Here is my bench currently. Wilton 800S, Reed 108R 106R and 105R with an older Craftsman and a Reed 4C and Colombian 206M3. I spend time fixing and restoring these when my Cruiser projects stall or get done.
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238 pounds and 42” fully extended. It is my “lifer” vise. Made a month before I was born.that is a big Wilton. Mine looks puny now.
that is a big Wilton. Mine looks puny now.
I am diggin' that 800S....bad ass and it looks like a good restoration top it off. Nice job!Here is my bench currently. Wilton 800S, Reed 108R 106R and 105R with an older Craftsman and a Reed 4C and Colombian 206M3. I spend time fixing and restoring these when my Cruiser projects stall or get done.
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Very cool, I have never heard of a ratcheting handle on a vise before.Little baby compared to those but have had this Athol Machine Co. 712 for a while that gets a lot of use
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The Reed 801 is 40 pounds heavier and 4” longer. Can’t wait to start on her.I am diggin' that 800S....bad ass and it looks like a good restoration top it off. Nice job!
Very cool, I have never heard of a ratcheting handle on a vise before.
Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist are the best places to find big American iron. The big unique ones are "just now" beginning to be scooped up. Time was when you could just go to your local dump and find these all day long. They are timeless and simple machines. I have a couple that are close to 100 years old and still work as intended. For a generally "abused" tool, that's pretty incredible.What is everyones source for these?I went down the rabbit hole on YouTube about restoring them.
Craigslist search was not very successful. Jet owns Wilton and Columbian I believe.
these things are really useful for how simple they are. I imagine it must have been tempting for a blacksmith to want to design and sell one in late 1800s or early 1900s. No wonder there are so many different brands. And they all look basically the same. This wasn't exactly an iPhone's worth of complexity if you knew anything much about steel and basic shapes, of course. (Mmm... which, come to think of it, may well be a bit of an underestimation given I've seen some chinese no name vises broken in two.)
Nice collection. I'm liking all of them but that 800S is my fav!Here is my bench currently. Wilton 800S, Reed 108R 106R and 105R with an older Craftsman and a Reed 4C and Colombian 206M3. I spend time fixing and restoring these when my Cruiser projects stall or get done.
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Finished the 4C today. Ready for some lighter projects. This guy tips the scales at 185 pounds!