Vise mounting

[Rooms10]

Hello all,

I have been lurking awhile but finally registered to ask a question. Picked up an old Wilton vise on Craigslist. Great shape for such an old vise and made so much better than alot of the new stuff. Anyway, there is only one mounting hole on the base, what would be the best way to mount this to a bench. I've attached a couple pics...

Thanks for any help, great forum and lots of helpful info.

 

[Pig9r]

You are missing the swivel pedestal on the vise. The hole is for locking the vise into position.

 

[jakemac]

That vise is missing it's swivel base. The hole was for the locking mechanism.

If you flip the vise over, there should be a threaded hole in the center that was used as a swivel point for the base. If you can determine the size and thread count, you can get a long bolt that you can pass through the bench to mount the vise from underneath.

If it were me, I'd try to find a replacement base and lock and restore the swivel and mounting options.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Wow, first time poster asking a question and then another first time poster answering it.
Way to go guys. Welcome. Please update your posts to include at least your state if not your city also. Rich

 

[Rooms10]

Thanks guys, stupid I didn't flip it over to begin with. It does have a threaded hole underneath. Will have to try and determine size and find a base for it. Any ideas as to where to look for a base. I don't see and model numbers, etc on it.

 

[454ragtop]

Another option would be to drill another hole on the opposite side and bolt it down with 2 bolts. I did this with a Reed that I have. The extra hole won't hurt anything if a swivel base shows up down the road.