Hey all,
I decided to start a new thread because I found very little info out there about the early Athol models....what size jaws for what model number, etc. I figure this way it might show up in searches if anybody out there is looking in the land of Google.
I picked up this Athol a few weeks back and other than nearly 100 years of crud, it was in pretty good condition. The jaws are well worn, but still pretty square after all these years. The handle had a number of small bends in it that I managed to fix with a shop press, but that was about all the repair I had to do. I will say I covered the floor of the shop with a lot of junk when I went after it with various wire wheels, scrapers and the like!
I decided this old bench warrior was going to keep all of its battle scars rather than do bodywork on it. It got a few nicks from a hacksaw through the years, and various other dents and dings.
As best I can tell, it's definitely 1920 or earlier, because it's marked A.M. Co. rather than the 1921 and later Athol M&F Co. I weighed the components separately and it all adds up to about 105lbs combined. After I got it stripped, I went with some self-etching primer, a nice sage green and then almond paint on the lettering (Krylon appliance touch up paint actually). Anyway, I think it turned out well...it'll be going up on CL soon if anybody nearby is interested in a big, old, Athol. Oh, it's got 5.5" jaws....almost left that out!
Straight out of the truck bed....
Next to the Wilton 600 I finished recently:
I forgot to upload the pics in primer, etc....will add those later. Here's the finished product:
I decided to start a new thread because I found very little info out there about the early Athol models....what size jaws for what model number, etc. I figure this way it might show up in searches if anybody out there is looking in the land of Google.
I picked up this Athol a few weeks back and other than nearly 100 years of crud, it was in pretty good condition. The jaws are well worn, but still pretty square after all these years. The handle had a number of small bends in it that I managed to fix with a shop press, but that was about all the repair I had to do. I will say I covered the floor of the shop with a lot of junk when I went after it with various wire wheels, scrapers and the like!
I decided this old bench warrior was going to keep all of its battle scars rather than do bodywork on it. It got a few nicks from a hacksaw through the years, and various other dents and dings.
As best I can tell, it's definitely 1920 or earlier, because it's marked A.M. Co. rather than the 1921 and later Athol M&F Co. I weighed the components separately and it all adds up to about 105lbs combined. After I got it stripped, I went with some self-etching primer, a nice sage green and then almond paint on the lettering (Krylon appliance touch up paint actually). Anyway, I think it turned out well...it'll be going up on CL soon if anybody nearby is interested in a big, old, Athol. Oh, it's got 5.5" jaws....almost left that out!
Straight out of the truck bed....
Next to the Wilton 600 I finished recently:
I forgot to upload the pics in primer, etc....will add those later. Here's the finished product:
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