Nick O Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 this is the weirdest thing I've seen to date when it comes to blacksmithing its made by champion forge company any information would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 SWEET! Certainly not for heavy forging but it has a drill press, grinding wheel, side blast forge and I think those are switches for an electric motor. I'd put that Pretty in the living room! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Renaud Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Anyone have instructions or more photos of this in action ?I have the top vice unit but right now it only works as a vice or anvil i don't have any attachments like the grindstone or what it takes to be a drill press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Bill Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Stunning. Plenty of info out there on Champion but you might also try searching Hilarious Monty Python Props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Greetings Nick, i had one , only the vise anvil portion. I think yours is missing a shoe that was used to hold a pipe.. They were advertised in the old Sears Robuck catalog and I don't think they were very popular . Somewhere in my vast amount of stuff I have a copy of the info but finding it is another question. Great find very hard to find a complete one. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Like most combo tools "Does everything; but does nothing well" More of a curiosity these days as making a much better forge is trivially cheap and easy and better drill presses and vises are pretty easy to obtain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick O Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 7 hours ago, Leon Renaud said: Anyone have instructions or more photos of this in action ?I have the top vice unit but right now it only works as a vice or anvil i don't have any attachments like the grindstone or what it takes to be a drill press. its in Arcola IL today at 4pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Bill Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thank you John McPherson for taking the time to post the advertisement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Renaud Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thank you for the add John,I have much better equipment but this unit is what remains of My grandfathers farm shop he did his own shoeing and made some of his wood working tools with it . Like others have said "Does it all" IF you only needed limited forging capabilities .like a Shopsmith woodworking shop in 1 unit . Not all all that great but I saw some really great work done on one 1 I will restore one of these as well just because it was the 1st woodworking tools I moved to from my home made scroll saw dad built me from a treadle singer sewing machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Still can't reply. Rejects all serious content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Leon, your last post says it all, it is not the tools that make great things but it is the person using them that makes great things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 That is pretty cool. I would do what frosty said. It would be something I would put into my room, living room, or shop just to admire the coolness of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Shame it wasn't made in 1875 - that grinding wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick O Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 11 hours ago, Joel OF said: Shame it wasn't made in 1875 - that grinding wheel. you should have see the wheel it was soaked in oil and I think the last time it was used some one used it on wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Renaud Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I just found out there was a "Bench "version of this vice/multi tool . that one has the hand wheel on the opposite end under the anvil horn . It was not part of a forge set up like this but built specifically as a work bench tool for light metal work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf ox Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 My neighbor has one of these and said I could have it.......as I remember it is missing a few parts and part of the anvil/vise. Might be better to keep it out of the shop just for space reasons. At least now I know more about it. It does say Champion on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Make one heck of a hibachi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwingace Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'd love to have one in my truck, could get some hammer time in during lunch at the office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick60 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I know someone who has several of them in her shop. Her dad collected a lot of industrial machinery and Blacksmith gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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