Recent content by Rswitzer

I stripped the paint off, cleaned and repainted with Rustoleum hammered gray and silver. I decide to keep the serrated jaws. All I need to find now is a swivel base for it. Unfortunately it wasn't with the vise and I haven't been able to locate one yet. If anyone knows of a base for sale, let...

I have a Torco Wilton vise that I am refurbishingredients. It was my uncles so I needed a vice and I found this in his cellar. I have gotten history from members here and good advice. Apparently it originally had a swivel base but it does not have one on it. If anyone knows where I can buy one...

Thanks LXCam. Any suggestions on removing the old paint without damaging the vise?

This vise has peeked my interest for some reason. Does anyone of any instructions that exist on taking this apart. I want to clean it all up and repaint it. Does anyone know perhaps what the original color would have been? Any suggestions on any of this (I am a novice, for sure), would be much...

Thanks for the info Bcom. Any other info on this is appreciated. I didn't realize it was that old. Wow. Do you know if it's considered a machinist vise or utility vise, etc.?

I found an old vise of my uncles that I would like to restore. on the vise it has "Torco" made by Wilton Chicago USA. The only other markings on it are "ST 40" and "MF 40". I would like to find replacement jaws since the serrations on them are quite worn. The jaw size is 4 *@#$x 3/4 x 1/4...