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Man I saw that, I wonder if he got it? Im going to start paying attention better at estate sales for more literature, I feel like i do, but you just done see alot of these catalogues

Thank you, and Post some pics when you have some time I would love to see it. Thank you fellow members, I agree it turned out great i wasnt sure how that color would look but i love it!:beer:

wow thanks for sharing these, and I cant believe what that catalog sold for! i have some old kelly works and true temper catalogs and they also seem to sell quite high. I would love to find one of those wiltons from the 70's...... I will have to start watching ebay closer. Good luck I hope...

Thank you sir, I was so excited to get it, I dove right into restoring it. I have a few others but this is my first 6", I was holding out for a pre 75 one piece dynamic jaw.

Hey guys and gals, I am looking for a sales brochure or manual for my recently restored Wilton bullet vise. Its the big one Model 9-600 1973 6" jaws, 156lbs, 2' long by 1' tall If you have anything to share or originals to sell I will gladly pay for them and postage, or PM me for my email if...

Thank you!:beer: does anyone reading this thread have a sales brochure or manual on this old vise model 9-600 from 1973?

Well done!

thank you sir!

Very nice, where did you find that little guy at?

Posted this guy earlier in the week. I finished up the restoration this weekend. 1973 Wilton 9-600 Bullet Vise. heres the Restoration Thread

Wow score! What did you give for it? 4C is on my list to find!

All finished up this afternoon.

The fasteners that hold the screws retainer plate on were seized and would not come out. All three sheared off, so I drilled them out and re tapped to the next size up. I picked up some new stainless Allen head screws.

new rustoleum color - metallic black stainless steel.

Today I wire wheeled and stripped the vise to bare iron and painted with a new rustoleum color - "metallic black stainless steel" I used a medium stiffness, wire cup wheel on an angle grinder to clean the entire surface. I also used various sizes of wire wheel attachments and sanding cylinders...

Disassembly continued, I haven’t decide if I should just wire wheel it or send to media blasting?

This is my newest addition to the shop. I traveled 4 hours round trip to pick up this beauty and it was worth every minute of drive time. It’s a Wilton model 9-600. It weighs about 156 pounds with the swivel base. It’s 2 feet long and 1 foot tall. 6” Jaws I can’t find any damage and the jaws...

Yes it is in very good condition. i actually paid 200 but traded for 100 of the price. That is definitely salvageable, but will require a lot of man hours to get it back in shape. Keep us posted on the progress! I think it is definitely worth your time, I love a challenging project like you...

I actually paid 200$ but it was part trade. I didn't find this one on cl but I do know exactly who you are talking about he is from Tracy area and had one just like mine up for sale not too long ago. He has this up now! https://stockton.craigslist.org/tls/d/vise/6700961337.html

Drove 4 hours round trip to pick this up late this afternoon. 100$ and worth every hour of drive time. I have been looking for one of these for awhile now. It's got to be around 150 pounds it's a heavy one with 6" Jaws. Wilton 9-600