Here's my $50 Craigslist Wilton 1760. Dated 4/87. It was REALLY rough (appearance wise) when I bought it. Tons of weld slag and the sort. Functions beautifully though. Ground the worst of it off, wire wheeled everything, and gave it a Rustoleum job. Now I just to make a work bench for it
Here's my $50 Craigslist Wilton 1760. Dated 4/87. It was REALLY rough (appearance wise) when I bought it. Tons of weld slag and the sort. Functions beautifully though. Ground the worst of it off, wire wheeled everything, and gave it a Rustoleum job. Now I just to make a work bench for it
That story has me considering trading you my CX-500 Deluxe for your viseStrange that so many Records emerge accross the water when US made some amazing Vic(s)es.
And over here in the UK I reckon I have one of the best of 'em.
A Reed 206 beast.
I thought that you might enjoy it.
Looking at the collections on here I am very tempted to paint mine up. Some of your vices are truly spectacular if a bit 'Girly'.
I think I prefer my tools 'In the rough' and looking like they have been used.
Anyway, I can't even pick mine up and put it on the bench now (My age is catching up with the vice) so she is going to have to go.
Sad though as there is a bit of a story connected with this ol' girl.
Imagine, 25 years ago, out on my Honda CX500 (Silver Wing), cruising round the countryside one weekend and I came across an old barn which had burnt down many years before. Diggers and dumpers had been clearing the site during the week and it looked like the barn would be next.
Not being able to resist a 'nose' I walked into the remains, most of which had now collapsed into a heap, and saw this old metal workbench on it's side and absolutely covered in surface rust, as was the Vice.
I looked around and found an old adjustable and set about removing it from the mangled bench.
A bit dishonest, I know, but there was no-one to ask and I thought, What the hell!!
Ah, now, how to get it home?
I then found an old Stainless Rolls Royce hub cap that had been used for burning something in.
Sat the Hubcap on my bike, very carefully placed the vice on top of that (spreading the weight, you see) and manoevred my bike to the roadside, started up and drove home with one hand on the vice and the other on the throttle, kicking the gearchange into gear on the revs rather than the clutch.
THAT was some journey.
I think I EARNED that vice.
I haven't the means of weighing it but I would estimate a 150 pounds at least.
Good thing your across the pond Rizla .
Wouldn't go with silver tho, it just looks cheap, I won't use red as thats the color that RollsRoyce paint their scrap & orange makes em look like some POS import (which is why I stripped the Scout).
Mine is also missing one of the swivel hold downs
Thanks Autopts,The rusty one is the 'Little Giant'.I was intriqued by the swoopy lines behind the jaws.And then the round finial doesn't hurt the aesthetics either.
April 3rd:
April 4th:
Nice work there ZR.
Bulldog.Fits perfect don't it
I kinda like it's original condition except for the blue paint.Didn't 'feel' right.The green works very well.
Skies.
Jay.
.Streamliner mystery solved?
Tried to get the light just right but with the iPhone and a curved surface it's tough.Came out pretty good though.Streamliner mystery solved?
Take a look blue bolt,I did a little rubbin with a synthetic wire cup held in my hand.Then a few wire brushes once I knew no detail would be lost.
I think they we're trying to say..."Precision Bilt / Streamliner".
I was only going to post two but what the hey I'll do the third also...And then it just occured to me how the jaws take on an airfoil contour in profile!
mjozefow, Catalyze, Thank you
Skies.
Jay.
