Unsticking a Wilton - Fail
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Shiftless
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I think a Kurt milling vise has about the same sliding parts tolerance as a Wilton 1755 or any of the bullet vises.
Shiftless
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mattthemuppet
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I'd try flame straightening first (I think you heat the outside of the bend), then heat + hydraulic press and finally if there's enough meat on the slide, turning it down and sleeving it. It's not like you can make it work less well than it already does!
It's pressed out already, but if you were to do that again, I would have suggested adding a piece of supporting metal under the edge of the base. It's an off axis press, so supporting it under that edge would have helped.
Nope - it's on the back burner for now. I've moved on to some shop organization projects that needed doing and I've got other vises that are usable. At some point, I'll get back to this or I'll just sell off the parts that are still good - swivel base, spindle, nut, etc.. If I come back to it, I'll report on my progress - thank you to everyone who commented.
Jacko264
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Have you tried an electrolysis Tank to clean any rust that my be in the vice
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Unsticking a Wilton - Fail
-The images were used because it showed the exploded diagram and cross section of a round slide vise from Wilton. The vise in question from the OP appears to be a round slide like a Tradesman or Bullet. The info in the image below might help clear things up if you cross reference the numbers to...
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