Hello everyone. Im from Ohio and i decided to join the forum here so i can finally see the pictures of the old vises that go with the information of said threads in here.
Everytime id look for information about an old bench vise,google search would bring me here but i could never see the pictures since i wasnt a member.
Well now im a member and im just doing the courtesy of introducing myself. You can just call me "bcom" as my id suggests.
My hobbies are old vises,atvs,fast cars,and large 4x4s. Im fairly new to restoring vises as ive only done a couple since ive started appreciating old vises about 8 or 9 months ago. My first resto was a Chas Parker 974 and then my second resto was a Wilton 400s bullet. Im getting better at it but im not near as close to the quality you guys in here seem to achieve, but im trying. Currently my next project is a Wilton C-0 bullet that i just brought home in multiple pieces from the previous owner disassembling it.
I first started appreciating old USA made vises about 8-9 months ago. I always seem to see someone breaking there vise in half for some odd reason but lately its been more common. Id see guys spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on their tools but then go cheap out and buy a Harbour Freight vise and wonder why it breaks?!?! So when i see anyone that breaks their vise or decides they need to buy a new one,i try to educate them the best i can and show them that they need to get old American USA made vises if they want something thats gonna hold up. Most of these people think im crazy and end up buying another Chinese vise just to have it break on them the next month.
I hate to say it but most guys would rather spend $50-$60 on a new Chinese vise rather than pay a couple hundred on a good used old vintage USA made vise in where you can usually find these good old American vises for even cheaper if you look around. I for one will never buy a new Chinese vise ever again and some of my friends get tired of me telling them that they need to get that Chinese piece of junk of their workbench
Everytime id look for information about an old bench vise,google search would bring me here but i could never see the pictures since i wasnt a member.
Well now im a member and im just doing the courtesy of introducing myself. You can just call me "bcom" as my id suggests. My hobbies are old vises,atvs,fast cars,and large 4x4s. Im fairly new to restoring vises as ive only done a couple since ive started appreciating old vises about 8 or 9 months ago. My first resto was a Chas Parker 974 and then my second resto was a Wilton 400s bullet. Im getting better at it but im not near as close to the quality you guys in here seem to achieve, but im trying. Currently my next project is a Wilton C-0 bullet that i just brought home in multiple pieces from the previous owner disassembling it.
I first started appreciating old USA made vises about 8-9 months ago. I always seem to see someone breaking there vise in half for some odd reason but lately its been more common. Id see guys spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on their tools but then go cheap out and buy a Harbour Freight vise and wonder why it breaks?!?!
So when i see anyone that breaks their vise or decides they need to buy a new one,i try to educate them the best i can and show them that they need to get old American USA made vises if they want something thats gonna hold up. Most of these people think im crazy and end up buying another Chinese vise just to have it break on them the next month.I hate to say it but most guys would rather spend $50-$60 on a new Chinese vise rather than pay a couple hundred on a good used old vintage USA made vise in where you can usually find these good old American vises for even cheaper if you look around. I for one will never buy a new Chinese vise ever again and some of my friends get tired of me telling them that they need to get that Chinese piece of junk of their workbench
