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Here are some photos of my Columbian 605 1/2. The dynamic jaw is frozen at the moment. The screw turns a 1/4 turn the the backlash is taken up. The slide is the biggest issue though. I'm still de-rusting the vise via electrolysis, so I haven't used a wire brush. I'd take advice on how to...

I'm just getting it home and putting it into an electrolysis bath. The screw moves slightly, but not the slide. I took a closer look at the hole. It looks like someone tried to weld it in the past. I had to pay $35 for the vise, nothing in my area is cheap. The person wanted $200, then...

I could use advice on a Columbian 605 1/2. The slide has a hole in it. Can this be welded or is it a lost cause?

Great work. I have to get my wife to let me shoot more often...

I really like the vintage Craftsman grinders. Nothing like them.

Are the high end cutter really worth the extra $$? I've looked at them on and off again for years and always buy the $8 cheapo cutter. I love great tools, but is a cutter really worth 10-20x as much?

I need a bench grinder big time, but not the new, junk ones. A vintage piece.

I'd love to pick up a Prentiss, Reed, Athol or similar vise with 4 to 4.5" jaws. I'm in the SF Bay Area, so local is better for the larger pieces. Thanks

I don't know of one

Nice pieces

Really nice pieces

Wow I'd take one at any low price

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