Columbian 4" bench vise-welded not cast

[TheRealZeus]

Beautiful job, Man.

 

[Ironblock]

I have one of these Columbian 804 vises as well. Mine was originally red and the previous owner painted it black.

I’m disassembling it to clean and repaint. I cannot figure out how to remove the ring/ lock washer ring looking thing that is holding the screw/ handle to the vise?

I also could not find anything online. Maybe my Google FU is just bad.

Hi, new member here. I joined just to get the answer to this. I'm currently restoring my old 804 and am stuck at that ring holding the screw in! I really don't want to cut it. I see lots of beautiful 804s on here, and I'd really appreciate any info/tips anyone can give.

 

[Tinkerer2]

I had to cut it on mine. I drilled a small divot for a set screw on a collar. I don’t remember the size of the collar I used but you can measure the diameter of the screw when you get it out. I made the divot so that the collar gave very little slack for screw movement front and back.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Hi, new member here. I joined just to get the answer to this. I'm currently restoring my old 804 and am stuck at that ring holding the screw in! I really don't want to cut it. I see lots of beautiful 804s on here, and I'd really appreciate any info/tips anyone can give.

One I restored.. owner handed me the split ring.. actually got it here….

E-clips worked great, nice and snug.. so watch ya eyes, when you put them on, should you restore with the option. Because of the *width the broken retainer, I fitted on two. (5/8”)

 

[Ironblock]

One I restored.. owner handed me the split ring.. actually got it here….

E-clips worked great, nice and snug.. so watch ya eyes, when you put them on, should you restore with the option. Because of the *width the broken retainer, I fitted on two. (5/8”)

Thank you for the replies! I had thought about replacing it with the collar and set screw they used on some of the newer ones, but the thought of drilling into the screw from an engineers standpoint... Well, it looks like E or C-clips seem to be the solution. Thanks again for the info! It's been near impossible to find out anything on the 804 outside of this forum. If it looks half as good as the ones I've seen on here when I'm done I'll post a pic.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Thank you for the replies! I had thought about replacing it with the collar and set screw they used on some of the newer ones, but the thought of drilling into the screw from an engineers standpoint... Well, it looks like E or C-clips seem to be the solution. Thanks again for the info! It's been near impossible to find out anything on the 804 outside of this forum. If it looks half as good as the ones I've seen on here when I'm done I'll post a pic.

Cool Man! Post some pics when you have a chance. They are nice little tanks.

 

[TheRealZeus]

Thank you for the replies! I had thought about replacing it with the collar and set screw they used on some of the newer ones, but the thought of drilling into the screw from an engineers standpoint... Well, it looks like E or C-clips seem to be the solution. Thanks again for the info! It's been near impossible to find out anything on the 804 outside of this forum. If it looks half as good as the ones I've seen on here when I'm done I'll post a pic.

Speak of the devil….. pulled this and made me chuckle. Not a 804, but on topic.

 

[Ironblock]

Thats exactly what I did! Cut that ring off and found an e-clip and a nylon spacer to fill the gap!

 

[TheRealZeus]

Thats exactly what I did! Cut that ring off and found an e-

Outstanding.. glad that worked for ya!

 

[Ironblock]

Finished painting the 804 yesterday and thought I'd share it with you all. I hope ya like green (it came out VERY green!)

 

[TheRealZeus]

Nice work! That mint green looks nice!!

 

[Ironblock]

Nice work! That mint green looks nice!!

Thank you! Came out much nicer than expected. I got it in pretty rough shape, the only thing that didn't need grinding was the screw! But fortunately it was built like a Sherman Tank! Thanks again for your help, Zeus. I've decided my old Wilton is next!