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I was lucky enough to get the chance to rescue this Wilton 800s from the junk yard it was headed to. The owner said it was broken beyond repair and missing parts. He was so convinced it was worthless he wouldn’t let me pay him ANYTHING after I repeatedly insisted. Everything was seized up...

@Roberts210 thank you sir! It was definitely a challenge but the end product was well worth it.

Yessir I did. Built it up and redrilled and tapped the holes. The swivel ring was in a few pieces and had to be welded also. Hardest part was getting the dynamic jaw unseized.

Thanks for the replies and advice everyone.... took a bit but I got her back to life and ready to put her to work. No desire to sell but does anyone have any idea what price range one in this condition would go for? I know they’re around $4K new, but just curious what kind of market there is for...

I’m thinking I got pretty blessed the other day. Guy was going to scrap this because it wasn’t functional and needed some parts! Wilton 800S.... Seized up so the jaws won’t open but I’m pretty stoked to get into it once this Arctic blast leaves Texas. Any idea on what these are worth? I know...

I’m thinking I got pretty blessed the other day. Guy was going to scrap this because it wasn’t functional and needed some parts! Wilton 800S.... Seized up so the jaws won’t open but I’m pretty stoked to get into it once this Arctic blast leaves Texas. Any idea on what these are worth? I know...