polished steel

[Jerry Roberts]

See ebay  

eBay item number:

174041515892

I tried to grab a photo but it didn't work . An old  Wilton vise that has been smoothed and polished , it looks like chrome . 

[Los_Control]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wilton-Bullet-Vise-4-5-Jaws-9450-Completely-Restored-And-Polished-1968-Vintage/174041515892?hash=item2885aec774:g:AwsAAOSwNhJdiWE1

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

with all due respect it is now a worthless hunk of steel....I can see me clamping an item in the jaws, connecting my ground lead  from the welder to the vise and strike an arc and run a bead....while the owner has a heart attack and dies on the spot...

[Jerry Roberts]

Yup , he mentioned that he is now selling it because he now can't use it , as it is too pretty . Not not worthless however as he has several bids . 

[Todd B]

Amazing, thank you for sharing.

[Veemoney]

Looks amazing and still functional for most. 

[48Dodger]

I have several vises....why can't I have a pretty one I keep by the fireplace????

 

Bid entered.

 

48D

[Plymouthy Adams]

6 hours ago, 48Dodger said:

I have several vises....why can't I have a pretty one I keep by the fireplace????

 

Bid entered.

 

48D

 

bid high...bid often.....art is not cheap.....!!!                      tools however have a base price.....

[Merle Coggins]

A t-shirt I bought a few years ago...

[Plymouthy Adams]

11 hours ago, Jerry Roberts said:

Yup , he mentioned that he is now selling it because he now can't use it , as it is too pretty . Not not worthless however as he has several bids . 

 

the point I was making....it is still an excellent tool....it is also a Wilton...very top of the line brand name...I would not be surprised if he contacted Wilton they may wish to buy this back just to have that in their showcase.....many hours represented here....could have been therapy, exercise in patience...or to do what no other has done...

[kencombs]

I have that same model.....But it will never look like that!   Mine was lucky to get a good cleaning, lube job and coat of hammered paint last year.

[Veemoney]

I been in some assembly shops that look like labs where cleanliness is a top priority. A polished vise like that is easy to keep clean. I could see it with some brass jaws and a hammering plate over the top of those areas. Add a lug  where it bolts down to a table to attach welding lead and use some fire blanket when welding. Good steel so the polished finish should hold up well though maybe not as good as the finish on a Snap-on wrench it would be overkill for my place.