jakethesnake
I Am The Snake
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We all spellin stuff wrong. Vise
I was thinking that vice is not something we should be proud of. A vise on the other hand...We all spellin stuff wrong. Vise
Sold this 180 lb milling vise recently. Just too big for my purposes. I have others.
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If you ask my wife. Vises are one of my vices. lol.I let go of all my vices -- drinking, smoking and even womanizing. I have only one vise now, I use it to work on various projects and stuff. Very handy for muffler mods.
Have you ever hammered on that Wilton? Wondering how tough they are. Some with anvils still recommend not to hammer on them.Love mine
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Retiring ?I'm not certain exactly how many vises I have but I think I have 4 Wiltons .I work in an automotive engine plant for at least the rest of this day that has obsoleted 5 engines in the time I've worked here .As such when a new line is installed all the old stuff is made available to who ever wants it .So in nearly 29 years it's been a lot of vises and 27 tool boxes all Kennedys .Last one out is in the back of my Ranger --Last day today .
You go guy. If you ever want to part with one of the Wiltons let me know. Back in the 70s Kennedys was the best tool boxes out there. What is the top box now?I'm not certain exactly how many vises I have but I think I have 4 Wiltons .I work in an automotive engine plant for at least the rest of this day that has obsoleted 5 engines in the time I've worked here .As such when a new line is installed all the old stuff is made available to who ever wants it .So in nearly 29 years it's been a lot of vises and 27 tool boxes all Kennedys .Last one out is in the back of my Ranger --Last day today .
Does the Wilton have a harden steel plate on it? Looks like it probably does in the pic. Most of the other vices are cast. I had a small 75# cast anvil before I found a good one. I broke the horn on it. Cast just don’t hold up.I beat the living snot outta that thing on a regular basis, built that bench for it too, ................... toughest one I have never broke, and I've broken 4 vises in my life
Seen that in a lot of factories. Never able to take advantage of it myself. One plant, the guy asked for a set of new jaws and they brought him a new Wilton vise. Different economics.. . . when a new line is installed all the old stuff is made available to who ever wants it
No it was all approved .Fact I have one item ,a Greenlee 785,I think, hydraulic conduit bender that will "one shot" 5 inch and segment bend 6 inch I got on a scrap pass .That one was signed by the plant manager . When I meet my maker it will take my kids a month to have the auction .--I've got stuff now ---Retiring ?
I hope you didnt get yerself fired .....................
"Bolt and nut are metric.'Wilton 11104S51 Lock Nut and Bolt', starting at about $5 each. Have to verify the thread.
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View attachment 133867 Time has forgotten the post vice. But I prefer it to a bench vise. The face will flex to hold angled or odd shaped objects where a bench vise won’t. Also you can pound the crap out of it since they are wrought not cast. This one has been passed down in my family for generations. Dont know how long but it is hand forged still hard at work.