Bit the Bullet and Bought a Brand New Bullet. Wilton, that is.

[dr_clyde]

Well, I got tired of waiting for the perfect deal to come up on a used Wilton machinist vise. I have always wanted one of these, so the other day I phoned up the welding supply and today it arrived!

I am very happy with it. Its got that new vise smell.

 

[FJ 432]

She's a beaut!

 

[great white tj]

Nice...

 

[DMAR]

Great choice, that's a nice one!

 

[Buckgnarly]

Damn.... nice....

 

[HanShotFirst]

Well, I got tired of waiting for the perfect deal to come up on a used Wilton machinist vise. I have always wanted one of these, so the other day I phoned up the welding supply and today it arrived!

I am very happy with it. Its got that new vise smell.

Ooooohhh, Aaaahhhh...PURDY!!!

Color me jealous

 

[66354dream]

NICE!!!! I wish I had teeth left though, I've been biting too many bullets lately

 

[AceofSpad3s]

Noice.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

How much?

 

[dr_clyde]

It was a tad over $500. Not a bargain by any stretch, but I'll have it the rest of my life.

 

[justanengineer]

It was a tad over $500. Not a bargain by any stretch, but I'll have it the rest of my life.

And it will likely outlast even your children's children.

Nice, VERY nice....

 

[kunkernator]

Beautiful! I have always loved the paint on those.

I bought my Yost 204 brand new, and love it!

If I ever buy another vise, I would most likely buy a bullet.

 

[joel63]

It was a tad over $500. Not a bargain by any stretch, but I'll have it the rest of my life.

I feel that it doesn't matter if you paid full price for it; what matters is that you purchased a quality vise and it will serve you very well.

Enjoy it and don't abuse it.

 

[Buckgnarly]

I bought my 1765 new about 3-4 years ago because I was tired of waiting for a used one. Have used the absolute hell out of it, and would still be waiting otherwise!.... still is tough getting the torch near it though!

 

[jrobb316]

Heck that's not even a bad price. A good used bullet will run you half or more of that anyways! Keep looking for a beater for the torch work.

Earlier this year I went down to the Milwaukee Tool and Equipment plant and bought a new Morgan 150 off the shelf. Solid investment.

 

[bagged89s10]

That's actually a good price considering used Wilton bullet pricing. Looks like the same quality.

 

[jetdawg]

Damn nice, too bad there aren't more of these threads as opposed to the hf garbage people post.

 

[bagged89s10]

Damn nice, too bad there aren't more of these threads as opposed to the hf garbage people post.

Check out this thread.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44782

 

[moondog66]

Damn nice, too bad there aren't more of these threads as opposed to the hf garbage people post.

I agree!

 

[raiderhillbilly]

Wow, a virgin Wilton Bullet! Nice at any price!