Vise: What’s on Your Bench?

[billybob_81067]

I think we had this conversation on PBB a couple years ago!

I've never found a clear catalog/diagram on how they work. Seems like they may have been hydraulic, air over hydraulic or just air.....maybe it was optional depending on size or clamping force or something. There aren't too many of them left out in the wild.

You could probably put yours back together and sell it for enough to be a new, big boy wilton. Vices are stupid collectible right now and I think people would pay big money for a rare one like these.

From that picture it looks like air over hydraulic with a master cylinder full of oil, and the cylinder on the vise acts like a slave cylinder... That would increase the pressure over just the air because the "master cylinder" would have a bigger surface area for the air to push against. Interesting!

 

[speed bump]

I found this Wilton in a pawn shop for $50 but that was after several years of looking.

If I needed one I right away the farm store had a decent looking chicom with a warranty. I figure if they can manufacture everything else they should be able to pull off some simple casting by now. otherwise its time to buck up the $500+ and get a Yost.

 

[Wheelerfreak]

I have a Yost and Bessey vises on my benches. I really wishI could find one of those cheap Wiltons though

 

[Landslide]

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[Mr Stubs]

Ken-tool 8" reversible

https://www.kentool.com/product/professional-reversible-mechanic-s-vises/

Same here, I have two of them. Nothing old or neat, they just clamp and get used constantly.

 

[quarters_ninja]

Turns out my brother had an extra Wilton 4" Bullet in a cabinet he didn't want to sell. I made him sell it but it doesn't have a base and it was for a lot more than he paid. Score either way, hit it with the wire wheel and threw some fresh paint on it.

If anyone has a swivel base or knows a cheaper way than buying the setup from Wilton, I'm all ears.

 

[PAE]

yeah pipe jaws on the bottom.

Have one of those but it's not attached to the bench at the moment as making preparations to get underway as in moving soon so.....

 

[budget76]

4" Wilton Bullet on one corner, 3.5" Parker on the other side. don't know how I went for years without a good solid vise