Small Two Car Operation

[Ford52PU]

Very nice vise, and for $20 a good deal! Thanks for sharing.

 

[mcknn640]

hey herb .... terrific find on that vise ... my bet is that it gets painted red!

 

[BBChevro]

Red with grey accents

Good score Herb.

 

[Vieux]

Excellent vise

 

[Grumblebum]

Good score Mr Herb.

My colour prediction is red with grey accent on the lettering

Cheers GB

 

[Lyndon]

Herb

You can't possibly go with any other colour than red..... Surely.

Just in my opinion.

Lyndon
Red, Red, Red - it's all I can see......

 

[BuickFarmer]

I haven't decided on colors yet.

Best Regards
Herb Spencer

being facetious today are we

Great score!!!

 

[BuickFarmer]

Red with grey accents

Good score Herb.

Live a little, accents in oorah yellow

 

[HSpencer]

Gerard, 1/2 Cup, Ford52PU, Mcknn640, Mark, Vieux, GB, Lyndon, Lamar

Thanks for all your suggestions. I can assure you RED will be in the top five candidates!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[HSpencer]

The Columbian vise is done. It had a lot of wear but came out ok. I will probably swap it out with my Wilton or Craftsman.


Best Regards
Herb Spencer

 

[Grumblebum]

Hats off to you herb looks fantastic

 

[Olinrj]

Great paint job Herb! Very clean but doesn't hide the vise's history either. Well done!

 

[jon72vega]

Herb,
That vise looks great!

 

[captain14]

What solution are you using to soak the vise prior to your "service" work?

The final photos look good.

 

[ajohno]

Fantastic job Herb.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Herb, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Need I say more!

Regards

 

[BBChevro]

That turned out great Herb.

 

[taumac]

I couldn't agree more with what everyone above said. Great job Herb.

 

[rmalkow2]

The Columbian looks great Herb. Nicely done and a great compliment to your shop.

 

[HSpencer]

@ All Posters

Sorry guys for the delay in responding to your comments. I had a quick trip out of town just after posting the finished vise. I soaked this in a degreaser available from Sams Club and used a mounted wire wheel to clean all the old paint. I then polished the hardware on my buffing wheel using white rouge polish.
This vise is a real testimony to quality American Made Products. It has been pounded over the years hard, but is not hurt anywhere. While Wilton is the Garage Journal benchmark, this Columbian comes very close as well.

Best Regards and thanks so much for your comments!
Herb

 

[BuickFarmer]

Awesome restore on the Columbian, it looks like a brute of a vice

 

[HSpencer]

Thanks for your visit BF!

The vise is indeed a heavy one. I put it around the late 40s to mid 50s.

I decided to mount it on my heavy duty machine bench.

Best Regards
Herb

 

[Vieux]

Great job!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Herb, home sweet home for the Columbian vise. Looks fantastic and in great company.

Regards

 

[HSpencer]

Two brainstorm today. Keep the silverware basket from your old dishwasher for holding things like pipe cement, etc. Save a laundry jug for storing carwash. About two pumps is enough for a carwash bucket. I tended to use too much in my carwash. Actually we throw out useful stuff don't we?

Best Regards
Herb

 

[taumac]

Well done Herb. That vise looks awesome. That's a great idea for the detergent jug. I wonder if you can use paint in them. Maybe one red one gray?

 

[HSpencer]

Well done Herb. That vise looks awesome. That's a great idea for the detergent jug. I wonder if you can use paint in them. Maybe one red one gray?

Gerard

You could probably store Killians Irish "RED" in them but first wash them out well. It would be like a "mini keg".

Best Regards
Herb

 

[Ford52PU]

Herb,

Love the vise. The dishwasher basket is a good idea. I kept the plastic silverware organizer my wife replaced a few years back and use it out in the shop, it comes in handy. I put wrenches in a slot, screwdrivers in another, etc, then when I go under a vechicle to work on it everything I think I need is in it.

Dennis

 

[HSpencer]

Herb, home sweet home for the Columbian vise. Looks fantastic and in great company.

Regards

1/2 Cup

Thanks for your visit and comment. I always appreciate your stopping by!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[HSpencer]

Great job!

Vieux

Good of you to come in and say so!! I always enjoy the works going on in
your thread.

Best Regards
Herb

 

[HSpencer]

Herb,

Love the vise. The dishwasher basket is a good idea. I kept the plastic silverware organizer my wife replaced a few years back and use it out in the shop, it comes in handy. I put wrenches in a slot, screwdrivers in another, etc, then when I go under a vechicle to work on it everything I think I need is in it.

Dennis

Dennis

I was doing a little repurposing in that post. Helps as well keeping it out of the landfill. I am always looking for someway to organize things I supose!

Thanks for the visit and comments!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[shortykorte]

I had shop time today and wanted a First Aid Kit from out the ones I already had. I found a metal one, cleaned it up and painted it. I also had some other canidates (army ones) but they are plastic and not what I wanted where I wanted it. The white one in the photo already mounted in my back shop. There is nothing of much use in an army first aid kit, or as they say it "Kit, First Aid, Vehicular", so I kept some gauze pads and put in a new box of bandaids.

Thanks for stopping in on Shorty's Shed. I need to read through your thread since so many others comment about it and we have similar taste in colors (Texaco).

I did come across this post and thought about how much I could use a station like this, especially 4 weeks ago.

 

[BBChevro]

...I could use a station like this, especially 4 weeks ago.

Hey Shorty, you could have used a bit more than a few band-aids - like maybe an ambulance standing by.



Sorry for the intrusion on your thread Herb, but I couldn't help myself.

 

[HSpencer]

Thanks for stopping in on Shorty's Shed. I need to read through your thread since so many others comment about it and we have similar taste in colors (Texaco).

I did come across this post and thought about how much I could use a station like this, especially 4 weeks ago.

ShortyK

Thanks for the stop by. I do have several KITS, First Aid, stationed around the shop, house and vehicles. At 71 years old I can bruise or cut pretty easily now of days, and I need a quick bandaid on hand.

Hope to have you here often, and thanks for your visit!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[HSpencer]

Hey Shorty, you could have used a bit more than a few band-aids - like maybe an ambulance standing by.



Sorry for the intrusion on your thread Herb, but I couldn't help myself.

Mark

I am always very pleased to have you post on my thread and I look forward to being on yours. Good to hear from you!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[sean Buick 76]

As always, interesting projects here!

 

[upndown]

I've always enjoyed peeking in on your thread Herb! Gearing up for a little trout fishing myself, gotta go scratch that itch.

 

[HSpencer]

This little first aid kit seems to be pretty complete for the shop or for travel.
It was $39.95 from Amazon. Others I looked at were either way too big or were lacking
supplies needed. This has a good assortment of useful items. I ordered another for the car and fishing trips.

Best Regards
Herb Spencer

 

[HSpencer]

As always, interesting projects here!

Thanks for dropping in!! Always good to see you. Hope your fantastic family is all doing very well!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[HSpencer]

I've always enjoyed peeking in on your thread Herb! Gearing up for a little trout fishing myself, gotta go scratch that itch.

Thanks for the visit. I have already sneaked out a couple times this month for a little fly fishing nearby. Been a little cold, but that makes it better when your frying the fish!!

Thanks again!

Best Regards
Herb