Wilton "Tradesman" bench vise

Jul 07, 2005 1 Replies
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I'm thinking of buying this 4 1/2" Wilton:

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It's a great (new) price, especially if Enco has a July free shipping promo. BUT, is the Tradesman still a quality vise, or has it gone Asian and its quality to hell with it? I know Wilton has lesser models that are definitely cheap Asian, but how about the Tradesman specifically?



Thanks, Bob


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Follow up: there was an eBay auction of a Wilton vise that said

all WILTON products are accompanied by an uncoditonal (sic) warranty. "RETURN TO ANY WILTON DEALER FOR A FREE EXHANGE (sic) FOR A BROKEN OR DEFFECTIVE (sic) ITEM"

So I emailed Wilton to ask if it were true. The response:

Wilton vises do have a limited lifetime warranty. Meaning, Wilton does cover the main casting of the vise if for some reason it does break. No wear and tear parts are covered by the limited lifetime warranty (jaws, spindle, nut, base, etc), only the main casting of the vise. However, the vise does need to be purchased from an authorized WMH Tool Group distributor. Ebay is not an authorized distributor, ...

Bob

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