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Post by ms660 on Jan 25, 2015 13:15:46 GMT -5
One of my other hobbies is finding old American made tools and restoring them. I have lately got into bench vises. Here's one I restored recently. It is a 165lbs. Fulton vise made around 1920. It had been abused very badly, sat outside for nmany years. It had a piece broken out out the front jaw that I cut out and replaced. The lead screw knob and handle had been broken off and welded back on very crooked. I made a complete new one for it. That's a 150lbs anvil sitting beside it that I got a couple weeks ago. Does anybody here have any old vises that they no longer use and want to get rid of them hit me with a Pm. Here's what it looked like before I started the project. To show how big it is that's a little 3" Lakeside vise sitting on top of it. It should be good to go for another 100 years of service now.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 26, 2015 21:06:48 GMT -5
Looks good! Amazing those old things stay in service for so long
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Post by ms660 on Jan 26, 2015 23:12:18 GMT -5
I was way off on my 165lbs. for this vise. I first tried to weight it on a set of bathroom scales and it did not fit on them very good. The 165 lbs. I got was not even close to it's actual weight. Today I used a set of Hanson 200lbs hanging scales and it burried the needle an 1-1/2" past the 200 lbs mark. No wonder my back is killing me from wrestling this thing around the last 5 days.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 26, 2015 23:22:29 GMT -5
I remember we got one with a boat being used as an anchor when I was younger had one mounting hole broke off we took it out of the boat oiled it up last I knew it was still in the garage at mom's. They don't make those like they used to
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Post by ms660 on Jan 26, 2015 23:25:51 GMT -5
Looks good! Amazing those old things stay in service for so long Yes it is. It's pretty sad what today's vises are like. You can still get a good American made Wilton vise today, but you will pay greatly for it, but it's never shown more true when it was said you get what you pay for especially in quality tools. Back when this vise was made I'm guessing it cost at the most 50 bucks, The least an old USA made vise or anvil is worth is a buck a pound now days and worth a lot more depending on make and condition. Some collectors will pay big bucks for things most people think is just a huge, heavy hunk of rusty metal.
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Post by ms660 on Jan 26, 2015 23:30:26 GMT -5
I remember we got one with a boat being used as an anchor when I was younger had one mounting hole broke off we took it out of the boat oiled it up last I knew it was still in the garage at mom's. They don't make those like they used to Millions of the good old USA vises and anvils were scrapped in the 1940's for the war effort. A shame it had to happen but the price of freedom ain't cheap.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 26, 2015 23:37:09 GMT -5
Good tools are hard to find! About the only super reliable tool being made today I've found is channel locks, name brand only.
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Post by stevein on Jan 28, 2015 9:43:01 GMT -5
I wonder what they were working on to break that vise? 8 foot cheater bar and a weight lifter pulling on it? Old tools are a blast.
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Post by ms660 on Jan 28, 2015 12:56:16 GMT -5
I would say someone used a sledge hammer beating on it trying to get it tighter
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Post by saltydog on Jan 28, 2015 21:44:10 GMT -5
ms660 here is one that I have been working on. If you melted yours down you could make about a hundred or so of mine..... LOL Dont know if I should just paint it or powder coat, maybe do the cerekote. what do you think?
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Post by ms660 on Jan 29, 2015 13:25:27 GMT -5
The one I have that is about like yours, I used a wire wheel on my bench grinder and buffed it off and cleaned it good with acetone then painted it with a cast iron color spray paint. These are pretty handy little vises to have. I don't use mine much, but when I do it works perfect for holding very small things. Is your made of steel? I have seen some that are made of aluminum.
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Post by ms660 on Jan 29, 2015 13:46:59 GMT -5
Here's one that gets the most use . It's a 1975 C-6 Wilton. IMHO you will not find a better vice than a bullet style Schiller Park Wilton. They made them with 3" jaws up to 8" I believe.
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Post by saltydog on Jan 29, 2015 20:46:05 GMT -5
I believe it is forged steel..... I use it a lot on my gun work, it is very handy.It belonged to my best friends dad and was given to me before he passed away. Cant find a name on it, just says made in U.S.A.
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