Advice on 6" bench vise

[KCsTJ]

I need a 6" bench vise. Any recommendations? I couldnt tell a good from a bad one.
Need it for u joint replacing, etc

 

[Daryl]

Buy a Wilton or Jet, whichever you can afford.

 

[KCsTJ]

Buy a Wilton or Jet, whichever you can afford.

Thank you, ill check out both.

 

[ElectricWizard]

I got a couple of Wilton vises, but yeah, anything you can afford will work fine!

 

[TJ4Jim]

I need a 6" bench vise. Any recommendations? I couldnt tell a good from a bad one.
Need it for u joint replacing, etc

Look around locally on craigslist or facebook marketplace for a big old American hunk of metal. Sometimes you get lucky and get a decent find otherwise it's chinese castings. I have an older imported Wilton that does well.

 

[Daryl]

I got a couple of Wilton vises, but yeah, anything you can afford will work fine!

They’re the best. Go to any professional/industrial shop and will see Wilton vises are common.

 

[ElectricWizard]

They’re the best. Go to any professional/industrial shop and will see Wilton vises are common.

I got some background in machine shops and fabrication shops, where do you think I learned about them?

 

[Daryl]

I got some background in machine shops and fabrication shops, where do you think I learned about them?

:risas3:

 

[Gregg1LE]

Depends on what on what you need a vise for. If you need one for heavy duty , buy a Wilton. I use mine for gunsmithing, and both my Craftsman vises have held up for years and keep on going strong.

 

[JMT]

If you have time, check estate sales, garage sales and craigslist. They can be expensive. I just feel into one about 2 months ago. It’s heavy duty

 

[Powdermonkey]

Buy a Wilton or Jet, whichever you can afford.

Not just a Wilton, but the bullet

 

[Daryl]

Not just a Wilton, but the bullet

Yeah, that’s on my list of tools I’d love to own.

 

[Drizit]

Another great brand to look at is an old used record, but it must say made in England on the casting. All the newer ones are made in China.

—
There must have been a time
when we could have said no.

 

[Bill Clark]

I need a 6" bench vise. Any recommendations? I couldnt tell a good from a bad one.
Need it for u joint replacing, etc

CPO Outlet has the 6 1/2 inch Wilton on sale now

https://www.cpooutlets.com/wilton-11128-utility-workshop-vise-6-1-2-in--with-swivel-base/wltn11128,default,pd.html?ref=em20181024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=em20181024&utm_campaign=md-WLTN11128&rcid=NDkzMjkwOTk5NDg1S0&modalsignup=hide&spMailingID=36853562&spUserID=NDkzMjkwOTk5NDg1S0&spJobID=1382273320&spReportId=MTM4MjI3MzMyMAS2

 

[KCsTJ]

CPO Outlet has the 6 1/2 inch Wilton on sale now

https://www.cpooutlets.com/wilton-11128-utility-workshop-vise-6-1-2-in--with-swivel-base/wltn11128,default,pd.html?ref=em20181024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=em20181024&utm_campaign=md-WLTN11128&rcid=NDkzMjkwOTk5NDg1S0&modalsignup=hide&spMailingID=36853562&spUserID=NDkzMjkwOTk5NDg1S0&spJobID=1382273320&spReportId=MTM4MjI3MzMyMAS2

Nice find, @Bill Clark , thanks!

 

[tworley]

Thanks for the link, Ive been meaning to put a vise on my work bench.

 

[KCsTJ]

Thats a good price on the Wilton 6" swivel vise. I saw it on another site for $125

 

[jgaz]

Look around locally on craigslist or facebook marketplace for a big old American hunk of metal. Sometimes you get lucky and get a decent find otherwise it's chinese castings. I have an older imported Wilton that does well.

I agree with above advice. Keep looking they are out there.
I looked for over a year with my heart set on a Wilton Bullet, couldn’t find anything.

Then I found this 4” Columbian that was filthy and quite rusted.
I restored it about eight years ago and quit looking.
(It’s shown here with DIY wooden jaws)

Since then I’ve seen two Bullets but both were waaay more money than my Columbian.
Good luck

 

[Daryl]

If you have the money a Wilton bullet or round shank vise are near unbreakable.

 

[59 wagon man]

garagejournal.com has a ton of info on vises