Monster Wilton sighted!

[HubbaBubba]

Largest one I have seen.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Massive indeed.. what is the jaw width?

 

[drivesitfar]

Hubba: i'm guessing a 5 inch wide jaw and maybe 80-90 pounds? there is a line under the static jaw that could be a crack. is it? is this your vise or just something you saw at a sale or somebody's garage?

 

[rlitman]

Both of my 4" jaw Wilton machinists vises are almost that weight. I think this one is well over 100 lbs.

 

[drivesitfar]

RL: my wilton C2 had 5 inch jaws and only weighed 112 pounds. i'd be surprised if your 4 inch wiltons weighed 100 pounds. more like 60 because the 4.5 inch wide jaw Wilton C1 only weighs 65 pounds.

if yours are not mounted you might want to weigh one or both. or look up on Wilton's web site and see what a new one weighs.

 

[zkling]

Eh, can't be that large due to the jaw face mounted screws. Probably 5"

 

[drivesitfar]

RL: if you do have a 100 pound 4 inch Wilton can you post a few pictures? my 6 inch Wilton Tradesman only weighs about 70 pounds or maybe it was 75.

ZK: I'm pretty sure the newer 6 inch wiltons have that jaw style, but you are right the older one's jaws bolt through the back. i'm thinking the one the OP posted is a 5 inch.

 

[zkling]

Also looks like the rear jaw shelf might be cracked.

 

[exmaxima1]

Both of my 4" jaw Wilton machinists vises are almost that weight. I think this one is well over 100 lbs.

I have 3 generations of 4-inch Wilton swivel base vises, and only the later Schiller park version weighs over 50 lbs. And it's about 52-55 lbs at most.

When you say "Both my 4" Wiltons", did you mean TOGETHER?

 

[rlitman]

Both of mine are 9400's. I remember them being heavier, but internet sources are showing 55-62 lbs. ok.

 

[drivesitfar]

RL: no worries and at my age now anything over 50 pounds seems heavy where 100 pounds wasn't much of an issue 10 or 20 years ago.

 

[yaidunno]

It's a 500s machinists vise. The embossed logo and script tell me that its not very old at all, despite its condition. 5" jaw, 96 lbs.

Post #30 in this thread should confirm: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70600&page=2

 

[firemanast]

Yes I do believe it is a 5" and also my 6" comes in at 131 pounds.

 

[mtwaterguy]

Yes I do believe it is a 5" and also my 6" comes in at 131 pounds.

Which model 6" do you have ? My 6" C3 is supposed to come in 50% more, right at 200lb.

 

[HubbaBubba]

Everyone,
Not sure of the particulars. I was on the way out and caught a glimpse.... Just enough to snap the picture. Sorry.

 

[Spear]

I liked my Reed better than my Wilton, it has the pipe jaws built into it

Here they are side by side, I just need to build another workbench

 

[KZ1000J]

That Reed is awesome.