Recent content by Rhunes29

Can I ask what color you used for the vises that are not Hammered Verde Green. It does not look like Sage Green because it appears a lot darker. Thank you for any reply & I checked the next couple pages of posts before asking. I apologize in advance if this has been answered and will continue...

I just got a swivel base for the 2.5” Wilton & thought I’d share side-by-side pics with the baby’s swivel base.

Not even close!

Finally have it painted & assembled in Sage Green Satin. Iphone pics don’t reflect actual color IRL, and the flash completely changes how it appears. I’m happy with how it turned out though. Thanks you to everyone’s info, suggestions & advice.

Finally tracked down Sage Green Satin (Walmart website) but had to buy a case of 6. I’m happy with the color, so totally worth the $50. Pics are with & without flash…and with a baby in the background.

Sorry about the lighting and shadows but the natural light looked a little better than whenI tried to use the flash on my phone. I should have let it dry more than a day before assembling. I think thats why it cracked by the tailpiece cap thing. Thank you to everyone who gave their...

It was close but looks like the winner is Verde Green, which is kind of surprising. A couple people voted for 2 colors, so I counted both and did not count posts only asking about where to find a color. There weren’t any rules and I’m not going to compare my tally sheet with different...

I overpaid for it on eBay. over a year ago I found a listing for the Verde Green with 2 cans available for $20 each. Glad I saw it the same day it was posted and got both cans. About a month ago, I found the hammerite blue cans for $50 each from a seller I follow who always has several other...

Thanks for suggesting that! I don’t think I’ve seen this recommendation before, but agree that it is closer than the hammered options. The 925 is actually in great condition with almost no dings or gouges & the jaws look good too. It’s too bad it was stripped to metal because there are...

I finally got a 2.5” Wilton at a good price, but it’s bare metal & I plan to paint but not sure which color to use. I went from having zero to too many Wiltons pretty quickly, and now I understand why there are so many posts with very strong opinions about which color is correct, closest to...

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/d/huntington-beach-baby-bullet-vise/7698049333.html I just came across this ad for a 1”baby Wilton & wanted to share because I’ve never heard of this size. I haven’t googled either but at least did a search on this forum without finding anything before...

I’ll have to get better pics this weekend, but wanted to show results/reassembled because I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks for having so much great info available on this site. It has been a really great resource during this process.

Congrats on the find! Just last week I had one in my watchlist on the auction site that ended up going over $1500. Try not to destroy the pin in the swivel jaw. I wish I hadn’t because they’re impossible to find. I ended up using an arbor press and a baby sledge to remove it, but not until...

I’ve spent a lot more time working on this than I expected or planned to, but hoping it will be worth the effort. There were so many layers of paint that I had to take the whole thing down to bare metal using different wire wheels, sanding blocks & dremel attachments. Removing the welds left a...