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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Beautiful work Kevin.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I finally finished up my restoration project on six small Wilton bullets and six Pow-R-Arm Jr workholders. I had to make an adapter plate for one powerarm to support the toddler vise. The toddler vises are about double the size of the baby bullets. The baby bullet has a 3 inch diameter base...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    You have to be patient on the small bullet vises if you are looking for a real good deal. When I started collecting them I could pick one up for $100-$200 just about every month. Lately I have gone 5 years between purchases, but then I find 2 or 3 good deals at the same time. Same for the...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Finished the 6 Pow-R-Arm Jr workholders. I should finish the vises tomorrow hopefully. Then I can attach the vises to the workholders.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Really great looking vise. You do fantastic work.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    You have a great collection there Smitty.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I agree totally. Do what makes you happy. Don't worry about what someone else is doing. I like old original vises too, but I haven't been able to find very many that were in decent condition. I have 2 or 3 that I left original. The prices on these little vises and power arms has gotten too...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    When I get the vises and Pow-R-Arms they are usually in pretty poor condition. There is a lot of rust and some missing or broken parts. I like the appearance of a nicely restored and repainted vise and Pow-R-Arm. Here are some pictures of the last Pow-R-Arm and baby bullet I restored. I'm...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Probably the shelf with my other vises. I need to pull them all out and take a picture. I believe I have 15-20 toddlers and 20-25 baby bullets. I probably have 20-30 Pow-R-Arms also. It is hard to get to them so I will wait until I get this batch done and then pull out all of the toddlers...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I am currently restoring 5 Wilton baby bullets, 1 toddler bullet and 6 Pow-R-Arm Jr workholders. I have disassembled, blasted and primered the vises and workholders. I also made 10 spindle assemblies with handles for both the baby bullet and toddler bullet vises along with 5 each spare handles...
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    Wilton 400S?

    Very nice looking vise. Good price too.
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    Snap-on or Koken 3/8" Impact Driver?

    I have several Snapon and Koken manual impact drivers. Either one is an excellent choice.
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    My Snap-On Hard Handle Conversion

    The easy way to remove and install screwdriver and ratchet handles.
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    Good and proper C clamps

    Lobster brand Japanese C clamps.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Very interesting looking vise. Thanks for sharing.
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    Titanium 1/4" Drive Ratchet 2.0

    I received my ratchet a few days ago and am very impressed with the quality. I look forward to new tool offerings from you.
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    Drill Bits, Sharpen Or Replace?

    I use a Darex XT-3000 Auto sharpener. I sharpen 3/16" to 13/16" inch regular and split point drill bits in the auto mode. It also sharpens left hand drill bits to 1/2", 90 degree spotting bits, brad point bits, regular drill bits to 1 3/16" and countersinks with proper attachments. It will...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    I agree totally with your observations.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

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