Recent content by PorterCable95

They even made a 381 series vise made in Japan. I cant prove it but I suspect Fuller made these vises because they had an identical one and I have one of these and it is made in Japan. I don't remember the company in Japan that made it but it was refer to as a heavy machinery company which tells...

I’ll tell you my opinion about the “Wilton Craze”. It’s because of the Wilton Bullet vise and their is no other way to explain it. I’ve been a collector and restorer of vise’s now for 8 years and since Wilton is going strong today even though they have been bought twice now from international...

I’ve bought several of these vise’s over the years. I restore them and then sell them. I’m currently working on one now. I’ve had the 3-1/2” and a 4” before, but the 5” is a bit scarce to find. These are definitely not heavy duty vises. Home owner light duty only, but they do have collector...

You got a vise that with a little TLC will last you a lifetime. Great old vise. Enjoy!

Ive had several over the years. Some Desmond-Simplex, some Desmond-Stephens and some just plain Simplex. They are very well made vises. The interesting thing about the Simplex name is that there were two companies at one time with the same name. The company with just the Simplex name was in...

My favorite vise is the Reed, followed by Parker, Rock Island, Simplex, Yost and the Ridgid Matador(All Steel). I also like the Morgan's and the Starrett and Athol vise's. So I have a Craftsman 5196 bench vise. Some say it was made by Rock Island but I'm not convinced. I personally believe it...