The VISES of Garage Journal

[Mark in Indiana]

Perhaps someone closer would be interested in this Wilton.

http://bloomington.craigslist.org/tls/4027490865.html

Wilton 8" Table Vice

Good shape hard to find! $150

• 812----360-----7676
• Location: Bloomington IN

Posting ID: 4027490865
Posted: 2013-08-26, 5:20PM EDT

I called about it a few weeks ago. The 8" is the jaw opening, not the width. I forget what the owner told me what the actual jaw size was.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

so who got the airplane vise? http://www.ebay.com/itm/121169575556?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

[wrenchguy]

so who got the airplane vise? http://www.ebay.com/itm/121169575556?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

not me, i let it go. hope it gets dressed up cool!

 

[andywander]

Yeah, i was outbid.....

 

[Mohawk Dave]

I was gonna top out at 60 myself...

 

[va.grouseman]

A Columbian Autocrat. 36 lbs. 2 oz.. Jaw width is 5 3/16''. #415





















I keep forgetting the beer can for perspective. Like Outlawmws said, the Autocrat is a pretty good little hobby vise, but they are just like all Washington politicians/autocrats, they'll crack under pressure. If you were to try to bend 3/4'' bar of steel in this thing with a 36'' pipe wrench, it would pop like a grape.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

grouse..that's a really cool color. What is it? spray or ???

 

[Maclin]

My first Parker - a 4X. 115 lbs, 25.5 inch long, 5.5 inch wide jaws. Seems un-abused, works smoothly and jaws meet cleanly. A craigslist find for $75.

Good looking vise you found. I've just finished cleaning up my first Parker, a 436 and am loving the Parker engineering, smooth operation, and stout iron. This one was used hard but still has a lot of life. To me their jaw inserts are the best. 6" jaws, about 180lbs. 3 boxes to ship, going to eBay and see what happens.

 

[nine4gmc]

The hunt for my massive Wilton bullet continues.... (((I have should have just purchased one on Ebay instead of spending $$$ on several)))
so here's the new Wilton that I got on Craigslist....

If you notice on the vise it is missing the the numbers on the tape measure strips, its cause when i used simple green to clean the Vise it stripped the paint... that was disappointing but such is life...

then i found this Wilton Bullet the other day and was sooooooo excited... I was at work and had a buddy pick it up for me the pics on Craigslist looked great... after I got it and took a closer look I decided to play a game I call take a shot every time I find a weld on the vise... before I passed out I counted 15 spots..... Okay maybe not but a few spot on the swivel base and unfortunately on the spindle thingy but for a Vise I think is from the 40's it super smooth and still cool to have a piece of history in the garage.

think the date of the 5year warrenty says 1946? so that means it was made in 1941? but not sure to be honest...

then I hit it with a wire brush... bare metal is sooo pretty

The welds....

paint time

Hard to tell the color it's the metallic rustoleum color

The collection grows...

That looks like the Wilton Bullet I just picked up, is yours repaired on the end too or did they come welded like that from the factory? I'm assuming poor design and both ours broke there? Also, mine is dated 4-46 too, is that the end of the warranty stamp or manufacturing date?

 

[bl00]

I bought this vise jaw kit off ebay a few hours ago. He had a buy it now price or make an offer. I figured by the time he got back to me on an offer one of you guys would've grabbed it. It's a little rough, but I've never seen one before. Anyone know what the Q-D is?

 

[va.grouseman]

grouse..that's a really cool color. What is it? spray or ???

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Dave, It's Krylon---Hunter Green. That's what color it came to me with, but just about worn away. I just sprayed right over it. Just a quicky.

 

[autopts]

A Columbian Autocrat. 36 lbs. 2 oz.. Jaw width is 5 3/16''. #415



Larry! Your killing me!! Your new name is now..bigcaddy jr.
Say guys? has anyone heard from bigcaddy? I dropped him a note about 2 weeks ago with no reply. Maybe his huge pile of vises fell on him?

 

[va.grouseman]

I bought this vise jaw kit off ebay a few hours ago. He had a buy it now price or make an offer. I figured by the time he got back to me on an offer one of you guys would've grabbed it. It's a little rough, but I've never seen one before. Anyone know what the Q-D is?

Does anyone know what any of it is. Exactly how do you use that stuff B100.
I saw that on E-bay and I thought they must have described it wrong. You've probably scored a one of a kind.

 

[Outlawmws]

I bought this vise jaw kit off ebay a few hours ago. He had a buy it now price or make an offer. I figured by the time he got back to me on an offer one of you guys would've grabbed it. It's a little rough, but I've never seen one before. Anyone know what the Q-D is?

No clue here. the pads pretty clearly are for quick change operations on screw heads and just the pressure keeps them position on screw heads, so not extremely precise.

What are the dimensions of the jaws, L X W?

 

[DieCastElectrician]

Is There A Way To Determine The Age Of This Columbian Vise

 

[bl00]

Does anyone know what any of it is. Exactly how do you use that stuff B100.
I saw that on E-bay and I thought they must have described it wrong. You've probably scored a one of a kind.

The part with the writing on it sits on top of the jaw and the curved part it's connected to bends over the jaw face. It should have two posts sticking out the front for the jaw faces to hang on.
The top left pads appear to swivel in the middle for holding non parallel items. Should make a regular vise work like a swivel jaw vise. Of the two pair with fabric faces, one set is curved and the other flat. Last jaws are the metal ridged ones.

Outlaw, not sure on the exact size. Maybe 3 1/2 or 4" wide? I probably don't have a vise that size, so it'll give me something else to buy.

 

[TreePointer]

Anyone know what the Q-D is?

I have no idea, but FWIW, whenever I see QD on tractor equipment or rifle scope rings it means "quick detach."



EDIT: Oops that's "quick disconnect" on my tractor and "quick attach" for my implements. The scope rings are still quick detach.

 

[Outlawmws]

Is There A Way To Determine The Age Of This Columbian Vise

Better pics needed, What are the pat dates and model no's? and any other detailed markings.

Removable jaws, cast in or as cast?

 

[Hot Chop shop]

That looks like the Wilton Bullet I just picked up, is yours repaired on the end too or did they come welded like that from the factory? I'm assuming poor design and both ours broke there? Also, mine is dated 4-46 too, is that the end of the warranty stamp or manufacturing date?

I think yours is bigger

I don't think it came from the factory like that... think it was just used hard in a machine shop for the last 70 years and took some beatings... I think from what I understand about the date stamp is that is when the 5 year warranty ended so it puts our vices at 1941

either way I'm glad to finally join the cool kid club of owning a Wilton Bullet...

 

[nine4gmc]

I think yours is bigger

I don't think it came from the factory like that... think it was just used hard in a machine shop for the last 70 years and took some beatings... I think from what I understand about the date stamp is that is when the 5 year warranty ended so it puts our vices at 1941

either way I'm glad to finally join the cool kid club of owning a Wilton Bullet...

I don't get to hear that very often


Me too, I could barely contain myself at the sale and I bought it on the assumption it was a 4", imagine my surprise

 

[Provincial]

Here is a Parker #88 for sale a little north of Portland, OR. It looks like the rear end of the slide was damaged and someone used an end mill to reshape the area making it look like an intentional cutout.

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/tls/4043917081.html

 

[va.grouseman]

Originally posted by nine4gmc.
I don't get to hear that very often.
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Believe that one went right over his head.
But I'm almost color blind, so I really can't tell who said what. Disregard.

 

[coolreed]

This is an unusual vise I found. Very high quality for a small vise and unusual pivot.

 

[blind]

What color is the wilton? It's the perfect grey/silver/blue

 

[EOC_Jason]

Is There A Way To Determine The Age Of This Columbian Vise

Mmm.... With the "T" jaw inserts, I'm going to guess 60's or older...

 

[PCO6]

This is an unusual vise I found. Very high quality for a small vise and unusual pivot.

The green one is definitely a Record "variant". Most have a name cast into them and it's odd that that one doesn't. Nice vice and restoration though.

 

[Rezarf]

I found an awesome deal on a Yost 33c on Craigslist this week. Its 96 pounds of USA ductile iron... I am excited to get it mounted up on a new workbench I building and put it to work. The pipe jaws and main removeable jaws seem unused... guy said it had been sitting in his storage shed for over 10 years and his dad bought it from the US Navy new...

Good enough for me

Obligatory pic with soda can for scale...


I added a DeWalt 18v drill for scale. It's more vise than I will ever need... which makes it just about perfect right?

 

[Filson]

This is an unusual vise I found. Very high quality for a small vise and unusual pivot.

Hey, I use the same lube! Err... Hand lotion!

Love the lil 1a vise bro!

 

[Filson]

Rezarf - Nice Yost! I just put my 32C up for sale, see if I get any bites.

 

[jakemac]

No picture unfortunately, just a quick story.

I went to a scrapyard today to get a piece of plate steel for a project. As I was passing the cutting area, I noticed the vise that was in use. It was a Wilton 8" bullet on a stand cemented into the floor.

I mentioned to the guy helping me out, that "I knew a bunch of guys that would kill for that vise."

He said, "Most of the employee's here have offered their left nut for it, but so far no homicides."

 

[toomanytoyzz]

He said, "Most of the employee's here have offered their left nut for it, but so far no homicides."

LOL!!!

I have one at my job, and I've showed EXTREME interest at least a dozen times to the powers that be. They don't get it, but that's possibly a good thing. Maybe my persistence will pay off one day. Last time I saw it in use it had a 12mm bolt locked in it. I just walked by and laughed.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

I found an awesome deal on a Yost 33c on Craigslist this week. Its 96 pounds of USA ductile iron... I am excited to get it mounted up on a new workbench I building and put it to work. The pipe jaws and main removeable jaws seem unused... guy said it had been sitting in his storage shed for over 10 years and his dad bought it from the US Navy new...

Good enough for me

Obligatory pic with soda can for scale...


I added a DeWalt 18v drill for scale. It's more vise than I will ever need... which makes it just about perfect right?

Nice Yost!! I've always loved the look of them espicially the taller stature. What's the story with the handles on certain Yost vises like this one? Did they have some sort of handle/crank you could use to lock them down more securely? IMO the run of the mill ball at the end of the handle seems more hand friendly than that design.

 

[DieCastElectrician]

Thanks For Your Help
I Use It Everyday At Work
I Have Got Quite Attached To It
When I Retire It Will Be Coming With Me. Even If I Have To Bring It Home One Piece At A Time
I'll Try And Get A Closer Picture Of It

 

[dmw56]

I saw this Rigid vise at work today. That's a quarter for scale.

 

[Outlawmws]

I saw this Rigid vise at work today. That's a quarter for scale.

What is the other one on the opposite corner?

 

[Rezarf]

Nice Yost!! I've always loved the look of them espicially the taller stature. What's the story with the handles on certain Yost vises like this one? Did they have some sort of handle/crank you could use to lock them down more securely? IMO the run of the mill ball at the end of the handle seems more hand friendly than that design.

Yeah, I'm not sure. This Yost, from what little I've gathered is used by the USMC, the guy I bought it from said his Dad got it from the Navy. Maybe this is a "Mil-Spec" version... I'm totally guessing though.

I'm also wondering if the swivel posts are factory, mine look like an after thought or replacement verses the others I see on other Yosts.

 

[oldldh]

Outlaw---looks like a Columbian to me...

 

[balane]

What is the other one on the opposite corner?

Definitely a Columbian.

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[va.grouseman]

Originally posted by dmw56.

I saw this Rigid vise at work today. That's a quarter for scale.
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Where did all the pipe jaws go? Some are car wheels, some are bumpers, some are drive shafts. They were put to good use.

 

[ganymede]

. .... What's the story with the handles on certain Yost vises like this one? Did they have some sort of handle/crank you could use to lock them down more securely? IMO the run of the mill ball at the end of the handle seems more hand friendly than that design.

I always thought it was a cost cutting measure.