Wilton 600S Barn Find Restoration!

I found this old rusty Wilton vise sitting in the dirt in an old barn. I went to buy an air compressor from this guy and he ask me to look around and see if there was anything else I'd like to buy. I picked this vise for $250 which is more than I have ever paid for a vise but I think you'll agree it was worth it.

[@slimtimm1]

Holy wow great job Good DAMN what did we EVEN DO before KZbin????

[@shopdoc]

Yes I use it myself all the time! Thanks for watching.

[@peterstevens6555]

Kia Ora & Good Evening from Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand …Great Video Bro …

[@RestorationbyAlabamaCreeks]

My jaw is on the floor. Perfection achieved. Thanks for a truly excellent video on how to restore a classic.

[@shopdoc]

Wow! thanks so much for the compliment.....much appreciated!

[@ibleebinU]

I've been putting this off on my Wilton, but after seeing your efforts and results...it's time.

[@shopdoc]

Awesome! Go for it and don’t get too discouraged if it is a bit stubborn. You’ll get it done!

[@marcuscicero9587]

nice clean up, great color, pour out the bluing you need from the bottle into a soda/water cap and discard cap and solution remaining. double dipping in the original container gonna fk up your bluing solution.

[@herbholmberg4474]

I have never found a Wilton bullet that was not stupid high priced. Fortunately, I have found a couple of Columbian vises for decent money, so I satisfied myself with them instead and they have done everything I ever asked of them. Very nice restoration you did there and nice attention to all the details!

[@shopdoc]

Those Columbian vises are stellar! I love a good Wilton but of all the old American vises produced, Wilton probably made the weakest base of any major manufacturer. Columbian, Charles Parker, Morgan, Prentiss, Rock Island, Hollands, and many others made much stouter bases. Really my only gripe about the Wilton vises. Reed is my favorite so far! Thanks for the comments!

[@marcuscicero9587]

thanks brother, a real nice shop tool you got there

[@shopdoc]

Thank you Sir! Love it!

[@wes5532]

Nice job on the vise. It almost looks out of place on a work bench.What a monster.

[@shopdoc]

Haha! You are exactly right! It does look odd. I ended up selling this vise to someone for $1200. I replaced it with an Athol 4.5in vise with pipe jaws! The Athol is more appropriate looking in my opinion.

[@SpringRubber]

That, sir, is a beaut -- great job! And using an engine lift for a vise restoration sure makes for great viewing.

[@shopdoc]

Haha! Thanks! I ended up mounting this vise on my table

[@wrenchwiki8036]

It really helps me seeing how they are put together. I know one day I will be taking one apart.

[@shopdoc]

They are very simple to take apart. The pins in back can be troublesome but not too bad.

[@Armednready87]

Amazing, great job

[@shopdoc]

Thanks so much!

[@sendit220swift3]

The bluing turned out great. I was thinking of doing this to mine and definitely will now. Looks great, gotta love Wilton vises.

[@shopdoc]

Thanks! Yeah in this case I think the bluing was the way to go. I like the look as well!

[@louiegarcia7527]

beautiful vise! lucky you.

[@Roadkillstew]

awesome job. will be a great addition to the shop

[@shopdoc]

Yeah I had planned on selling it but man it's just so nice. I do think I will be adding it to the shop!

[@mftmachining]

Beautiful again. Excellent job.

[@shopdoc]

Thank you kindly!

[@FrankTuk]

Nicely done! I have found one of these a couple a weeks ago and plan on doing the same sort of restoration!

[@shopdoc]

I ended up keeping this one and mounting it on one of my workbenches. It is a really nice vise!!!

[@carlmcgee1623]

Great job. Sick vise.

[@shopdoc]

Yeah I get compliments on it every time someone enters the shop! Great vise!

[@zx8401ztv]

Well done sir, You have saved a smashing quality vise. All the damage the original owner did has been erased. It was well worth your effort, ready to be useful again :-D

[@shopdoc]

Thank you very much! I could not agree more.....well worth the effort!

[@tomnorman5461]

Nice work, the vise looks fantastic! I was a little disappointed that you didn't tear it down completely...to each his own. Thank you for putting washers between the body of the vise and the swivel tighteners, I've watched many vise restoration videos and for some reason nobody puts a washer there...I would.

[@shopdoc]

Thanks. I was soooo happy to get that vise apart! It’s a centerpiece in my shop….everyone comments on its size!

[@ttmac8948]

Great job.

[@shopdoc]

Thank you!

[@garyjones2582]

Save your WD-40 for squeaky door hinges and make up a 50-50 mix of Acetone and Automatic transmission fluid.. spray it on a few hours before disassembly.. it has been tested against some of the best penetrants and found to be supervisor and it is dirt cheap to make.. very nice restoration, vide came out beautiful...

[@shopdoc]

Thanks so much for the tip! I will definitely try that next time I need to break something free! Good stuff!

[@bajamedic]

It’s the BEST penetrant.

[@user-tl9cr5go1z]

Thank you !

[@vicosee4439]

Can't wait till I have my shop all ready so I can rebuild mine

[@karcinoma]

That thing is worth EVERY penny of 250$ WOW nice find!!!

[@shopdoc]

Thanks! Yeah I am really happy with the vise! Thankfully I was able to get the two pieces apart…..I wasn’t sure for a while there.

[@asw19B100]

More like a steal.

[@garyleitz3865]

Good job!

[@shopdoc]

Thank you Gary!

[@marcuscicero9587]

nice vise. bigass mamaluke. 250 ain't cheap, but that is gonna be one helluva vise. terrific find

[@shopdoc]

Thanks! I am super pleased with deal I got on this vise!

[@howarddodson3510]

Beautiful restoration! At first I didn’t like your bluing of the hold-downs and the handle, but as you reassembled I thought it looked good. It matching the jaws made it consistent. Very nice rebuild!!!

[@shopdoc]

Very kind to say so, thank you!

[@nuancedliars112]

Absolutely beautiful

[@shopdoc]

Thanks soooooo much!

[@MrJruta]

Beautiful. Looks like the grandfather to my baby bullet!

[@shopdoc]

Thank you! Those baby bullets are very cool!

[@karljacobson1575]

Wow, nice vise. 1000$ worth to me!!! Cadillac of vises!!!

[@shopdoc]

Yeah thanks! It is a blessing to have such a nice vise!

[@hamonthecob]

Great job. I would blue the stainless screws and jaw bolts just to make everything flow together better, but it's awesome just how it is. Love it

[@shopdoc]

That is a great idea! It never even occurred to me? The look of steel but the corrosion resistance and stainless!

[@hamonthecob]

@@shopdoc Don’t feel bad. I had to Google whether you could even blue stainless. LoL

[@dshopkins]

Looks great with the blueing

[@shopdoc]

Yes I really like the bluing! Thank you!

[@mikerobinson6606]

That is an absolute beast of a vise. I just recently passed up one that was missing the swivel base, the jaws were beat up bad and the handle was bent badly.

[@shopdoc]

This one looked bad at the beginning but everything bad turned out to be superficial surface rust. It looks nearly new now!

[@mikerobinson6606]

@@shopdoc yours is too pretty to use now. Lol

[@shopdoc]

I definitely use it!

[@naushadazam412]

The great job

[@shopdoc]

Thank you very much! Love this vise!!

[@_BigLife_]

Second or third time watching the video and I'm not really a Wilton fan. Great video and I have been using the grease and oil mixture for a while. Probably 3 parts motor oil and one part grease. Works really well.

[@shopdoc]

Yeah I feel like that mixture of oil to grease is probably about right and does a fantastic job! Thanks for watching so much!

[@_BigLife_]

I just go very lucky and a friend gave me a Wilton 9-600. He was tired of tripping over it. I will start working on it in about a week.

[@doylerabjohn3435]

GREAT JOB RESTOREING IT...Interesting never seen jaws anchor from the back. Good thing the jaws was salvageable, don't know if they are replaceable? You might have had to make them.

[@13Voodoobilly69]

You can still get most parts from Wilton for this vise.

[@jackmorris1683]

very nice job where are you getting the paint can't find it any where

[@shopdoc]

Got it from Walmart but apparently it is no longer being made.

[@toolrestoration]

Wooow ! At the start , the size of that buffer ,and Woooow! At the result . !

[@shopdoc]

Yeah it's a big vise! Not my biggest but close.

[@artesanato495]

Que morsa maravilhosa parabéns pelo trabalho

[@ronitsingh85]

This is quite a unique wilton, in the sense this the 2nd biggest vise, the biggest is the 8", same design. If you compare other wiltons to it, they are different in design to this. jaw screws are from the inside and non have the square cuts on the back side of each jaw like that. I would love to own one for mostly as a display piece because of what it is, a 6" rather then the bigger 8". Its such a looker and use it as needed.

[@shopdoc]

Thanks for the kind words. I sold this WILTON this past summer and the new owner I believe is very pleased have it now!

[@ronitsingh85]

nice! Wish you had gotten all 3 vises@@shopdoc

[@SuperZmeister]

A beautiful job. Next time, assemble the base with the body then put the slide in - it’ll save your back!

[@shopdoc]

Now that's good advice!! HahA! Thanks for commenting!

[@michaelb4234]

Did I miss you checking the date mark on the underside guide of the dynamic jaw?

[@shopdoc]

Yep, it is 1992. I love this vise! It’s a beast!

[@practicallyallthingspractic]

$250 for that vise is a steal! The most i've paid for a vise is $450 and that was an old Wilton C2!

[@shopdoc]

Yeah and I sold it for $1200 after restoring it.

[@practicallyallthingspractic]

@@shopdoc nice work! Congratulations!

[@joeymitsurax5153]

Great job on the vise! What color paint and where did you get it? Thanks

[@shopdoc]

It is a hammered Rustoleum paint. Some sort of light blue color. I do not see anymore in the stores so it might be discontinued. I got it originally at Menards and Walmart both. Thanks for watching!

[@jdwalker865]

@@shopdoc I believe you used Rustoleum Hammered Verde Green which unfortunately is now discontinued.

[@shopdoc]

@@jdwalker865 sounds correct! Thanks.

[@michaellindsay8934]

You done a beautiful job on it. What year was it made

[@michaellindsay8934]

Sorry I found the answer in the other comments Great job

[@shopdoc]

Thanks so much!

[@tedmartin4882]

Rustoleum has discontinued that color “Verde Green” hammered paint. Such a shame

[@shopdoc]

Agree, it’s such a nice color! Too bad!

[@JHowlett]

Where on earth did you find that paint? I can’t find it anywhere online or in real life.

[@shopdoc]

I bought it at Walmart or Menards.....can't remember which?

[@AliAli-zv5ot]

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[@marcuscicero9587]

checkering on the jaws is still crisp

[@marcuscicero9587]

hell Schiller Park is right down the road from me. unlikely Wilton is still there. guess they're down in Tennessee now

[@shopdoc]

Oh I did not realize that! Good info!

[@GoldmansGarage]

What do you use for blueing?

[@shopdoc]

Birchwood Perma Blue is what I used but I think there are better products out there. I'd research it and try to get the best.

[@sloprun]

Have you ever used Kroil penetrating oil?

[@shopdoc]

I have not really, I have seen it but it’s so expensive. If I were doing this vise again today I believe I’d soak it in Evaporust for a week. I’ve been having nice results with it. Kroil might very well do the trick as well!

[@sloprun]

@@shopdoc I see a 16 oz can is about $32. This is commonly used my car mechanics. It is remarkably effective. I have used it on rusted metal pipes, and car parts. Usually, 5 to 10 minutes is enough time for penetration. For the most bound parts, 24 hours is sufficient. Just a little bit is all that is needed.

[@shopdoc]

@@sloprun that's a good point and it might have saved me several hours of labor!!!

[@billofalltrades2633]

Beautiful restoration!

[@shopdoc]

Thank you! I am very proud to have this vise in my shop.

[@oppanheimer]

11:56 I find a bit a of KY Jelly helps.

[@shopdoc]

That would create rust since it's water based but I think you were only kidding?. I recommend petroleum based oils.

[@Auburndad50]

I’m a big fan of letting gravity be your friend.

[@shopdoc]

Yep and that is ultimately what allowed me to separate the two halves. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@rigged5984]

Dang it, i was hoping you would’ve shown the removal of the keys; i tapped mine in but they don’t fall out and are making contact with the internal part of the vise! Ugh

[@shopdoc]

If I understand you right it should be an easy fix as long as you can pull the dynamic jaw from the body of the vise. Use a file to take off the areas making contact.

[@steventiry8701]

Lithium grease is the solution

[@Bigfoot14000]

An outstanding barn find and a very nice restoration Chris. What is the weight of this vise? I'm guessing 125 pounds.

[@shopdoc]

You would be close, Wilton website says 155lbs. I never weighed it myself cause it is stupid heavy and I prefer not to lift it. Thanks for watching. I am back on the Oliver 550 now. Priming it today I think!

[@caroleast9636]

I would’ve left those initials on the anvil. To me, that’s not really damage. That’s part of its history. To be sure, it’s a utilitarian work tool but, in the future, someone would like to know. Just my opinion, but when they’re gone…they’re gone.

[@shopdoc]

Reasonable suggestion for sure, thanks!

[@feri-ys1480]

Bolehkah beri saya percuma ini alat.saya butuh

[@petermoygannon698]

Cleaning the crap out of the inside like you did good enough it's not like it's going to be left out for dead like it was . Put some lube in there be good for another lifetime .

[@shopdoc]

Yeah it functions like new! I sold this vise this past summer and the buyer was thrilled to have it!

[@ronaldgilleland7911]

Beautiful job. Patience is the key, it seems, and you have much of that. The only negative thought from me is the wedding ring. From the looks of your shop, you are around and in heavy and spinning equipment all day long. Do yourself, (and your wife) a favor by putting your ring in a special place in the tool box. Mine has been in my toolbox since 1969 when running a lathe, I almost lost a finger, arm, or possibly my life over my wedding band, (only ended up with two stiches in my finger). My welding buddy keeps his on a necklace around his neck (an accident with him may cause a loss of a finger) . Thanks for a nice and informing video.

[@jorgefsanchezmarin]

MENOS plática y MAS acción, por favor.... Un video en extremo LARGO y en su mayoría ABURRIDO. Un video resumido de unos 10 minutos (máximo) sería un hit. Casi estuve por abandonar su vista. Buen trabajo sin duda.

[@shopdoc]

Thanks for watching

[@aziskadri6642]

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