Any Vise Collectors Here?
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I know the Bullets are all the rage from an esthetics point of view and a bit of a cult thing. And I have one myself. But I will say that from a design perspective, some others may have advantages. For instance, the Prentiss above has this support lip under the moving arm at the front. Mine (Bulldog 93) does too. That is a good thing. The Bullet does not. Also, if you look at the jaw bodies on my Bullet, under the grabbing "pads/jaws" (nomenclature?), where the pipe jaws are in the pic above, mine are rounded whereas the Prentiss' are flat and parallel. So I can put V blocks of sorts there on the Prentiss to hold a pipe, but not so with the Bullet.
that Prentiss is really cool.
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Wilton Bullet’s have the advantage of an enclosed housing and a centralized main nut. The enclosed design goes a long way toward keeping the inner workings protected from dust and debris as well as keeping the slide protected from damage. You’ll never see the back of the slide beat up from someone mindlessly using it as an anvil, or the bottom of the slide broke from someone dropping it off the back of a truck.
The centralized nut is machined square so that there isn’t any need for shims or stop pins that would otherwise cause slop in the action of the dynamic.
The centralized nut is machined square so that there isn’t any need for shims or stop pins that would otherwise cause slop in the action of the dynamic.
Another one, what do you guys think.
Looks like a real Wilton this time
Looks like a real Wilton this time
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@bhsdriller Any Wilton medium duty made in the last 40 years has been imported. If "Made in USA" isn't cast into body, it may be a Wilton but not a "real" Wilton.
House up the street was moving and had this on the curb with some other free stuff so I grabbed it. Could make a nice stand
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What a SCORE!!!! Looks like it would be perfect for your Columbian!
That's a pretty cool freebie. I wonder what it was?
Yeah maybe a pedal now that you mention it makes sense.
It's super heavy so i'll have to find a place to put it and not plan on moving it lol
It's super heavy so i'll have to find a place to put it and not plan on moving it lol
Got this one cleaned up. Not going to strip it all the way down
Surprising how good of shape they can be in for how old they are
Surprising how good of shape they can be in for how old they are
I have a reed 105r 4
I have a Reed 105R 4 hole vise. Damn good condition. And a hollands no 23.
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Welcome to the group. The 4 hole Reeds are fantastic vises! At one time I had the whole run from 2" to the MASSIVE 108R! Post some pics after your message count grows.
