Vises

Can you help me identify this vise? Also do I need to reface the thrust washer face? Screw and box are excellent. Thanksfor your help.

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My local industrial surplus place has a listing on their website for a bench vise on a welded stand. I think I might make something like this for my big Columbian that's not currently mounted to anything.

getting this ready for a clean-up---------this style is about as generic as it gets------5" jaws, only marking is "MADE IN USA" with a blank badge above it ------im guessing whoever made this badged for a number or sellers----bunch o folks have this vise on their bench !---pure curiosity, anyone have this vise ? any guesses as to who the maker is ?

I know for the most part, people usually don't want to shorten a post vise. But me I am disabled and in a wheelchair all the time. I don't have any legs. I have 4 post leg vises. I figured on taking the one in the worst shape to shorten. Anyone have any ideas on how to do this without losing the integrity of the vise?

3 1/2 columbian------wood base tracks into bench support---as does a grinder.........

took ALONG time-------finally found a collar for this 973 1/2 ------fabbed one from copper plate years ago----but always looking for an original replacement screw collar-------on deck-------the Polish FPU Bison------6"----------

Hi all. I m new here nd from Hampshire UK. I recently acquired a leg vise that I am in the process of restoring, it appear to be pretty much original apart from the thrust washer, As can be seen in the photo there appears to have been an extension piece welded on. Also the extension and the thrust washer have different I.D’s so my thinking is to make a Top Hat bushing.

I'm in the market for a post vise. No luck at the estate sales, flea markets, etc, so I'm looking for new. Anybody have experience with the Perun vise or know where to find it in the US? Thanks, Jude

I ran across an image of a page from an old Söderfors catalog showing their leg vises. It seems they made these with two sets of pivot holes on the bottom plate, allowing the bottom of the moveable leg to be shifted outwards. This in turn would make the jaw faces closer to parallel when holding larger pieces. Clever.

Haven't seen it in person yet, as I'm travelling for work but my dad said he found his uncle's old vise in the basement the other day and asked if I wanted it. To which, I obviously said yes. Looks like it's in really nice shape. My great uncle was awesome, so it's not only a cool find but fairly sentimental. I had no idea he did anything but wood working.

Was scrolling marketplace and found thise vise today,going to pick it up tomorrow and will post more pics,just curious though,is this thing as big as I think it is?it appears to be sitting on a folding table and absolutely dwarfs it

Just wanting some info on clues to when the vises were made. For instance i know that at one time the mounting bracket was held on with a tennon rather than a wedge and collar early on. Not looking for exact date just round about period dates. Like for instance around about when did they go from a rivet holding the movable jaw to a bolt? I am trying to get a round about date for my vise. It has a rivet while most i see have a bolt and you can see hammer marks on the components, uneven bevels, etc., so it definitely had some hand forging done to it when made. Thanks in advance for round about answers. I did do a search for the topic but could not find any thread on i…

Here’s a neat one! Just finished cleaning up and reassembling it. I took too long getting around to it and had to look up the patent to figure out what went where.

I follow a youtube guy that goes by Black Bear Forge and love his stuff. Recently I was watching a video where he espouses the reasons to own a post vise, I've got a big ole antique vise I got out of a barn sale years ago and it does a great job. Big, heavy thing. The advice on how the floating mechanism is preferred vs the screw / machinist vise because of the possibility of heavy blows torqueing the screw out of alignment makes sense to me. I'm currently happy with my vise, but I'm curious if people have noticed significantly different quality of life between one or the other. Constantly on the lookout for them in my area, but as you might expect the mark…

Hey y’all, I have been researching trying to find out approximately how old my leg vise is. There are no discernible markings on it that I can find. The one thing that has been throwing me off is the mount. It’s sort of like a rams horn, but only has 2 mounting holes instead of 4, and is less curled. It appears to be original, to my uncultured eyes. I have read the article on anvilmag, (http://www.anvilmag.com/smith/107f2.htm), and it has the later style pivot bolt instead of pin. It also has the later style wrap around clamp instead of tenon. So that makes me think middle period to late period. I lean more toward middle period as all of the late period leg vis…

Hi everyone, I just acquired my first post vice and brought it home and realized I have a problem, I have no idea how to properly mount the thing! The requirements I have for my stand are: It needs to be at least semi portable as I don't have a permanent location for my blacksmithing set up as of now. It needs to be able to be made without any welding as I don't have access to a welder. I do have some general carpentry tools and an adequate level of proficiency with them. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to mount this vice please let me know, thank you!

My husband and I found this old vice in his grandfather's old woodshop several years ago when he passed away. Is this a leg post vice? Can anyone tell me anything about it. We love antiques, but know nothing about this kind of stuff. We just thought it looked too cool to leave behind at the time. Thanks!

Hello, I'm new here. I just picked up my first post vice at the 127 garage sales. It looks to be in pretty good shape. Some rust but the center screw is still nice and greased up. I noticed it was missing the spring, and the seller was trying to say you just open it with your hands... I may be a novice but I know better than that. But I was able to get him to come down to $100. My fist question is what should I use to make a new spring? I have plenty of leaf spring, and mild steel. I've read that both will work, coil spring too. I can watch some vids on how to go about forging it up, just curious about the material. And my second question is regarding who made it. …

Hey y'all, I was on honeymoon in Asheville NC last month and me and the old lady went into an antique store and in the back under some old farm equipment I found this beauty. I've attached photos in hopes y'all in your experience could help me identify the make. The only markings I can find are on the jaws with what reads 6conn and No 50. Any ideas? I was able to snag it for 200 US bucks!

I finished cleaning up the Indian Chief post vise, gave it a coat of Watco Danish Oil and added a portable stand. Now it’s time to put it to work!

Has anybody tried to make a nut box using a 3d printer to create a pattern.

I bought an old post vice in fair condition but missing the spring that opens the jaws. The jaws are about 5 inches wide. It's a little rusty but nothing is frozen. The screw looks in fair condition, but the spring that opens the jaws is missing. I have a source of new leaf spring material, but not sure what size to buy. I'd like to get in the ball park as far as size and would appreciate any suggestions or help available. thanks

Hello all. I have a vise I am cleaning up to put into use and I am hoping someone can help me identify the manufacturer. I picked the vise up in South Dakota. The owner said it had been in his family and passed down for a few generations. While cleaning it up, I came across some stamping. The screw box and the mounting plate both have the number 2 on them. The movable jaw has 45 stamped into it as well as some other stamps I can't quite make out. I assume the 45 is the weight and the number 2 represents the manufacturer's size in their lineup. Is this correct? For those of you familiar with the various vise manufacturer's, do you recognize the additional stamps on the mo…

So, i picked up this vise at a yard sale along with other items in the picture for 35 bucks. i have googled and it seems its a wagon vise? maybe? my question after cleaning it up is there a standard way of mounting it so i can use it for blacksmithing or did i waste my money and just scrap it for the metal weight thanks in advance.