Recent content by mrgsc1

Thanks everyone for the props. The base clamp levers were too far gone and the jaw inserts were as well. That is where Kevin at WVP came in, the after pics of the jaw inserts and levers are his fabrications. The vise body and dynamic jaw were wire wheeled and dremeled. I hit the end cap the...

Thank you. Kevin was great in helping with the bent parts that could not be saved. He said originals were battleship gray, but it is an ugly color, so Verde Green it is.

Rustoleum Verde Green Hammered Look Apparently these vises were painted a battleship gray. But later Wilton started using a green very close to Verde Green.

I posted this in the vintage tools forum. Then I found this thread. This is my first restore. Found a baby bullet Wilton 920 in an old barn. Did my research and found out it was made in 1947 with the help of Kevin at WVP. Everyone let me know what you think. Here are the before and after pics...

Long time lurker first post. I found this 1947 Baby Bullet Wilton Vise and wanted to show some before and after pics. A special shout out to Kevin at WVP for help and advise!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk