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How To Identify My Wilton Vise. The distance from the top of the jaws to the top of the slide. The handle had a huge, ugly ball welded to it, the swivel locks.

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The nice folks at wilton emailed me today to answer the question of what exactly this vise is all about.turns out it's a wilton. 49 rows photo index. I picked up a wilton vise at an estate sale.

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It’s a wilton 9400 which means it’s a machinist vise with 4″ wide jaws. The distance from the top of the jaws to the top of the slide. This dimension represent how deep a part you can clamp into the vise. For those who don’t already know, the slide key on most wilton vises has a date stamped on it to indicate the date the vise was ready for release.