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Picked this up today, damn thing weighs better than 200lbs I'd bet. We had to use an engine hoist to load it. Would love to learn anything about it's history if anyone can point me in the right direction! Really interesting that it has the Star of David on it.

A few weeks ago one of my colleagues, who knows I'm into restoring antique and vintage tools, said he had an old bandsaw that he found someone throwing out years ago and grabbed up. Well, he never got around to doing anything with it and wanted to know if I'd be interested in taking it. I said...

Hey fellas, Awhile ago I picked up an old Mac Tools toolbox upper for a song. Older model with the friction slides. I really like it. But the real reason I picked it was for the Craftsman roller bottom it came with. Well, long story short, I wanted to find a roller bottom for the Mac box and...

Hey fellas, Though I already posted the before/after in the massive GJ "vises" thread, some fellas wanted some more details on what all went into the restoration. I ran across this vise several weeks ago and passed on it because of the obvious reasons. But for some reason, the vise just...

Morning fellas, This weekend I put together two spray paint can organizer racks where I needed needed to put the shelves at a 35 degree angle. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a woodworker, so I know there are tools out there that would have allowed me to cut channels into the wood, but...

Hey fellas, I'm working on a project (restoring a vise that has been re-welded/repaired in the past) whereby I want to hide some imperfections in the item. It's a tool so I don't want to spend hours and hours refining the surface to make it perfect, but I would like it to look decent enough...

Hey fellas, I recently acquired this nice Wilton bullet vise but I can't identify it's actual model. It's a 4.5'' jaw, date code is 7-53 and on the static body the stamp *appears* to say "9450"; though it's admittedly hard to read. However, on the dynamic jaw it says "8450". The vise is in...

Hey fellas, I recently posted another vise restoration, a little Lakeside 3'' vise, and I'd like to think I learned some lessons from that exercise in insanity...I've moved onto bigger and better things. My most recent vise restoration is definitely both of those things...bigger and better...in...

Hey fellas, I'm looking for anyone that may have a Columbian 6CM2 woodworking vise with a label/decal on the front that is in good condition who would be willing to take a photo (or, ideally if it's already apart a scan...but that's a heckuva request...) for me. Dimensions would be wonderful...

Alright, alright "heroic" may not have been the best word to use...maybe ill-conceived, foolish, or stupid would have been a better descriptor. That said, what's done is done and I learned a lot in the process...namely, just because something says "Made in Belgium" on it doesn't mean it's going...

Hey fellas, I'm new to the forum and pretty new to the whole vintage tool scene as well; though I've always had a preference for the "older" stuff, even though I'm a younger guy. I really enjoy tinkering in my garage, fixing things, and especially restoring old stuff. Mainly vintage motorcycles...

Hey fellas, I'm new to the forum and am a big fan of vintage tools. In my arsenal I have a 30-40's era Walker-Turner drill press, a very early Craftsman (made my Walker-Turner) 8" table saw, some Plomb ratchets, and a Greenerd 1 1/2 arbor press (that I'm currently restoring). However, a few...