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I was picking up a Wilton 9450 and Reed 204 today and the seller threw in this Wilton pattern maker's vise, or at least that's what I suspect it to be. The woodworking jaws are 7" wide, and the metal jaws are 4" wide (missing the jaw inserts). It needs a handle, but that's not a big deal. The...

Nothing but positive to say about Todd! He sent me the $ earlier than expected, and he even added in $ to cover the Paypal fees for me, which was above and beyond. I'd be happy to deal with him again anytime! Thanks Todd :beer:

*Sold* Extreme Green Snap-On 1740 Vise *Sold* As the title says, this is a Snap-On 1740 that started out red, but wanted to be Extreme Green! As you can see from the pictures, it was a normal Snap-On 1740 that I stripped to bare metal, primed and then put two coats of factory SO Extreme...

*Sold* Wilton Bullet 9450, Original Paint and Stickers As the title suggests, this is a Wilton Machinist vise, model 9450 (4.5" jaws, 62lbs) with the original paint and stickers still intact, and the slide marked 12 - 68. This was at an estate sale and the owner appears to have been mostly...

I'm going to take a look at two anvils tomorrow, and thought I'd see what others think about potential makers for them are. I have my thoughts, but don't want to let that cloud what others see. The seller says he doesn't really know anything about anvils, and just wire brushed, then painted...

Like the title says, I'm looking for a #3 swivel lock wrench to go with my Parker 975 vise that I'm restoring.

Lathe ID (Seneca Falls) I think I'm getting this old guy for $150, but haven't seen it in person. The short version is that it came up on CL late last night, I called the guy this morning, and people were already calling about it. It's only a few miles from my house, so I arranged to have my...

Back in December I set out to teach myself to weld with the help of a neighbor, YouTube (thanks to ChuckE2009 and Jody at Welding Tips and Tricks!) and feedback from experienced welders on another forum. I started out with brazing, then did some gas torch welding, then jumped into stick...

Edit: For some reason folks are missing the fact that both presses in question are 20 ton models. A 20 ton A frame press from Harbor Freight costs $30 more than the 20 ton H frame press. I've started looking for a 20 ton shop press, and was wondering what everybody's thoughts are on the H...

Hey all, For starters, I have essentially zero experience with lathes, a little bit with mills, and the usual drill presses, bandsaws, etc. For a number of my hobbies it would be helpful to have a lathe, and a mill, and plan to buy good ones after I have my shop finished, and get 3-phase power...

Hey all, I decided to start a new thread because I found very little info out there about the early Athol models....what size jaws for what model number, etc. I figure this way it might show up in searches if anybody out there is looking in the land of Google. I picked up this Athol a few...

Yep, another Wilton restoration thread! Honestly, this little guy really only needed to be stripped, the metal polished, and then a good paint job. This is my second attempt at a restoration, and I think it turned out pretty well. I wasn't going for a museum finish....just get it nice so...

Hey guys, I want/need an anvil, and have started looking for one, but I'm not in any rush. I don't have any specific requirements just yet, but I'm interested in maybe learning to do some basic blacksmithing work in the future, so figure I should get something decent. I just noticed this...

I'll start off saying this is my first attempt at a vise restoration, so don't be too harsh on me :D I figured why not start with something big, relatively expensive, and 125+lbs....makes sense right? Anyway, I did this is a functional restoration more than a museum quality job like some of...

G-Man's Big House....40x64 Shop Build Well, it's been a couple of years in getting here, but I finally have a working barn/shop! It's kind of a long story, so feel free to jump ahead to the pictures...lol. The basics are that it's 40x64', with two 18x12' overhead doors on the front, and one...

Hey all, I'm getting ready to attempt my first re-motor project and thought it would be smart to get a little expert advice before I start. I'll say up front that I'm no electrician, but I'm familiar enough with Ohm's law to keep from hurting myself :D I bought a clean Wells horizontal bandsaw...

I didn't want to clutter up the vise thread with another vise I don't own, but saw this and it looks interesting. I'm guessing it's an older GM Yost from when they were in PA, but that's just a guess. This is from a CL ad for a garage sale, so I called the guy and he said it says Yost and...

I've been looking for a horizontal bandsaw for a while and this just popped upon CL. It's more saw than I really need (weekend warrior) but I really have a hard time paying the same amount for an imported saw. Prices seem to be all over the map with bandsaws....what do you guys think? Is $1K...

This is about 15 minutes from my office. Guy is asking $135. What do you think?

Trying to decide if I should go look at this tomorrow....can't make out the writing on it. I'm a vise newbie, but I know I've seen a vise with that shape spindle before, and the marking location etc all looks familiar. Thoughts?