Description of 𧲠Wilton 63143 Magnetic Inserts 10 Inch: Enhance Efficiency and Precision!
COMPATIBILITY: Fits Wilton Model 79A woodworking vise. PROTECTS YOUR PROJECTS: Maple face prevents marring of your work piece. NO TOOLS NEEDED: Strong magnets hold the insert in place during use.
Magnets are almost useless, very weak. I foolishly scraped some of the paint off the vise, thinking it would help the magnets stick better. But it didn't matter at all. I won't be returning them, but not a good buy.
Good product but didn't work well in my vise. As you can see it slides down as it is adjusted to have a much larger metal contact area. I ended up ordering some neodymium magnets and carving a hole in a piece of wood and it worked really well. Wilton should consider doing something similar or clarifying the type of vise it's intended for.
I originally wanted to make my own wooden vise inserts for my garage workbench, but I didn't like the component approach to vise parts I found in Woodcraft, so I decided to go with a simple (and lazy) street. I bought a quality vise from them and HOPED these liners would protect my projects and most importantly stay in place! do exactly what they were designed to do. The maple liners didn't damage anything I pinched and they never slipped off. The magnets appear to be of high quality and do not