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@knock knock: For $10, 👆, I’d for sure get that. It’d be a fun restore and nice addition to the other Wilton’s I’ve fixed up. Here is a Wilton Torco I cleaned up a while back. It’s displayed on my bench since I have other vises bolted down around my workshop.

In case anybody is interested in these USA made leather liners for Japanese made Toyo or Trusco toolboxes, Colsen Keanne is offering 25% off for Labor Day weekend. I got this from them this morning, and again.. I am not affiliated with them. This is an expensive product so I’m sharing this...

I got them for a couple of bucks each at HarryEpstein.com. It looks like they only have one size now. It looks better in pictures than in real life. The handles feel a little cheap.

I finally bought a leather liner for my Trusco Y-350. It is from Colsen Keane. It wasn’t cheap, priced at $30 minus a 10% discount. Since I got my Trusco boxes for cheap ($12.59 from Amazon earlier this year), I figured it was okay to splurge a little. These are relatively thick. Their specs...

I picked up a pair of Kraeuter linesman cutter pliers #1380-7 this weekend at a flea market. I’d never heard of this brand, but appreciate finding a dedicated thread here on GJ.com. This model has been around for a very long time, but I don’t know what year range this particular variant is...

“Well.. I’ve retired two kitchen “tools and now might use them in the garage. As what? Cleaning vessels maybe? One is a stoneware cassserole dish. The handles broke off. I have sanded them down. They could still be used in the kitchen, but it’s ugly and I have other casserole dishes without...

Your work space is super clean and well organized!

Cost and marketing - I wrote this earlier today but didn’t post.. so some of this has been said by folks smarter than me on this. I’m making a bunch of assumptions, being a DIY’er and not a professional wrench turner. 1” is a nice, round number.. and I’m assuming there are 1” bolts that aren’t...

Neat thread. I was surprised not to find cut away diagrams of vises in this thread. Here’s one that @**** Tracy shared with me in a post about Wilton Super Junior vises. Also attached is an old ad and a picture of my 4” jaw Super Junior. Although I have taken apart every other vise I’ve...

I’ve been waiting for Epstein’s day since early Spring. I’ve had a cart that I’ve added and deleted from since February. It’s great that there are featured products on sale during the Epstein Day window, but if my list doesn’t have any products that will be discounted is there any reason for me...

I finally finished my restoration of a Wilton Torco with 3.5” jaws. This was acquired rusty, the paint was old and sloppy, and it was hard to open and close. I paid $40. It came with wood or sheet metal screws to secure the main screw collar. It didn’t look right and certainly didn’t feel...

Wilton Super Junior vises are on sale from $86-$106. They come in 2.5” and 4” wide jaws and in stationary base with swivel as well as clamp on variety. I got mine used, but these look like good deals on new, utility grade Wiltons.

Thx. That one is 2” wider but only has 4.5 lbs of pulling force. The one on Amazon has 10 lbs.

I think I need one of these. A 15” Toolwiz rolling magnetic sweeper. I get wire wheel fragments in my shop and that’s where my bikes are stored. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6YCCK4P?tag=atomicindus08-20

I’m definitely keeping this one bare metal. I replaced the broken gauge with a new one. It’s Silca, all metal, has a nice chrome ring, and best of all, the numbers are readable for my 50-something year old eyes! I’ve wiped it down with BLO, and love the end result. @Odd-job Youre the first to...