Recent content by Chiz

I was finally able finished up the Wilton 6” bullet vice. Not bad for a 70+ year old vice, the key is stamped 5-46. The unpainted surfaces were coated with linseed oil and allowed to dry. Grease was applied to the surfaces that required it and everything was put back together...

Thanks, My sons thought I should go with the Rust-oleum Verde Green... They got out voted.

Dave, I may have bought a similar block grinder from you (I picked one up in Wooster 3-4 months ago or so, I have never been further north). This particular one came from the south about an hour. I got the Wooster one because I was looking for parts to fix this one that I bought new in the...

With what I see here you only need a switch and some wiring to get it running. Add some paint and new bearings and you would be good to go. This is a very inexpensive and doable restore! Most of the capacitor start grinders are wired pretty much the same, there are diagrams in the CM restore...

I found this ¾ HP Commercial Block Grinder on CL. The guy was giving it away because he did not want to pay a “recycling fee” to dispose of it because of the steel and cast iron. I was told it ran but had a bad vibration in it. All I had to do is drive 2 hours to pick it up. Worst case...

I just finished painting my Wilton #6 and I found the blue color on your swivel lock on mine also, but it had been painted over a gray/blue that I found in hard to reach places. I painted mine Rust-oleum Hammered Light Blue which is close to what was there. Bottom line I am happy with it and...

Does it actually run up to speed, or does it seem like it is trying to get up to speed? To get it apart, remove the 2 1/4" hex head screws below the switch and the 2 on the back, remove the center cover and one side or the other should come off pretty easy, the other is attached to the windings...

We interrupt this Wilton vice project for an unexpected pleasant distraction. If you are a serious woodworker you will fully understand. About 5 years ago a friend of mine told me about a large stash of hardwood that they had in an old 3 car garage that came with a house that his wife’s...

Nice, I have a very similar vice that I got in the early 80's, only difference is the model #, mine is 331-5180. Great Find!

I should have posted this earlier, but as I was going through images I was reminded. One of the previous owners had attempted to repair a broken off 10-32 screw that held the horse shoe clamp in place. Clearly they gave up after breaking a drill bit off in the top hole of the clamp. Perhaps...

Following my own tip in Thread 9 above I got on the internet and started looking for Wilton Vice restoration tips and tricks. Among the sites I looked at I found mivice.com (who posts here as G-ManBart) and after reading his entire website, I contacted him. I asked a lot of question not...

Thank you for your kind words! I listen to any advice as I am NOT an expert in everything. I am definitely interested in learning about your roll pin tool (as I am sure many others are) and most likely will get one to have on hand. I learned the hard way on carbide drill bits thus my 1st Pro...

Have you seen my Daddy? Very small Wilton Vice looking for relatives. I have seen “Baby”, “Adolescent” and larger Wilton vices. This is the smallest professional quality vice, and by far the smallest Wilton I have ever seen. Is this one called a “Preemie”? To give you an idea for size...

Ron and Paul, thanks for the feedback! It is appreciated!

Delta 14" Band Saw table, "Old Iron", and some Clamps While I had the electrolysis soup mixed up for the vice anything with rust on it was no longer safe. Yes, that is a used rotor for my sacrificial iron. I started work on a 1950”s Delta 14” band saw that was given to me 20 years ago...