Wilton Tools

[Bruce Bowker]

Anyone familiar with Wilton tools? Any opinions? Made in China?

Same questions for Grizzly and Cummins.

Thanks

Bruce

 

[YankeeTR]

Wilton is an old line tool outfit now owned by one of those big conglomerates.

Some of their stuff is still US made, I think. Most is Taiwan or maybe Japan with Chinese mixed in. Some Wilton vises are US made.

Grizzley is Chinese although they claim it's a higher quality.

Cummins is common chinesae crap...

I prefer to buy old, used US stuff mostly from Ebay.I have a verticle mill, ironworker, belt sander, drill press, 36" shear, 48" brake and have less than $2,000.oo in all of it and those tools will outlast me.

 

[jlaird]

Oh, oh, oh, to have the space for that stuff.

 

[IanF]

Oh, oh, oh, to have the space for that stuff.

...or to be this guy:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2122&page=4

(scroll past the stunning old cars to some of his shop equipment... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/winner1.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bow.gif )

 

[Steve]

Wilton is good stuff. I worked for a company that was a distributor for their products, and was always very impressed by the tools.

The US-made products are obviously going to be a better proposition. You looking for a new vise?