Wilton Bullet Vise Question

[upwrencheh]

Hey Wilton Experts,

I have a Wilton bullet 9 500 with a date stamp on the dynamic jaw of 6 68. Is this the build date or the warranty expiration date. There seems to be alot of confusion on this. Also there is a pin in the jaws. I am going to replace the jaws and most of the replacement jaws do not have a hole for this pin, is it rusted in or threaded in.

Thanks in advance for any insight....

 

[exmaxima1]

Build date

 

[autopts]

Hey Wilton Experts,

I have a Wilton bullet 9 500 with a date stamp on the dynamic jaw of 6 68. Is this the build date or the warranty expiration date. There seems to be alot of confusion on this. Also there is a pin in the jaws. I am going to replace the jaws and most of the replacement jaws do not have a hole for this pin, is it rusted in or threaded in.

Thanks in advance for any insight....

KMScott has them for sure with the hole for the support pin which is very advisable for your vise..
http://www.wiltonviseparts.net/

 

[McBrownie]

is it rusted in or threaded in.

It should be a 1/4 dowel and rusted in.

 

[jjgag60]

2nd KM Scott, he is the man when it comes to asking questions and buying parts. I have bought from him twice, and sent items to him for repair.

 

[drivesitfar]

UP: you can read this Wilton date stamping thread and you'll see the 5 year advanced dating on the bullet vises stopped in 1960 so your vise actually left the factory in 1968.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=269079&highlight=wilton+date+stamp

are you able to return the jaws that don't fit? if so i would and get the correct ones and pay a bit more cause your vise is worth it. or if your original jaws are not broken i'd tend to put them back on, return the new jaws and buy or make a pair of copper vise jaw covers.

 

[Shiftless]

McBrownie is correct. I have taken a few of those bullet vises apart myself. The pins are usually stuck but if you take the vise apart and block it up so the jaw faces are horizontal, you can squirt in a bit of penetrating oil (Kroil is my favorite) and let it soak for a while. After waiting you can usually grip the pin with a pair of vise grips and wiggle it out. Use vise grips to repair a vise...seems like a natural!

Second the vote for KMScott He is the master.

Also second the vote for Drives' advice. Try to reuse your old jaws. Lots of times they will look and grip much better if you just take a stiff wire brush to the serrations and remove the years of crud that accumulates. Also, for the top surfaces, assuming you don't have access to a mill, if you are careful with a stationary benchtop belt sander, you can grind off a millimeter or so and thereby remove lots of old hacksaw scratches etc and make the vise look much fresher if that's your goal.

 

[G-ManBart]

The dowel pin is just pressed in, and they'll usually come out with a pair of vise grips and a little bit of wiggling, but sometimes need some penetrating oil.

KMScott here makes amazingly nice jaws, and he has a hole in the center to accommodate the pin, so even if you can't get it out, you can install new jaws.

 

[413dan]

question to autopts, ,was curious if you got my PM about columbian vise parts? you were recommended by another forum member.

and question to the rest of you great people, do you know if kmscott does only wilson parts? trying to find replacement columbian vise jaws for a vice I got from my grand dad. need a set for a champion vice too but that isn't as an important of a priority for me right at this point.

thanks all, happy holiday season!

 

[KMScott]

Hey guys, thanks for all the kind words. 413dan, sorry but I do not cover the Columbian vises. Those Tee Jaws are to expensive to build. http://www.viseparts.com was supplying them. But I see they are down again. Yours might have the rectangle jaws and maybe I can help there if the center to center dimensions match a jaws that I have fixtures for. Good luck and thanks again for all the comments.

 

[Shiftless]

KMS:
Thanks for posting that pic.
Now We can see how the serrations are made on new vise jaws.

 

[413dan]

anyone have any ideas where I might be able to get jaws like these made? not sure what the tee jaw is kmscott but Im guessing its whatever I have. below are pictures of the jaws I need. they're just over 3 and a half inches long. can add more photos if necessary. thanks to all that have replied I appreciate it.

 

[G-ManBart]

anyone have any ideas where I might be able to get jaws like these made? not sure what the tee jaw is kmscott but Im guessing its whatever I have. below are pictures of the jaws I need. they're just over 3 and a half inches long. can add more photos if necessary. thanks to all that have replied I appreciate it.

A T jaw looks like the letter T when it's out of the vise. The jaws your vise has are U shaped, which is more common, and the newer style for Columbians.