wilton vise fail

[lastgoodusername]

picture is worth a thousand words

 

[Fordman7795]

Same thing happened to a cheapie wilton i had.

 

[1982fxr]

be worth a thousand more if we can see the handle

 

[zkling]

Operator fail?

 

[organ]

A vise makes a great press... until it breaks

 

[TMcCay]

What caused it to fail like that? Was it dropped or over torqued? Curious minds want to know..

 

[3baygarage]

Was that a USA made?

 

[Mr. Brooks]

Was that a USA made?

Highly doubtful and even if it says it is I have hesitations. Wilton did not get its reputation for quality from the newer cheaper versions.

Stick to the C series, true bullets, and tradesmans.

 

[3baygarage]

I've seen a ton of broken Shop Kings. I know they're no comparison to a bullet though.

 

[ken w.]

I think most folks who get a shop king expect more out of it than it is. If you keep doing u-joints on a shop king its going to fail. It's a small vise.

 

[sawbuck]

that is not a Wilton ! china junk......

 

[orchidlane]

Good lesson to learn when buying a vise. BUY CHEAP BUY TWICE. hope you didnt break a toe when if fell. safety first... timing is everything good time to buy a bullet..

 

[MonoxieChild]

Finding a Wilton Bullet can be a journey it itself with all the hoarders out there. Been on the hunt over a year myself. Still using my HF 6in cheapy till the day a Wilton walks into my life though.

 

[ADSR]

Looks chinese.

 

[BJ42LX]

Hope you didnt break a toe when if fell. safety first...

It must have been under some load when it cut loose. I bet it shot a good way across the floor as it let go.

 

[67carl]

Good lesson to learn when buying a vise. BUY CHEAP BUY TWICE. hope you didnt break a toe when if fell. safety first... timing is everything good time to buy a bullet..

Good grief, man! I count 11 vises on that table. Now I know why it took me months to find my Wilton bullet! You the one who hoards all the bullets in the wstern US!

Damn hoarders!

 

[1982fxr]

...and that's his bench AFTER he sold a bunch of 'em to me!!!

hi Mike, it's Lee

 

[orchidlane]

...and that's his bench AFTER he sold a bunch of 'em to me!!!

hi Mike, it's Lee

Hi Lee, good to see your still on the vise squad. you have to stop by I have about 6 more bullets since last time, its all in the hunt. the really nice wiltons are in the bedroom : )

 

[orchidlane]

Good grief, man! I count 11 vises on that table. Now I know why it took me months to find my Wilton bullet! You the one who hoards all the bullets in the wstern US!

Damn hoarders!

Dont give up yet, theres plenty more out there just for you .. I have to slow down a little, running out of table space and under my bed..

 

[Fretters]

the really nice wiltons are in the bedroom : )

You do literally have multiple vices in the bedroom then.

 

[orchidlane]

You do literally have multiple vices in the bedroom then.

Yes, I got a hold on things

 

[Fretters]

Yes, I got a hold on things

Way too much information.

 

[lastgoodusername]

be worth a thousand more if we can see the handle

i bought this vise for light duty work. used the vise like that. the handle had a bend in it. hard not to bend a piece of 10 mm or so cold rolled. i posted the picture show that others could see what a **** shoot , some of the import vises can be.

 

[lastgoodusername]

Operator fail?

i've worked in one mechanical field or another for a little over thirty years. yea , probably was operator error.

 

[lastgoodusername]

A vise makes a great press... until it breaks

yes they do, but this one was being used to hold a brass pumping fitting , when it decided to come apart

 

[oldldh]

You do literally have multiple vices in the bedroom then.

At my age, some of the old vices aren't so doable anymore...


One can but try...

 

[-Brent-]

Things break. *****, but it happens at every level of quality.