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Mike, The leather has a bit of a spring to it when molded, slips right on & off, holds perfectly in place when in use, each set lasts for several years with daily use. Will interchange front to back but I mark mine to go back on the same jaw.
Check Brownells for perfect size leather.
BTW I used Wilton vises in GS school but a cheap Craftsman (USA) for the first 10 years of my career. Buying a brand-new Wilton was a milestone, both in accomplishment and in the ease of daily use of a professional vise. When I set-up a bench for a helper I bought another new Wilton. Outfitting two more benches for students I found used Wilton Cadets on eBay. One is torn apart waiting with a spray can of hammered blue for the weather to warm up.
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Steven Thanks, I may give it a shot. I made some specialized tooling for a saddle maker once, he paid me in leather  I've got two 30 gal trash can full of the stuff. V/R Mike
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Dennis you can buy these type vises Pattern Makers Vise
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Yes, thank you, Lynn. A cursory look showed promise from these folks.
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Please note that the rear jaw is articulated on Al Lind's vise and I think the repo does not have this feature. Articulation allows the jaws to firmly grip shapes that do not have parallel sides and this is something quite important for vise versatility.
Reviews of the repo are spotty. Would be nice to actually see one. $440 is a lot of money for a vise, I think.
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Look at the pictures on that site closely and you will see the fixed jaw articulates, lower left pic of a guitar neck you can see the jaws are not parallel.
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Recoil Rob, your unrestored vise seems to be another Parker, but it's hard to tell how big it is. It is, a 4" swivel base. When it warms up enough I'll put it in the electrolysis tank and then repaint it. Be a toss up as to which to put on the bench, Yost for it's swivel jaw or Parker for Cool Factor. Steve, been looking for a deal on a Wilton for a while now, I keep checking CL and tags sales. Some day I'll get one. What size Wiltons do you use, 4"?
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I have run out of benches for my Parker vises. Unfortunately, my big railroad vise doesn't swivel, so it is useless for many projects. But it is so cool, I can't bear to take it off the bench. I'm not looking for a Wilton as long as I have my Parkers.
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