Recommend me a new bench vise

[Rudedog]

Nice work, Brad! That cleaned up very well!

I think it looks great as-is, but I'd hit it with some boiled linseed oil or something similar to keep the rust at bay.

Scott

I agree. That baby looks like it was babied in the first place. Nice score. Did you use a wheel or a drill to brush it?

 

[NormP]

I wouldn't paint it either. Looks sharp

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[blsnelling]

I just finished restoring another Wilton bullet vise. My brothers FIL was a machinist and retired from GM several years ago. When he left he was allowed to take his bench vise with him. He gave that vise to my brother a couple months ago. It was old and nasty looking. Here it is after restoration. It's nice and tight.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Very nice Brad.

Now your going to make me check what brand that old vise is that has been around forever. I just use the heck out of it.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

@blsnelling you know anything on these? Made near me. Heck drove through there in 2010.

 

[Whiskers]

Nice vise, I don't know much about old yost vises, but they have a following.

 

[blsnelling]

I've certainly heard of them but don't know a lot about them either.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Looked into it some. Yost was founded in 1908 in the town of Meadville, Pennsylvania. After several decades of manufacturing vises and other products, moved to Muskegon, MI and not too long after that, moved to their final location: Holland, MI.

Dont know how long several decades is to them, WAG 20-60 years. Anyhow makes the one I have old. It's a work horse to me and will continue so.

 

[blsnelling]

Most all of the old US made vises are very good.

 

[1Alpha1]

Damn it.......just when I thought I was over the getting a bigger vise urge, up pops this thread......again.

 

[Metalmanpro]

Yost is good. I believe they made vises for Starrett when Starrett used to sell vises.