va.grouseman
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My 608 Columbian that came from Washington state that replaced my 6 inch stationary Columbian. I'm short on room so the swivel feature is a luxury to me even though stationaries are the stronger vises. By comparison the 608 is about the same size as my 208 Reed, 31 1/2" long and 14 1/2" high, but 111lbs. lighter. The Reed has no voids in the static and dynamic towers but the Columbian has huge voids. So I filled them with lead, that's right lead. I slowly heated each tower so not to cause temperature shock to the metal and then I melted wheel weights and babbitt led and poured it in. It took 40lbs to fill the voids. Now when you peck on the vise, what use to sound like ringing a bell, now sounds like a dead blow hammer. Didn't do it for the weight, did it so not to crack or knock a hole in a good vise.
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