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    Today's scrap yard find

    Hi, this thread is pretty old, but are you willing to sell the swivel base? I just found a Wilton o. 6 without the base. Thank you for any reply
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Can I ask what color you used for the vises that are not Hammered Verde Green. It does not look like Sage Green because it appears a lot darker. Thank you for any reply & I checked the next couple pages of posts before asking. I apologize in advance if this has been answered and will continue...
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    The Wilton Toddler Vise Craze is ON! Show your wilton 825 toddler 2.5" / paint refin or original

    I just got a swivel base for the 2.5” Wilton & thought I’d share side-by-side pics with the baby’s swivel base.
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    Wilton, Blue or Green?

    Finally have it painted & assembled in Sage Green Satin. Iphone pics don’t reflect actual color IRL, and the flash completely changes how it appears. I’m happy with how it turned out though. Thanks you to everyone’s info, suggestions & advice.
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    The Wilton Toddler Vise Craze is ON! Show your wilton 825 toddler 2.5" / paint refin or original

    Finally tracked down Sage Green Satin (Walmart website) but had to buy a case of 6. I’m happy with the color, so totally worth the $50. Pics are with & without flash…and with a baby in the background.
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    Wilton, Blue or Green?

    Sorry about the lighting and shadows but the natural light looked a little better than whenI tried to use the flash on my phone. I should have let it dry more than a day before assembling. I think thats why it cracked by the tailpiece cap thing. Thank you to everyone who gave their...
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    Wilton, Blue or Green?

    It was close but looks like the winner is Verde Green, which is kind of surprising. A couple people voted for 2 colors, so I counted both and did not count posts only asking about where to find a color. There weren’t any rules and I’m not going to compare my tally sheet with different...
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    Wilton, Blue or Green?

    I overpaid for it on eBay. over a year ago I found a listing for the Verde Green with 2 cans available for $20 each. Glad I saw it the same day it was posted and got both cans. About a month ago, I found the hammerite blue cans for $50 each from a seller I follow who always has several other...
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    Wilton, Blue or Green?

    Thanks for suggesting that! I don’t think I’ve seen this recommendation before, but agree that it is closer than the hammered options. The 925 is actually in great condition with almost no dings or gouges & the jaws look good too. It’s too bad it was stripped to metal because there are...
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    Wilton, Blue or Green?

    I finally got a 2.5” Wilton at a good price, but it’s bare metal & I plan to paint but not sure which color to use. I went from having zero to too many Wiltons pretty quickly, and now I understand why there are so many posts with very strong opinions about which color is correct, closest to...
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    Is this 1” baby Wilton real?

    https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/d/huntington-beach-baby-bullet-vise/7698049333.html I just came across this ad for a 1”baby Wilton & wanted to share because I’ve never heard of this size. I haven’t googled either but at least did a search on this forum without finding anything before...
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    Wilton 350SJ worth restoring?

    I’ll have to get better pics this weekend, but wanted to show results/reassembled because I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks for having so much great info available on this site. It has been a really great resource during this process.
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    Wilton 350SJ vise

    Congrats on the find! Just last week I had one in my watchlist on the auction site that ended up going over $1500. Try not to destroy the pin in the swivel jaw. I wish I hadn’t because they’re impossible to find. I ended up using an arbor press and a baby sledge to remove it, but not until...
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    Wilton 350SJ worth restoring?

    I’ve spent a lot more time working on this than I expected or planned to, but hoping it will be worth the effort. There were so many layers of paint that I had to take the whole thing down to bare metal using different wire wheels, sanding blocks & dremel attachments. Removing the welds left a...
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    Wilton 350SJ worth restoring?

    Thank you for the photos! They really helped provide reference while trying to separate the 2 parts under the weld. I made some progress (see pics) The small section that broke looks identical to someone else who posted a 350SJ & said they bought it that way. The part that broke off is still...
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    Wilton 350SJ worth restoring?

    I’ve been looking at what I thought was a 450SJ on craigslist for the past 2 months with only 1 blurry photo of a wilton vise that was covered in thick spraypaint and was clearly welded all the way around asking $250. After bidding on a 450SJ on ebay that ended up selling for over $900, I...
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