Wilton vise repair

[true temper]

I bought a 3” Wilton vise at the flea market a couple of years ago. Someone got rough with a sledge hammer and broke the lip that holds the fixed jaw. The screws that Hold the jaw was actually bent.
I Tramed it in and milled it out for a press fit key. I locktited the key in. It turned out pretty good except for the divot when I turned the wrong handle the wrong way.

[nickel-city-fab]

Nice save! It always bugs the hell out of me when I see idiots abusing their tools ....

[Paul Alciatore]

I would fill that divot in with some JB Weld and file it smooth.

Nice fix! I always like to see good tools being brought back to life.

[JRouche]

I bought a 3” Wilton vise at the flea market a couple of years ago. Someone got rough with a sledge hammer and broke the lip that holds the fixed jaw.

I think it is very cool that you rescued a tool that would have been toast somewhere in some land fill.

I think I have one of those lil vises. I good friend gave it to me in poor shape.

I went through it and fixed some things and still own it. He is Passed, Ill keep it till I go.

The thing is so small I dont ever seeing it as a shop vice. Maybe inside shop, that means house and wife lol. JR

[Ian B]

Nice repair, well done.

If that end mill gouge bugs you, you could always re-repair it with one complete repair piece the whole width, held on by 4 cap screws - it would then look almost original.

Ian

[true temper]

Nice repair, well done.

If that end mill gouge bugs you, you could always re-repair it with one complete repair piece the whole width, held on by 4 cap screws - it would then look almost original.

Ian

I didn’t give it a thought to install the key all the way across the jaw. If I were to do it over that’s what I would have done.