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glad I could help...I hope this information is useful to folks! :thumbup:

Many thanks to the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History for access to their collection, to their donors, and to those who provided the material contained therein.

Chas Parker Scan 1 Chas Parker Scan 2 - Handbook on Vises Chas Parker Scan 3

Reed Scans

Morgan Vise Scans It's actually quite amazing how long they have been making these vises.

First up, a Wilton catalog, attributed to the 70's (Chicago, Ill. : Wilton Tool Corporation, [1975?]-) and a Wilton flyer from March 14th, 1942. Wilton Scans

Well, not my neighborhood library. The Smithsonian Institute NMAH Library, which happens to be in the next neighborhood over. I went to do some research on the National Museum of American History's collections. In addition to the Americana they usually keep on exhibit, they have an extensive...

This is all amazing info. It is becoming apparent that Wilton had different colors vises not just by year but also by model. Crazy.

Your information is super valuable and I am definitely wrong about the years for the 600 with the funky jaws. But this is the problem I have with the information on the paints for Wilton vises. None of it is consistent. The problem is that there are so many vises out there repainted Verde Green...

That's a beautiful vise, but that is definitely not a 90's or even 80's 600 as far as I know. I think you might be considering 60's and 70's made Wiltons to be modern, but I'm talking specifically about Wilton vises made today - in 2016/2017. The color of those vises. That two-bolt jaw style...

hmm...thats interesting! which specific vise model is that from? because no modern wilton i have seen has that raised vee on the dynamic jaw. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

With respect, that dynamic jaw is not from a modern Wilton, correct? By modern, I mean a vise made after 1980?

Thanks, blsnelling...it's looking more like Verde Green is just much greener than the new wilton vises - Verde Green definitely looks green under tungsten lighting! The problem with doing color matching is that manufacturers don't make custom hammered paints - at least not one that I know of...

Does anyone have a final word on what Rustoleum Hammered finish is closest to brand new Wilton Vises? I have seen conflicting information regarding the color. I have seen both references to Hammered Verde Green and Hammered Light Blue, but it has been unclear which color is actually the correct...

depends on what vise you are talking about. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

I use shopbots, but I've never used a Shop Sabre. If the cost of a Shop Bot is an issue, than I would think a Sabre would be an issue as well!

I love Harbor Freight. I have many Harbor Freight tools. I personally find this thread very amusing and the GJ members jokes so far have been harmless. :bounce: Even the most snobby, hipstery tool collector with Snap-On nose hair trimmers and Mac Tools underwear, who thinks Americans make only...

Yes, this is why grinding is a bit of a risk, at that wall thickness, I'd want to the diameter to be as uniform as possible. In tension, 1/32 steel is still extremely tough. In tool steel, it's even tougher. Total instantaneous torque in my application will be less than 45 ft-lbs. On average...

Oh come on. This isn't 1981 where we're smashing Japanese compact cars with baseball bats in Detroit. Country of origin doesn't matter. What ultimately matters is cost, quality, and features. The only crime of the Yost FSV vises is that they're expensive enough to warrant looking at the Wilton...

the spindle washers seem to come in the parts kits for post 1998 machinist and combo vises. not sure about tradesmans. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk