Restoring a Wilton 800S 8-in Bullet Machinist Vise

[@joshuavaalburg890]

Absolutely beautiful piece of American made machinery

[@Nosagram]

As much as I love when someone fully details and redo vices and tools like this, I totally understand that this will be your “daily driver” and not a “showroom piece”. It’s a great service to just get these quality pieces back in solid working order. Kudos!

[@crusader777]

I new old vise is one of the most exciting things a man can enjoy ! The little things that make the heart contented

[@joopterwijn]

Fun to see your 👀 sparkle ❇️ when you said ‘Iiiiii like it!’

[@rickjohnsonjr8954]

I watch you Chanel all the time. This one really showed how excited you are with your new tool! Enjoy

[@jamesretired5979]

Keith I drilled and taped the center of the screw on the handle end for a t bolt with a point on it and drilled a small divot in the handle on center of my first gen 7 inch Rigid. For most all the work i do this makes opening and closing easy , just spin the handle no flip flopping of the big handle. Have fun with all your visitors who are in awe of your big vise.

[@cemx86]

I own a 4" and 6" Wilton. Love them because chips don't get into the screws like with other vises. HINT: Keith - One very simple cheap addition to your new vise will make it PERFECT - slip a large thick rubber washer onto each end of the handle. Why? To prevent the substantial heavy handle from pinching your finger when it drops suddenly. Ask me how I know. New Wilton vises come with these washers and I added this simple feature to my other vises. My $0.02.

[@TomLaios]

Keith, I have never seen a grown man happier to have a ginormous vise.

[@bilyfreeland7622]

in my opinion, that's the best vise in the world used them at lockheed for 37 yrs proud to see u got enjoy love all your videos

[@jorafter]

Beautiful vise, great find! I spent over a year looking for a good used Wilton, but even beat up ones were going for too much. So I gave up and bought a new 5" C2 last year, which was the biggest I could afford ($1200). It weighs 110lbs., has pipe jaws below the 5" jaws, and I love it. Thankfully, my wife never asked how much it cost. After all, it's just a vise. :)

[@alanlanker606]

Industrial pink is always a good choice in color. The last bullet rebuild is what brought me to the channel.

[@billsargent3407]

Nice! I was going to mention that color choice....

[@timetodopatriotstuff2315]

It's funny how something so simple that a guy has wanted for a long time can make him so happy

[@DRwho986]

Simple pleasures :)

[@artszabo1015]

$3800.00 NEW!!!!!!! That is just the vise - there is no free shop attached to it. Congratulations Keith, of all the people in the world you most richly deserve this jewel. Art

[@vinylvinylvinyl]

Thanks for sharing....pleasure to watch. Your drilling with out a cutting oil was interesting.....and your tapping was too. I always turn back a bit when tapping....you didn't, and it went fine. I love learning.

[@wrstew1272]

$3800.00 on Amazon. $88.00 shipping. What a vise! You just needed to clean up, paint, and change the grease. You won’t need another in three lifetimes! We had the 3 1/2 “ versions in High School in both the metal and vocational automotive classes (and they were not babied by any stretch of the imagination) and worked at multiple shops that had them, bent handles and multiple hammer dings, never had any issues with any of them. To my experience absolutely the best vise made. Score! Happy for you!

[@leeroyholloway4277]

She's a big beautiful doll. Well done !!

[@fxpestoperator5527]

I own several Wilton Bullet vises, but this one of yours is a True Giant! Wow! Beautiful job restoring Brother!!!!

[@thom3124]

Nice vise. I will never own a machine shop but I sure do love watching you pu7t your shop together. Take care Keith and stay safe. Thanks.

[@FeralPreacher]

Congrats on a great score. Beautiful cosmetic restoration. Thanks for sharing.

[@GoldRefiner05]

That’s a cute little vise Keith! I also have a Wilton 800, definitely the best of the Wilton line!

[@Crewchief227]

I picked up a Wilton 7" woodworking vise for $35. The previous owner didn't know how to fix it, but someone tried welding the quick release nut in place. But I broke the weld, filed her down & she works like a charm 👍

[@ohhpaul7364]

that is a real nice vise and a great color you chose to paint it.

[@JonWhitton]

Love and share your enthusiasm for the big vice

[@practicallyallthingspractic]

Awesome job! I can't wait to find one of these to restore myself!

[@RossiDeakin0406]

That colour is a perfect choice for a classic vise, just needs Robins Rensezetti's Copper soft jaws, for the finishing touch, 😁 Great job, thanks Keith, always a pleasure.

[@modelashane7545]

Awesome video bud. And an INCREDIBLE find there.

[@ypopnun1003]

Keith, you may find a need to clamp something long where 2 vices of the same height will be useful mount the other vice at the same end the other corner.

[@firearmsstudent]

Good idea!

[@acme4786]

That's thinking ahead. Great idea Ypop...

[@terrybush4270]

That's beautiful vice Good to see it back in use

[@AllThingsMech]

An 8 inch Wilton bullet vise...the holy grail of machinist vises. Great find, Keith!

[@JCOFFELT1979]

Really enjoyed this video. Nice to see a restoration completed in one video.

[@michael7324]

I like that color. Nothing beats a sturdy vise like a Wilton.

[@literoadie3502]

Very nice. Nothing like buying a new vise and bringing it home! I have a Columbian No. 506 here in the UK that was a lucky eBay find. Will clean it up and mount it as my main vise someday. The Record No.114 will do for now.

[@Drewski2023]

Great work fella, working on 2 Wilton’s right now

[@patriciamueller6892]

That's a vise yes it's a Sherman tank!!looking for hobbies vises this summer to restore any scrapyard or farmers auction sales will do! Keep on fixing mate! Just gorgeous!

[@Twinhit]

Great job! I dig the 800s too.

[@jakepekarik7772]

THE CRUSHER Nice addition Keith.

[@randynorris6598]

That type of paint works great if you cure it with a heat lamp. Start with a light coat then put the heat lamp on it for couple hours. Then a heavier second coat and let set over night with the heat lamp. Make a very hard finish. Vice looks great 👍

[@1991tommygun]

What a beautiful peice of equiptment.

[@axelmizza7566]

Amazing vise. Greetings from Argentina!

[@chucklocke6099]

When you were removing the jaw, it reminded me of a clown car, it just kept coming out and out and out. Very nice vice.

[@Nosagram]

Seriously. I was like, “when is the jaw going to let loose”. That thing has an awesome capacity.

[@laszlofyre845]

Cheers, Keith. Now I have vice envy.

[@MrPatdeeee]

Great Job Kieth. Awesome as always.

[@jptopdwn]

Beautiful vise.... I am currently restoring a very crusty Wilton 600. I currently have 4" and 5" bullet vises on opposite ends of my work bench.

[@erickieffer8440]

Handeling that vice your self is saying something. Good job.

[@andycropley5486]

Your belt looks just like my Philmont Belt :D , what a great experience it was for me.. nice tank of a vise as well

[@robertlewis2]

Wow! That's the mother of all vises.

[@shopdoc]

Mr. Rucker, I really appreciate that you mounted your vise and intend to use it! Seems silly but 9 outta 10 vise restores go on the display shelf (Shop Queen?). Love that you mounted yours!!!

[@chrisarmstrong8198]

The vise looks great but I think that such a high-end vise deserved some oil and grease during re-assembly.

[@mikewalsh9041]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@garyjones2582]

Yep, me 3....

[@nickthrane4940]

Grease is a must!

[@CraigLYoung]

Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

[@llapmsp]

Awesome Keith, I think that bench was waiting for the vise. Looks great.

[@humancattoy7767]

Beautiful. It's going to be a great addition to your shop.

[@harlech2]

Awesome find Keith! Great job, too.

[@stevenclaeys6252]

I am wanting to move into your shop. lol Those toys are way more impressive than the ones that I have. I am sure you will enjoy them to the fullest. Stay safe out there. Cheers

[@ghl3488]

Nice job Keith!

[@richardfuerst5286]

I used the same color paint when cleaning up my Yussa mill vise. Great finnish.

[@rrowan327]

Wow when you first opened up that vise. I was thinking Keith is going to be standing in the next county. Pulls out the human size impact drill, doesn't work on one bolt. Returns with the Abom79 impact, enough said.... LOL

[@RobertSmith-jo8px]

A beast of a vise..

[@Garth2011]

Nice find Keith. I always keep an eye out for old vices that are priced below market as well as anvils. An 8" is just about perfect not to mention, great looking in the shop. Thanks for reviewing.

[@phillipyannone3195]

A happy man with his vises

[@olegtodorov-mihaylov2149]

You look happy like a little kid with a brand new bicycle :D :D

[@SunnnyDay]

Looking good ! Congratulations !!

[@dc440-4]

This is the first video I've watched, liked this guy's work so I subscribed! Good job I love a wilton U.S.A.

[@Hoaxer51]

“I should probably get the gantry crane to move this over but I have so much adrenaline running through me right now that I can just pick it up with one hand and carry it over here”. Good job with the vise, we all know you’ll enjoy it!

[@AWDJRforYouTube]

Great restore on that 8" Wilton...That is a treasure for the shop indeed!👍

[@ihdieselman]

I restored a Wilton a couple years ago that was similar to that but not quite as big as that one. Mine has 5-in jaws and a 9-in opening. Unfortunately it was not nearly so well taken care of. The fixed jaw had been broken the jaw support was broken off of the casting and the holes to hold the jaw on where stripped out and drilled way oversized I welded a couple of passes with nickel rod and then mig welded multiple passes on top of that to build up material and then ground it down to make the new jaw support welded the hole shut and redrilled and tapped for the new jaw bolts. I've been using it for a few years now and I love it it's a great vise I probably don't need anything bigger but I would love to find one that size.

[@brianhostak3961]

Great Video !! Nice vice !!

[@JaapGrootveld]

Nice vice.

[@neila2953]

Great vice Keith, and as they say over here "your health to enjoy" 👍

[@jrb_sland5066]

20:00 My impoverished method of doing center-hole transfer punching : wrap masking tape around a smaller diameter punch until it fits the hole. Works well enough for me, but I'll admit to lusting after Keith's set of transfer punches!

[@osvaldocristo]

Wow! My small 40 pound 8-in vise looks a toy, now! Thanks for share that video.

[@casualobserver1663]

Very nice ! I just got lucky a few weeks ago and found a 6" Wilton in almost brand new condition , at the local Goodwill for $50 ,

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Keith, Nice work and I am pleased to see you have the vice that you've wanted for a while... Take care. Paul,,

[@jerryglen986]

Always my favorite machinist 😊🍺🍺🍺🍺👍

[@garythomas4914]

just curious if you checked the date on that Keith. I bought a 5 incher at a yard sale this past summer. $60! they even loaded it into my van for me. mine was a 1981 and about the same shape as your 800. the 500 is more vise than I really need but that 800 of yours is a real monster!

[@timziegler9358]

Beautiful vise! I noticed that you were in a hurry to get that vise into operation; I don't blame you! Best wishes.

[@jackdawg4579]

Ijust fitted my 6 inch Dawn vice to my bench, I was worried about how high the top of the jaws ended up, but it is quite a bit lower than yours, and you dont seem worried about the height, so that makes me feel pretty good!

[@air54plane]

Huge!!! Nice Vice!!!

[@paulcooper2897]

That's a beauty! Tha ks for sharing!

[@altonwhipkey2411]

Way to Go! Keith, Vise looks great!

[@Dmushroomhunter]

I knew you didn't need a crane to lift those parts.. you're a real man!! Fun video.! I'm glad you got the vice in as good of shape as it was.. however... It would have been a better video if you had to work harder to make it what it should be,.. that's what is fun to watch!! Anyways congratulations on a kick ass vice find!! There are a lot of your viewers drooling at how beautiful that vice is! And yes that includes me! If I had to guess I spent more in my first car than that vice is worth...??? The mag drill not so much but it worked...P.S. I paid $700 for a 1978 Chevy Impala I think I had it for two years.. Thank you for the entertainment,! I'll see you next video!!

[@RabidSnailRacing]

Evaporust soaked into paper towels or better yet shop towels is a great way to derust stuff that won't fit in your tank or large surfaces like my mill table when I got it.

[@Hoaxer51]

Did you cover it with plastic or anything that would keep it from drying out? I have a couple things I’d like to try that on.

[@paulcopeland9035]

Have you seen his tank?

[@benjaminwatkins7345]

I believe that's the first time I've seen Keith put something together without any lubricant.. He must be super excited! But I doubt there's a part on that vice that he can't make in house so maybe he's not worried about wearing it out

[@Churchill250267]

Keith, great video, as always. I bet that vice has seen some life, it's good to see that it's going to get further use.

[@mattomon1045]

great vice

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Very nice vise.

[@moochasas]

Love your channel. Congrats on the 8incher.

[@weijingburr2392]

That's a beauty!

[@rpatrick2]

It did not look that big until you were up close. That is a giant vise.

[@planetwisconsin9901]

You got a mag drill. That's the first mag drill! 😯

[@shadowdog500]

The machine shop at work has one of those vises. The made a steel lower mount platform off of the side of their welding bench so the jaws were at a better working level.

[@ronaldkearn3322]

what an awesome vise! I've seen them before however never knew anything about them until this video. I'm keeping my eyes open for one. Thanks Keith. :-)

[@GoldenRustGarage]

I have one 400s new old stock for sale

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Got one similar size mounted on a 55 gallon barrel full of concrete! Haven't moved it while using it!

[@bcbloc02]

Surprised you didn't just throw the whole thing in your vat of evaporust. That sure is a sweet vise! The Wilton's are too popular for me to be able to afford around here they want $300 for a rough 4" one.

[@totallyjonesin]

Yeah I know it's crazy ain't it. There are other old Reeds and such that are just as good or better.

[@PopPop017]

That’s beautiful

[@wdhewson]

Bravo, paint cures, it does not dry.

[@deathk26]

Paint dries and cures. Drying is the evaporation of the moisture in the paint (solvents). Curing is when the paint reaches its maximum hardness when fully dry.

[@xenonram]

I love it when this ^ happens.

[@mkegadgets4380]

I’ve been looking for a 6 inch Wilton bullet vice to restore. But boy they sure are pricey even on the used market. Turned out great beautiful looking paint job.

[@alvinstaines4305]

What a unit

[@moustachemike7128]

whats good way to get the grease out of the metal..need to weld up a Wilton vise tube Base ...The keyway area has cracking and separation under and around the tube..not sure what weld material will work best... so far I've seen 3 different if not more rods and wys of doing it .confusing at best...

[@frankcampbell3550]

beautiful

[@tedmiles2110]

Keith, I just re-watched you overhaul your big Wilton vise from February. It now looks as good as it did when it left the factory. how about some video of it at work on your big welding table?