Wilton 75th Anniversary
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JDon99
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Good to hear fellas! Placed my order earlier. Thanks!
leadfoot415
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https://www.zoro.com/wilton-tradesmans-vise-17-516inlx9-764inw-63200a/i/G3106559/
Found it on Zoro.com. Wait for one of their 30% off sales and get it shipped to your door for $280 ish dollars. That's a steal of a deal!
Found it on Zoro.com. Wait for one of their 30% off sales and get it shipped to your door for $280 ish dollars. That's a steal of a deal!
At that price I'm gonna have to start getting friends and family to start ordering, how do I get the 30% off sale?
Tellingthem
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Pardigital
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Ordered one today from Coastal...
Just ordered one using a 25% coupon, took the chance and got a Felco C7 as well!
Vise ended up going for $299
bry@n
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25% coupon...where?
treysoucie
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the only code i could get to work at zoro was "marchdeal" for 10 bucks off... after tax for texas it was still $42X.**
bry@n
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I got it for around $335 after tax. pretty good deal. Have no real need for the hammer though.
was shared at the zoro coupon thread, was lucky to be the first to use, supposed to be another one in may
got mine yesterday from zoro, looks like it was backordered and shipped from wilton! thing is huge, got a text from the wife saying ups left a box and she can't get it inside, "too heavy, looks something for the garage"
BlueBomb
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Just ordered mine from Zoro with the 20% off. Came to 299.25 shipped. Backordered 10 days so most likely coming directly from Wilton just like mfa81's. Can't wait.
MixManSC
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This is an awesome deal! Really, this is just as good as the deal many of us got in on back in December on the 1755 vises for $265.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314089
One thing I will point out. Everyone needs to disassemble their vise and clean the shavings out. Unless Wilton has gotten on top of that then its pretty ugly inside and there will be some really nasty metal shavings that have the potential to damage your threads. See page 5 and 6 of the thread I linked.
I'm soooo tempted to get one of these for the house workshop now.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314089
One thing I will point out. Everyone needs to disassemble their vise and clean the shavings out. Unless Wilton has gotten on top of that then its pretty ugly inside and there will be some really nasty metal shavings that have the potential to damage your threads. See page 5 and 6 of the thread I linked.
I'm soooo tempted to get one of these for the house workshop now.
Spudland_Dave
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Question for some of the vice experts...
Is the base "bolt pattern" the same on a 1740 as it would be on this 1755?
Reason I ask is my welding table currently has a 1740 on it, holes are drilled & tapped...if the 1755 fits as is...I think an upgrade is on order..LOL
Is the base "bolt pattern" the same on a 1740 as it would be on this 1755?
Reason I ask is my welding table currently has a 1740 on it, holes are drilled & tapped...if the 1755 fits as is...I think an upgrade is on order..LOL
For anyone who has received one of these vises:
Zoro web page says 30,000psi casting
https://www.zoro.com/wilton-tradesmans-vise-17-516inlx9-764inw-63200a/i/G3106559/
while the amazon page says 60,000psi casting
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C9TYP7I/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Anyone know the real story here?
Zoro web page says 30,000psi casting
https://www.zoro.com/wilton-tradesmans-vise-17-516inlx9-764inw-63200a/i/G3106559/
while the amazon page says 60,000psi casting
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C9TYP7I/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Anyone know the real story here?
I think I found the answer:
http://www.wiltontools.com/us/en/p/...esman-vise-b-a-s-h-20416-sledge-hammer/63200a
60,000psi
http://www.wiltontools.com/us/en/p/...esman-vise-b-a-s-h-20416-sledge-hammer/63200a
60,000psi
BoostAddiction
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Well, this is an expensive thread. 
Ordered from Coastal; hope it works out!
Ordered from Coastal; hope it works out!
canuckian
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anybody know of any Canadian distributors that are carrying this combo? Shipping this across the border plus the exchange and duties would nearly double the price for me. Local guy that sells some Wilton stuff was selling the set with the mechanic's vise but didn't get the tradesman ones in.
Spudland_Dave
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Thank You Very Much MFA81..i'll measure it up tonight.
I'm thinking it WONT be the same, unless the base differences are on the upper ring portion...shows here the 1755 and 1765 uses the same base, the 1745 is different
and and your template, it states "for 1755 and 1765"....if the 1745 were the same I'd think the template would show that...I'm just holding out hope my older 1740 is different..I just dunno why MFG's don't use a Standard Bolt pattern for vise mounting.
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I took the 3 screws out and turned the handle quite a bit. I did not see any metal. I did not turn the handle all the way and pulled out on it, but I think it looked fine.
davethorik
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Amazon says shipping weight 58 lbs? That's on the light side for a 5.5" swivel base vise...
same thing from ups for my shipment 57.8 lbs, I have no complains though, but I'm a light user don't do any mechanical/metal work, used it mostly for my mountain bike related stuff so pretty light and for me should last forever
BBC71Nova
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So my 75th Anniversary Wilton deal arrived today from latest Zoro sale. Good news is the vise is awesome. Based on some less than great luck in the past with similar heavy items from Zoro I was happy to see they at least double-boxed it. The bad news is even with that one of the feet and the jaws had barely broken through and ended up scuffed. It's a vise, that by itself no biggie.
Now the worst news is the Handle is bent about 1/4" or more from straight. Presumably from its own weight in the box. Royally *****. I'm gonna contact Wilton and hope like heck I can just get a new handle. Rather that then deal with shipping it back and hoping for better luck next time.
Now the worst news is the Handle is bent about 1/4" or more from straight. Presumably from its own weight in the box. Royally *****. I'm gonna contact Wilton and hope like heck I can just get a new handle. Rather that then deal with shipping it back and hoping for better luck next time.
Rik O'Shay
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Ordered mine last night, only 15% off but still a deal at $352 shipped to my door!
Rik O'Shay
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Arrived this afternoon, time to replace this smaller vise...
Finish and operation very nice-
Bonus Wilton sledge -
Casting marks-
Of course an older Wilton pops up on Craigslist for $250 today!
Finish and operation very nice-
Bonus Wilton sledge -
Casting marks-
Of course an older Wilton pops up on Craigslist for $250 today!
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SuperPollito
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Sorry to bump an old thread but it is relevant as I'm about to order.
If I use a vise mainly for automotive work and gun related stuff, is it safe to say the special edition mechanic's vise (21500A) would be sufficient and I don't really need the tradesman's bullet edition (63200A)?
If I use a vise mainly for automotive work and gun related stuff, is it safe to say the special edition mechanic's vise (21500A) would be sufficient and I don't really need the tradesman's bullet edition (63200A)?
FigureItOut
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I noticed this just now on Amazon. At $284 shipped believe it's the best price seen yet on this combo. Correct me if I'm wrong. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/B01C9TYP7I/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=new
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You should be sorry! You just cost me a bunch of money!
Seriously though, thanks for bumping this thread, I missed it the first time around. I've been wanting a USA made bullet vise for a long time. This looks like too good of a deal to pass up.
Anyone who got one have anything negative to say about it? Thanks!