MAC Tools vise - free!

Sage55 · Jan 6, 2013

A good friend of mine called earlier this morning asking if I'd like a bench vise and of course like any Garage Journal member I said YES!

He just dropped it off, it was mounted on a back of a truck using his truck hitch so it's in need of a little tender loving care...

Very sadly, it's made in china.

Needs a really good cleaning and new jaws for sure. Anyone know if MAC still carries parts for this vise or any other place I can get them?

bobcatdan · Jan 6, 2013

It is a wilton vise, just find the matching wiltion model and get jaws for that. Thats what i did when the inserts broke on my matco branded vise. They are kinda expsensive, like $50.

Sage55 · Jan 6, 2013

What makes you so sure it's a Wilton vise? Any idea where I can find the tear down steps for this? In it's current dirty state I can't seem to find any way to remove the dynamic jaw from the body.

Jbullfrog · Jan 6, 2013

It's the lower end Wilton. The screw should come all the way out, as it is threaded into a casting that is held in place by a screw up from the bottom. The jaws for a 6" Wilton are $50, so you are going to have a bit of time and money into this project to have a Chinese vise when you are done.

acdc73 · Jan 7, 2013

I'm not sure it's worth the investment of time and money - you can find a nicer used vise for around $50.

Garage5.9 · Jan 7, 2013

Personally id leave it like that as it gives it character. I dont care for vises with nice shiny paint as id rather see grease personally but to each their own

bobcatdan · Jan 7, 2013

They are not bad general purpose vises. I have two I bought for the shop before I knew better and they do what they are suppose to. They are a "higher end" chicom vise in terms of quailty.

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