Recent content by Mercnuts

I just paid 60 for one missing the entire guard on one side. It does have the Lamp and original stand. It is also missing shields and guard covers. I thought I got a good deal but don't know.

You can put that in your front yard in October to give the holloween spirit.

I restored a 574. I used that vise yesterday after years of using Chinese vises. I tightened down on the handle and it almost felt like it was hydraulic that thing was smooth, they don't make that in china what I learned

Hello, I posted this on another action and didn't get much response. I am looking for opinion on this, I have an Wilton 645 tradesman vise with 5 inch jaws from the info I gather it is early 70s homeowner vise. I have another yost vise about the same size but much heavier and stouter. It was...

, paid 40$ for it the wilton 645 i think I paid too much. Some old timer gave me the beat down yost. It is at least 60 years old. It was in his gas station back in the sixties. The Wilton is from the early 70's. I built a solid vise out of the two. Think I am gonna keep it. Appreciate the input.

I have a Wilton 645 tradesman 5 inch vise, it has a broken base that was welded. Anyway, I had an old yost that is beat pretty bad. The base on the yost fit on the Wilton with a I little bit of fabrication. The yost base is much more stout. The yost had other parts that were better than the...