wilton

Picked up this derelict for the price of a couple of bags of groceries. Perhaps not a steal but certainly below the typical asking, around here. Anyway, I can go a few days without food... Looks like she was pretty rusted at one point and repainted, is that red-lead primer peeking through...

HI All, I am in the midst of refurbishing a 50's era Wilton C1 bullet vise, I picked up for cheap. Several years ago when I started the project, I striped the whole thing down and did an initial cleaning. I found the nut was very worn out so I ordered another. At the time, I thought the screw...

There was a local to me online auction today that had a lot of 3 Wilton model 2530 drill presses. This model drill press is now sold under the Jet brand with a retail cost of $700 give ar take. And parts are available. I was the winning bidder. Total cost with tax was just under $40. I...

Hi guys, I recently bought anot her vise to add to my mountain of vises - a baby bullet vise. I originally thought this vise was really old since it says Chicago on the body instead of Schiller Park. However, when I opened up the vise to see the date stamp, it says 173. Since it doesn't say...

I picked up a Wilton 1765 Tradesman vise that was being junked by a local business. The jaws were destroyed and the main spindle in the retainer clip area had massive wear, as did the clip itself. Otherwise, it was in good condition. I ordered a clip and the jaws, which was easy. To repair...