Columbian 605 Mod/Resto

[brent5631]

I started to clean up my Grandpa's Old Columbian 605 vise a about a month ago and just put it back together tonight. I am still not done completely but it will work with the soft jaws i have in it now.

This is the only real before pic that i have of it.

What I wanted to do was to remove the original jaws and make the vise accept removable jaws like my wilton.

So to do this I made a steel piece that will mount semi-permanently in the vice and take bolts to mount the jaw face. So this is what I came up with.

This is the vise with the jaw removed

These three holes had pins that were holding the original jaws in. I later drilled and tapped them for set screws that can be removed from the bottom.

The little T shaped thing is what i made to install into the Vise to accept the new faces.

And finally here it is all finished and painted. I still have yet to make the steel faces for it. I am not looking forward to machining the 4140 i bought for the faces.

It turned out pretty good. I got all of the slop out of the handle too so that is much nicer. Plus that shade of brown was getting old.

 

[mjozefow]

Nice fab work!

Why not keep the T jaws though? You seem to have the skills to make them without issue.

 

[arkangel06]

Very nice!

 

[brent5631]

Nice fab work!

Why not keep the T jaws though? You seem to have the skills to make them without issue.

The original jaws weren't in that great of shape. I am going to make some jaws just like the aluminum ones out of steel and make them serrated too. Its is just easier to make them all of the same. And this way it is faster to change jaws then the old way.

 

[cruiser808]

Outstanding work Brent! Can't wait to see the steel jaws.

 

[cegreen]

If you feel like taking a couple of photos, I'd love to see how you make the serrations in the steel jaw faces.

 

[old salvage]

Nice vise and nice background teaser with that green anvil...

 

[autopts71045]

Very nice restoration with good ingenuity. One would still have to make the jaws specifically to fit your vise. Here's a thought, re make that "T" stock thicker and "L" shapped so as to create a jaw shelf for the new jaw to rest on, like the Wiltons have, make it come out maybe 1/4", Drill and tap two 5/16" holes 2 3/8" C-C exactly 1/2" above that shelf, then a pair of 6" Wilton jaws from their C-3 will fit nicely. If successful, run to the patent office quick.

 

[brent5631]

Very nice restoration with good ingenuity. One would still have to make the jaws specifically to fit your vise. Here's a thought, re make that "T" stock thicker and "L" shapped so as to create a jaw shelf for the new jaw to rest on, like the Wiltons have, make it come out maybe 1/4", Drill and tap two 5/16" holes 2 3/8" C-C exactly 1/2" above that shelf, then a pair of 6" Wilton jaws from their C-3 will fit nicely. If successful, run to the patent office quick.

Its made exactly like that just to my own spec. Which is no problem since i am making my own jaws anyway. I am about half done with the steel set now.

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Very, Very Nice

Adam

 

[scheu]

The fab skills of our forum continue to impress me.

 

[radarman]

I was browsing the old posts for information on the Columbian 605 and found this old post. Wow, very nice work!

I have one as well, but the jaws are really beat up. I would like to remove the jaw pads but I cant make out if the three pins go through all the way from the bottom to the top. I can see the three pins from below, but the top is really beat up. I tried driving them out from below but they feel very solid.

How do I get the pins out?

Also, does anyone have a source for either NOS or NEW T-jaws?

thanks in advance everyone!

 

[ritzblitz]

Radar man, they will come out. Hit them harder

 

[radarman]

Radar man, they will come out. Hit them harder

Nope. Not yet. Bent two drift punches. And I was really making sure I hit them square. I was using a 6 lb. mini sledge.

 

[rusty65]

Nope. Not yet. Bent two drift punches. And I was really making sure I hit them square. I was using a 6 lb. mini sledge.

Well that's probably your problem you need to use a starter punch to get things moving before using the drifts.


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