Tag: bullet vise

  • Wilton Machinist ‘Bullet’ Vise: Restoration

    Wilton Machinist ‘Bullet’ Vise: Restoration

    In the prior post, we went over background on the Wilton and the iconic 4″ Machinist Vise I picked up. In this post we’ll go over how I restored it. Overall, the vise was in good shape, with unworn jaws, and minimal scarring, and no broken parts. A few things to look for are jaws…

  • Wilton Machinist ‘Bullet’ Vise: Overview

    Wilton Machinist ‘Bullet’ Vise: Overview

    The Wilton Machinist Vise, also known as Wilton Bullet Vise, is iconic, highly sought after, and has an aggressive collector’s market. Oh yeah, I hear it also makes a decent vise. How do I know this? Let me tell you a story… The story: I was browsing the classifieds one day and saw the post…