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Found this on a site simlar to Craigslist and found this vise for $20 and cleaned it up . I don’t have pictures of it cleaned up but these are before
Can’t go wrong with a 20 dollar Wilton vice cleaned up or not
Looks like a “Score”!!!!!!
Great buy. I know some wiltons are highly sought after based on the kind of iron. I have two different wilton vises but neither are high dollar ones. Some of those old bullet vises command big money.
Lets see the after pictures 🙂
Looks like an older 745 Mechanics vise. It’s imported, but it’s one of the nicer imported vises and typically runs around $200 new. You can still get parts for it too.
Old vises are are a lot of fun. I’ve redone several, and I have 2 more awaiting restoration as we speak. Can’t go wrong with a $20 Wilton. I’d have snatched it up in a heartbeat ?
Nordraw wrote:
1 hour ago, Nordraw said:Can’t go wrong with a 20 dollar Wilton vice cleaned up or not
Yep love it model 644 opens pretty wide . Thanks for stopping by ?
Conductor562 wrote:
1 hour ago, Conductor562 said:Looks like an older 745 Mechanics vise. It’s imported, but it’s one of the nicer imported vises and typically runs around $200 new. You can still get parts for it too.
Old vises are are a lot of fun. I’ve redone several, and I have 2 more awaiting restoration as we speak. Can’t go wrong with a $20 Wilton. I’d have snatched it up in a heartbeat ?
Its a model 644 mechanics vise love it thinking when it warms up to paint it makita teal . I would die to get one of there bullet vises ?
If it has cast pipe jaws it’s considered a Utility Vise, though there’s very little difference between the two.
My daily user is a 1755 Tradesman and I love it.
Great deal on a 1755 and a bash hammer is you got the cash. You’ll probably never get on cheaper. It’s basically cyber Monday cheap with a free bash. Sweet looking special edition black too!
If I had any earthly need whatsoever for another vise, I’d snatch it up in a heartbeat