My jaw is on the floor. Perfection achieved. Thanks for a truly excellent video on how to restore a classic.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Wow! thanks so much for the compliment.....much appreciated!

Kia Ora & Good Evening from Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand …Great Video Bro …

I've been putting this off on my Wilton, but after seeing your efforts and results...it's time.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Go for it and don’t get too discouraged if it is a bit stubborn. You’ll get it done!

thanks brother, a real nice shop tool you got there

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir! Love it!

Holy wow great job Good DAMN what did we EVEN DO before KZread????

@shopdoc

11 ай бұрын

Yes I use it myself all the time! Thanks for watching.

nice clean up, great color, pour out the bluing you need from the bottle into a soda/water cap and discard cap and solution remaining. double dipping in the original container gonna fk up your bluing solution.

It really helps me seeing how they are put together. I know one day I will be taking one apart.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

They are very simple to take apart. The pins in back can be troublesome but not too bad.

I have never found a Wilton bullet that was not stupid high priced. Fortunately, I have found a couple of Columbian vises for decent money, so I satisfied myself with them instead and they have done everything I ever asked of them. Very nice restoration you did there and nice attention to all the details!

@shopdoc

9 ай бұрын

Those Columbian vises are stellar! I love a good Wilton but of all the old American vises produced, Wilton probably made the weakest base of any major manufacturer. Columbian, Charles Parker, Morgan, Prentiss, Rock Island, Hollands, and many others made much stouter bases. Really my only gripe about the Wilton vises. Reed is my favorite so far! Thanks for the comments!

That, sir, is a beaut -- great job! And using an engine lift for a vise restoration sure makes for great viewing.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks! I ended up mounting this vise on my table

The bluing turned out great. I was thinking of doing this to mine and definitely will now. Looks great, gotta love Wilton vises.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah in this case I think the bluing was the way to go. I like the look as well!

Beautiful again. Excellent job.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Nice job on the vise. It almost looks out of place on a work bench.What a monster.

@shopdoc

2 ай бұрын

Haha! You are exactly right! It does look odd. I ended up selling this vise to someone for $1200. I replaced it with an Athol 4.5in vise with pipe jaws! The Athol is more appropriate looking in my opinion.

awesome job. will be a great addition to the shop

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I had planned on selling it but man it's just so nice. I do think I will be adding it to the shop!

Well done sir, You have saved a smashing quality vise. All the damage the original owner did has been erased. It was well worth your effort, ready to be useful again :-D

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I could not agree more.....well worth the effort!

Great job. Sick vise.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I get compliments on it every time someone enters the shop! Great vise!

Amazing, great job

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

beautiful vise! lucky you.

Nicely done! I have found one of these a couple a weeks ago and plan on doing the same sort of restoration!

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

I ended up keeping this one and mounting it on one of my workbenches. It is a really nice vise!!!

Nice work, the vise looks fantastic! I was a little disappointed that you didn't tear it down completely...to each his own. Thank you for putting washers between the body of the vise and the swivel tighteners, I've watched many vise restoration videos and for some reason nobody puts a washer there...I would.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I was soooo happy to get that vise apart! It’s a centerpiece in my shop….everyone comments on its size!

Beautiful restoration! At first I didn’t like your bluing of the hold-downs and the handle, but as you reassembled I thought it looked good. It matching the jaws made it consistent. Very nice rebuild!!!

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Very kind to say so, thank you!

Beautiful. Looks like the grandfather to my baby bullet!

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Those baby bullets are very cool!

Absolutely beautiful

@shopdoc

10 ай бұрын

Thanks soooooo much!

Great job.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good job!

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary!

Can't wait till I have my shop all ready so I can rebuild mine

Wow, nice vise. 1000$ worth to me!!! Cadillac of vises!!!

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Yeah thanks! It is a blessing to have such a nice vise!

That thing is worth EVERY penny of 250$ WOW nice find!!!

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I am really happy with the vise! Thankfully I was able to get the two pieces apart…..I wasn’t sure for a while there.

@asw19B100

7 ай бұрын

More like a steal.

Looks great with the blueing

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I really like the bluing! Thank you!

nice vise. bigass mamaluke. 250 ain't cheap, but that is gonna be one helluva vise. terrific find

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am super pleased with deal I got on this vise!

$250 for that vise is a steal! The most i've paid for a vise is $450 and that was an old Wilton C2!

@shopdoc

2 ай бұрын

Yeah and I sold it for $1200 after restoring it.

@practicallyallthingspractic

2 ай бұрын

@@shopdoc nice work! Congratulations!

Save your WD-40 for squeaky door hinges and make up a 50-50 mix of Acetone and Automatic transmission fluid.. spray it on a few hours before disassembly.. it has been tested against some of the best penetrants and found to be supervisor and it is dirt cheap to make.. very nice restoration, vide came out beautiful...

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the tip! I will definitely try that next time I need to break something free! Good stuff!

@bajamedic

5 ай бұрын

It’s the BEST penetrant.

@user-tl9cr5go1z

Ай бұрын

Thank you !

Great job. I would blue the stainless screws and jaw bolts just to make everything flow together better, but it's awesome just how it is. Love it

@shopdoc

5 ай бұрын

That is a great idea! It never even occurred to me? The look of steel but the corrosion resistance and stainless!

@hamonthecob

5 ай бұрын

@@shopdoc Don’t feel bad. I had to Google whether you could even blue stainless. LoL

Wooow ! At the start , the size of that buffer ,and Woooow! At the result . !

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a big vise! Not my biggest but close.

Second or third time watching the video and I'm not really a Wilton fan. Great video and I have been using the grease and oil mixture for a while. Probably 3 parts motor oil and one part grease. Works really well.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I feel like that mixture of oil to grease is probably about right and does a fantastic job! Thanks for watching so much!

@_BigLife_

9 ай бұрын

I just go very lucky and a friend gave me a Wilton 9-600. He was tired of tripping over it. I will start working on it in about a week.

That is an absolute beast of a vise. I just recently passed up one that was missing the swivel base, the jaws were beat up bad and the handle was bent badly.

@shopdoc

11 ай бұрын

This one looked bad at the beginning but everything bad turned out to be superficial surface rust. It looks nearly new now!

@mikerobinson6606

11 ай бұрын

@@shopdoc yours is too pretty to use now. Lol

@shopdoc

11 ай бұрын

I definitely use it!

Rustoleum has discontinued that color “Verde Green” hammered paint. Such a shame

@shopdoc

5 ай бұрын

Agree, it’s such a nice color! Too bad!

The great job

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Love this vise!!

This is quite a unique wilton, in the sense this the 2nd biggest vise, the biggest is the 8", same design. If you compare other wiltons to it, they are different in design to this. jaw screws are from the inside and non have the square cuts on the back side of each jaw like that. I would love to own one for mostly as a display piece because of what it is, a 6" rather then the bigger 8". Its such a looker and use it as needed.

@shopdoc

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I sold this WILTON this past summer and the new owner I believe is very pleased have it now!

@ronitsingh85

4 ай бұрын

nice! Wish you had gotten all 3 vises@@shopdoc

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Beautiful restoration!

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am very proud to have this vise in my shop.

GREAT JOB RESTOREING IT...Interesting never seen jaws anchor from the back. Good thing the jaws was salvageable, don't know if they are replaceable? You might have had to make them.

@13Voodoobilly69

Жыл бұрын

You can still get most parts from Wilton for this vise.

A beautiful job. Next time, assemble the base with the body then put the slide in - it’ll save your back!

@shopdoc

9 ай бұрын

Now that's good advice!! HahA! Thanks for commenting!

checkering on the jaws is still crisp

very nice job where are you getting the paint can't find it any where

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Got it from Walmart but apparently it is no longer being made.

I’m a big fan of letting gravity be your friend.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Yep and that is ultimately what allowed me to separate the two halves. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Great job on the vise! What color paint and where did you get it? Thanks

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

It is a hammered Rustoleum paint. Some sort of light blue color. I do not see anymore in the stores so it might be discontinued. I got it originally at Menards and Walmart both. Thanks for watching!

@jdwalker865

Жыл бұрын

@@shopdoc I believe you used Rustoleum Hammered Verde Green which unfortunately is now discontinued.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

@@jdwalker865 sounds correct! Thanks.

Did I miss you checking the date mark on the underside guide of the dynamic jaw?

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, it is 1992. I love this vise! It’s a beast!

hell Schiller Park is right down the road from me. unlikely Wilton is still there. guess they're down in Tennessee now

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Oh I did not realize that! Good info!

You done a beautiful job on it. What year was it made

@michaellindsay8934

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I found the answer in the other comments Great job

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

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What do you use for blueing?

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Birchwood Perma Blue is what I used but I think there are better products out there. I'd research it and try to get the best.

Where on earth did you find that paint? I can’t find it anywhere online or in real life.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

I bought it at Walmart or Menards.....can't remember which?

I would’ve left those initials on the anvil. To me, that’s not really damage. That’s part of its history. To be sure, it’s a utilitarian work tool but, in the future, someone would like to know. Just my opinion, but when they’re gone…they’re gone.

@shopdoc

4 ай бұрын

Reasonable suggestion for sure, thanks!

Dang it, i was hoping you would’ve shown the removal of the keys; i tapped mine in but they don’t fall out and are making contact with the internal part of the vise! Ugh

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

If I understand you right it should be an easy fix as long as you can pull the dynamic jaw from the body of the vise. Use a file to take off the areas making contact.

11:56 I find a bit a of KY Jelly helps.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

That would create rust since it's water based but I think you were only kidding?. I recommend petroleum based oils.

Lithium grease is the solution

Have you ever used Kroil penetrating oil?

@shopdoc

Ай бұрын

I have not really, I have seen it but it’s so expensive. If I were doing this vise again today I believe I’d soak it in Evaporust for a week. I’ve been having nice results with it. Kroil might very well do the trick as well!

@sloprun

Ай бұрын

@@shopdoc I see a 16 oz can is about $32. This is commonly used my car mechanics. It is remarkably effective. I have used it on rusted metal pipes, and car parts. Usually, 5 to 10 minutes is enough time for penetration. For the most bound parts, 24 hours is sufficient. Just a little bit is all that is needed.

@shopdoc

Ай бұрын

@@sloprun that's a good point and it might have saved me several hours of labor!!!

Beautiful job. Patience is the key, it seems, and you have much of that. The only negative thought from me is the wedding ring. From the looks of your shop, you are around and in heavy and spinning equipment all day long. Do yourself, (and your wife) a favor by putting your ring in a special place in the tool box. Mine has been in my toolbox since 1969 when running a lathe, I almost lost a finger, arm, or possibly my life over my wedding band, (only ended up with two stiches in my finger). My welding buddy keeps his on a necklace around his neck (an accident with him may cause a loss of a finger) . Thanks for a nice and informing video.

An outstanding barn find and a very nice restoration Chris. What is the weight of this vise? I'm guessing 125 pounds.

@shopdoc

2 жыл бұрын

You would be close, Wilton website says 155lbs. I never weighed it myself cause it is stupid heavy and I prefer not to lift it. Thanks for watching. I am back on the Oliver 550 now. Priming it today I think!

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Cleaning the crap out of the inside like you did good enough it's not like it's going to be left out for dead like it was . Put some lube in there be good for another lifetime .

@shopdoc

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it functions like new! I sold this vise this past summer and the buyer was thrilled to have it!

MENOS plática y MAS acción, por favor.... Un video en extremo LARGO y en su mayoría ABURRIDO. Un video resumido de unos 10 minutos (máximo) sería un hit. Casi estuve por abandonar su vista. Buen trabajo sin duda.

@shopdoc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

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