2015_q2/2015_04_26_Wilton_vise

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cleaning up and using a family heirloom tool, a Wilton 450S machinist's vise

dented rim from when I went flat and hit a rock before noticing

close-up of dented rim

improvised press with aluminum jaws

results of expedient repair (outlasted the frame!)

quality American tool, cleaned, waxed, and re-greased