood lol !

Toolmaker51 , again , i do not understand your response , what makes you think i meant "didn't know they made arbor presses too" ? and not sure where a kick press has anything to do with my post here , i was simply showing a press i recently acquired in a thread called " show us your arbor...

thanks whateg01 , i was typing same time you were but expressing same point . this is just my 3rd post here and feeling a little unwelcome lol

im not sure what you mean "unknown" in catalog , go to vintage machinery , it's there in print , im not sure your point on mill/ lathe pertains to me but i do have a mill and a lathe , i restore vintage motorcycles / cars and have lotsa uses pushing bearings / bushings etc. / bracket fab...

Royersford foundry & machine co. made in Royersford , Penn. USA press #3 / 3 ton / dia. of work 15 1/4" / cap. over table 12 3/4 / ram 1 1/2" sq. / leverage ratio 50 : 1 / 220 pounds........ i found these specs. in a catalog dated 1949 Craigslist find a couple months ago @...

well im here to show a big vise but it dwarfs in comparison to the Reed 109 ! KMScott you did a masterful job on the big Reed , nice work ! i recently picked up this Columbian 206 (m2 jaws) 6" jaws / 10" open / 7 1/2 depth , it's a combo with pipe jaws , 165 pounds , super good condition ...