Wilton restoration

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I got this Wilton vise for free from a friend and while I could have just mounted it to my table, which isn't done yet, I decided to refinish the whole thing instead. I don't know how old it is, but it is "Made in USA." I spent about an hour wire-wheeling the whole thing in 3 separate pieces and then I put on 2 coats of red spray paint that I had laying around. I'm really pleased with how it came out.Before:After:Last edited by DanRT; 01-08-2012 at 12:13 AM.
Reply:Looks Great! I think you made the right decision to clean it up.
Reply:Odd those first 2 pictures look photoshoped. I have a 6" wilton and love this thing.Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Originally Posted by DBigStickLooks Great! I think you made the right decision to clean it up.
Reply:Yep it's awesome. It looks great, nice work.Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Thank you much.
Reply:Why won't my pictures stay small? I resized them on Photobucket, but they just won't stay the size I set them to for my thread.
Reply:Originally Posted by DanRTWhy won't my pictures stay small? I resized them on Photobucket, but they just won't stay the size I set them to for my thread.
Reply:I resized them and they kept jumping back and forth between the huge original size and the resized image, but now it seems to be fine. I don't use Photobucket that often, at least I haven't been up until this point. Now I'm finally starting to get my little metal shop all together so I'll be posting projects and stuff more often. I started working on a little filler wire holder last night, so I'll probably have pics up of that soon. Getting it for free from a friend saved me a decent amount of money. I mentioned to him that I was going to buy a new bench vise and he said that he had 2 that I could pick from. I chose the 5" because the other one was like an 8" or something monstrous. Good luck on finding one of your own!
Reply:Wilton made good stuff. Makes me think how plum awful  I overloaded mine, and no beefs at all. Damn sit e better than the cnina made crap out there now.
Reply:Originally Posted by HorvikWilton made good stuff. Makes me think how plum awful  I overloaded mine, and no beefs at all. Damn sit e better than the cnina made crap out there now.
Reply:It won't last more than two more lifetimes of rough use you know?   Nice jobLincoln Power MIG 215Lincoln WeldPak 3200HDLincon ProCut 25Lincoln WeldanPower 225 AC/DCIf all else fails... buy more tools
Reply:Lol Good, it'll become a family heirloom then. Thank you.
Reply:Cant beat the old vises,,,nice jobEsab Multimaster 260Esab Caddy160IEsab 161 STLESAB powercut 650Esab 220i tigLincoln Precision Tig 225Lincoln IdealArc 250INE SKYLINE 1500Klutch 140iMEASURE TWICE IS FOR MORONS
Reply:Thank you, sir.
Reply:usually with wilton if the name is cast in it is a good peice like yours, if the name is a sticker.... well, you know
Reply:Originally Posted by CarlHusually with wilton if the name is cast in it is a good peice like yours, if the name is a sticker.... well, you know