O/T A mini wilton vise:

[dp]

Here's a restoration of a Wilton Baby Vise on a bullet base:

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...1/#post1450041

[johnd]

I have one of those 2" Wilton bullet vises on the Powerarm Junior Wilton tilt /swivel base. It's so darn cute I never use it but rather just leave it sit on the window sill to look at!

[Jim Shaper]

Ok, that is adorable. lol

[JRouche]

Yeah. I have one without the nice swivel you have.

It was given to me by a good friend who owned a job shop..
JR



They have a pretty deep throat.



Not as nice as my everyday vise though. Not really a useful vise IMO but it has sentimental value for me...



I also have one of the pana vises but it doesnt get to play in the garage. Electronics bench in the house ONLY.. Its too soft for garage work..

[Evan]

Along the same lines, my father gave me these as a birthday present about 30 years ago. The mini anvil is really a promotional item I think.

[Jim Shaper]

I've got a little 1# anvil like that I use as ballast to get my shipping scale to read light items. It's not well behaved under a pound, so if I bump it up it does much better. Since it's chinese, I have a feeling it'd crack in half if I actually tried beating on it. It's also probably not even good for a dolly due to being made of lord only knows what pot metal. But it's cute and does the task I bought it for.

[JCHannum]

Someone has been selling castings for a vise very similar to the mini-wilton at NAMES for the past few years. It lacks the Wilton name but otherwise is a very close copy. It has tempted me a couple of times. Just the vise, no power arm.

CRS has caused me to forget the vendor, maybe someone else can help.

[sasquatch]

JRouche thanks for posting the great pics of that little vise, very nice.

Re: JC HANNUMS post about the castings,, There is somebody who posts here, not sure who it is now, who in a few shop pics had built a scale model of a Wilton vise, that was very nice.

Maybe someone will remember who this is?

(Re: can't remember,,, old age is slowly creeping up on many of us here!!)

[ehughes]

Hello, Maybe this is what you are looking for: http://morrisonandmarvin.com/assets/MM_Vise.pdf
Jaw width is only 1 1/8" so maybe not. Pretty cute model of Wilton, I think. Regards, Earl

[sasquatch]

Ehughes thanks for posting that, very interesting.
Not the one i was refering to, trying to think of that guys name.