Good Bench Vise Recommendations

[GManBart]

Look where he is - at the center of an historic manufacturing region. You (Colorado) and I (Northern California) are never going to find that wealth of historic stuff in our areas. Poultry feeders and wood 3-leg orchard ladders are 'historic' here, everything else old was brought here after it was taken out of service in its original location - and is priced like valuable antiques. Maybe ore carts and railroad spikes are the native antiques, where you are?

No doubt that makes a huge difference. I've noticed what I think is a trend that while the pickings are good here, they're better more in the Cleveland/Youngstown area. I think some of their machine shops and manufacturing plants closed more recently, so there's more stuff still coming available.

The whole things makes me a bit sad to see such great stuff that we used to be able to make and realize that's essentially gone for good.

 

[GManBart]

Quick follow up...here's the Wilton 350 after a restoration. This model sells new for $500 and it will go for a fraction of that when I sell it soon.

 

[LD1]

Nice work. Hopefully selling price isn't too small of a fraction of new for you.

I bet you could get darn near new price for it if you wanted

 

[California]

Simply gorgeous. :thumbsup:

 

[powerscol]

OK folks time to pull the trigger - I just broke my HF vice - striped the gear out.

Amazon has this one - Wilton 63200A Special Edition 1755 Tradesman for $370 - seams like a good deal. I need honest thoughts please.
Thanks

I chose it as it will somewhat hold a 4" pipe or 4x4.

Thanks again

 

[GManBart]

Nice work. Hopefully selling price isn't too small of a fraction of new for you.

I bet you could get darn near new price for it if you wanted

Thanks! This was only my second restoration attempt, so I'm pretty happy with it. I got a great deal on it, so I'm looking to be fair when I sell it...karma, right?

 

[lennyzx11]

Thanks! This was only my second restoration attempt, so I'm pretty happy with it. I got a great deal on it, so I'm looking to be fair when I sell it...karma, right?

Psst.... Over here.
If it needs a good home when you are done. I am looking.
Lenny

 

[GManBart]

OK folks time to pull the trigger - I just broke my HF vice - striped the gear out.

Amazon has this one - Wilton 63200A Special Edition 1755 Tradesman for $370 - seams like a good deal. I need honest thoughts please.
Thanks

I chose it as it will somewhat hold a 4" pipe or 4x4.

Thanks again

There's nothing wrong with the Wilton Tradesman series....heck, they survive for ages on the back of many work trucks, so they can't be too bad! The only knock on that special addition seems to be the paint isn't as durable as the standard model.

 

[ultrarunner]

OK folks time to pull the trigger - I just broke my HF vice - striped the gear out.

Amazon has this one - Wilton 63200A Special Edition 1755 Tradesman for $370 - seams like a good deal. I need honest thoughts please.
Thanks

I chose it as it will somewhat hold a 4" pipe or 4x4.

Thanks again

Bought one in 1990 for the service van and built a pull slide just so I could do pipe...

Don't know how I could work without it... and pipe jaws are just as important for what I do.

 

[powerscol]

There's nothing wrong with the Wilton Tradesman series....heck, they survive for ages on the back of many work trucks, so they can't be too bad! The only knock on that special addition seems to be the paint isn't as durable as the standard model.

Somehow its about $75 cheaper than their standard vice without the free offer. How bad is this paint? It will be indoors?