Restoration of a Rusty 4” Columbian bench vise

In this video I take a rusty old bench vise and restore it to a beautiful useful tool. I use a expanding sanding drum and Baldor buffer to remove the rust and tooling marks. I paint the vise with Rust-Oleum Dark machine grey. Thanks for watching.

[@gtp1172]

finally a vise resto with someone who knows to use oil not grease! nice job sir.

[@michael7324]

You are doing that on your surface plate? Brave.

[@Mr.Marvel_78]

I was thinking the exact same thing. There's a machinist crying while watching this.

[@kitmaira]

WTF???

[@tomnorman5461]

More money than brain cells...what a shame!

[@CrustyRestorations]

Cracking resto job, given me inspiration to do one I've got sitting about 👍👍

[@MikeyAlbertin]

Nice job. Thanks for the video.

[@oldtoolnewlife4859]

Thanks Buddy

[@marinamarina6414]

You make it look easy:) nice forearms 💪🏾

[@davidrichardson4008]

Will your next video be on refurbishing a granite plate? Dear lord that made me cringe.

[@theemekanix]

That's one good lookin vise 🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@oldtoolnewlife4859]

Thanks

[@paulcasal3869]

Great job

[@crimerevoltyourfriend5477]

Very good! Thanks 😊

[@FOMI1970]

There is a special place in hell for people who throw away a good vise , and a special place in heaven for the one who restores them 😂

[@haroldmacusi8226]

Good work….

[@oldtoolnewlife4859]

Thanks

[@diannelogsdon6107]

Great job! Came out looking nice. I just started a refurbish on a Reed 214 R. The color you chose to do yours is what Iam leaning towards. Thank you Sir. Carl

[@Ralphie5023]

I like paint fumes . I like turtles 🐢

[@waltbellamy8234]

No bondo!!!.... No bondo!!!!

[@GOVAUS1]

another one without touching the jaws.

[@punchmonkey4350]

I just started watching and asked.... I'm sure it will say later 🤣

[@Ralphie5023]

Does anyone know how old this vise is ?

[@jrewing8012]

2:35 Looks like a face lol

[@punchmonkey4350]

Is that a Cat 204 1/2

[@tomnorman5461]

Use a wooden workbench for working, NOT your flat stone!