How Old Is My Baby??

[benmychree]

Here is a close cousin of the tiny vise; it has a 2" jaw, and has the Chicago address and what would seem to be a date stamp, which is 6 15 64, I also present my "piggyback" mounting, which fits over the lower vise's (also a Wilton, but not "bullet") jaws; this raises it up to a level that particularly suits it for fine work, at a reasonable eye level without stooping over too much.

 

[Susan_in_SF]

Here is a close cousin of the tiny vise; it has a 2" jaw, and has the Chicago address and what would seem to be a date stamp, which is 6 15 64, I also present my "piggyback" mounting, which fits over the lower vise's (also a Wilton, but not "bullet") jaws; this raises it up to a level that particularly suits it for fine work, at a reasonable eye level without stooping over too much.

I like that setup! Anything to help me with my back is a blessing

 

[benmychree]

Your back, and MINE! I'm just getting over a bout with back problems (again)

 

[jdedmon91]

I also do not know the age of your vise, but I do love Wilton Bullet vises. One day I will get one if I can find one for a decent price.

Your vise looks very nice. A good purchase.

I have a Wilton Columbian style bench vise sold under the Craftsman name. I was frustrated that I could not lock this vise to prevent from swiveling under load. Showing my solution in case this is of future use for your vise.

My original locking screw looks very similar to yours. The front part of the vise removed for this picture.

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I replaced the original hardware with carriage bolt and all-thread coupler nut. You may need to file the sides of the carriage bolt to get it to fit in your slot.

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I needed the height of the coupler nut so I could use a normal wrench to tighten the nut. At the time I made this modification I did not have a mill to remove metal from the bottom radius. This is working much better than the original hardware.

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I too don’t have a Wilton vice, I picked this small one up at an auction, made me some aluminum soft jaws for it. Here is the video of it

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