And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Three things I don't like about Wilton anymore. Cheap paint job. Crappy swivel locks. And poor quality cast iron. The old stuff was real ductile cast iron: 60,000 psi+, usually more like 100,000. The current stuff? Well, it does fit inside the definition (20,000-120,000), but it ain't like yer grandad's vise.
Yep. Nothing wrong with an old vise that a bit of paint, TLC, and maybe some jaw replacement won't fix, usually. Sure, some get beaten to death- but most are easily restored. The new ones from quality brands are really pricey.
That finish makes it look like it is sintered. But according to the link it is proper ductile iron.
ReplyDeleteThree things I don't like about Wilton anymore. Cheap paint job. Crappy swivel locks. And poor quality cast iron. The old stuff was real ductile cast iron: 60,000 psi+, usually more like 100,000. The current stuff? Well, it does fit inside the definition (20,000-120,000), but it ain't like yer grandad's vise.
DeleteI love a good vise, which is why I usually look for an older one at estate sales.
ReplyDeleteYep. Nothing wrong with an old vise that a bit of paint, TLC, and maybe some jaw replacement won't fix, usually. Sure, some get beaten to death- but most are easily restored. The new ones from quality brands are really pricey.
ReplyDeleteTheir affordable vises come from West Taiwan /China ($ - explains the iron quality). I’d prefer USA made ($$$). Maybe real Taiwan($$)?
ReplyDeleteYes at those prices, it's made in China.
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