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Notice it can't budge if hammered from above (once bolted down) because of the extra two Brass inserts I welded beneath the screw lever
Recommend me a new bench vise
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Notice it can't budge if hammered from above (once bolted down) because of the extra two Brass inserts I welded beneath the screw lever
It's time to Snellerize an old Wilton bullet. I found this old 3 1/2" bullet locally on CL and picked it up for $85. It's ugly, been beat on, and had so many coats of paint on it that you couldn't read the letters on it, but it's solid and intact. I've got it all cleaned up. I'm not sure how much "body work" I want to do to it. I'll at least fill the one hacksaw gouge. I'll need all new hardware and a new end cap as well. It's dated 12-1-1967 so was manufactured in 1962.
There are no alignment pins in the jaws and only one screw in each jaw to hold them on.
There are no alignment pins in the jaws and only one screw in each jaw to hold them on.
I used a wire brush, a 6" on a bench grinder and a cup on a 4 1/2" angle grinder.
I think that was also listed on eBay?
Philbert
Philbert
Not that I've seen. Got a link?
Nicely priced. W/potential to be a shelf queen right finish on iron , plating on jaws and snellerized your way.
Not now! You bought it! (Maybe).
I remember one about that size, about that price, and missing the back cap. Might have been another one (they kind of look alike).
Wan't really looking, so I did not pay that much attention - they started showing up in my FaceBook ads since you started this thread!
Philbert
Guess you need to get one, similar shape to compete on the restore the vise thread soon to start @ AS
I got 8 in the garage (see earlier posts). Not Wilton.
Not shopping for one - few other things ahead of that. But I would pick one up at the right garage or estate sale.
Philbert
Not shopping for one - few other things ahead of that. But I would pick one up at the right garage or estate sale.
Philbert
This one had the end cap.
It turns out that I've bought a Franken-vise. The static jaws are from a 835 and the dynamic jaws are from a 9350. I'm bummed 
Looks like I got burnt real good on my first vintage Wilton.
Looks like I got burnt real good on my first vintage Wilton.Functional issue or just a collectable one?
Philbert
Philbert
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It turns out that I've bought a Franken-vise. The static jaws are from a 835 and the dynamic jaws are from a 9350. I'm bummed
That sucks, although I believe those models were essentially the same. The factory might have swapped stamped static or dynamic parts based on what they had. If the fit is bad though, there's almost no doubt it's a frankenvise. The fit should obviously be well aligned, tight and smooth.
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I fought off the urge to hunt for a Wilton vise a few years ago but you guys are making it hard on me. I just love the way those bullet vises look. Keep the pics coming.
Looks like Wilton made them like that.It turns out that I've bought a Franken-vise. The static jaws are from a 835 and the dynamic jaws are from a 9350. I'm bummed
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1391626&postcount=10
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176162
Interesting. Thanks for the link.
I've got a big Wilton vise from the Schiller Park era. Picked it up at a garage sale for $50. I stripped it down to bare steel with a wire brush on angle grinder. I liked the bare look so much, that I did some research and found that some folks have sealed them with boiled linseed oil and baked them at about 225. I did a couple coats of BLO with baking between coats and it turned out great. I'll put up some pics tonight when I get home...
Mine would be the opposite of yours, a 835 static and 9350 dynamic. Very interesting none the less.
