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Broadus

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    Mismatched vise

    Here are some more pictures. We took it all apart and reassembled it. When it's apart- the screw threads perfectly all the way into the box. It's only because the box can't fit into the place it belongs inside the jaws that the screw has to be extended out so far to reach the threading of the box. One reason why I think the parts don't fit and have not fit together in a long time is because the peeling orange paint is on the outside of the box too- on the surface that would be internal if it was fitting together correctly. So the last owner painted it with the box hanging out the back like this. The size difference is pretty significant- not something that some rust remover can fix.
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    Mismatched vise

    I'm sorry I was having trouble posting earlier, I wrote the post and refreshed the vise forum- but my post wasn't there- so I posted it again. Now there are two of the same topics- but the other one has the picture of my vise. I don't see a way to delete this duplicate post. Can a moderator help me with that? Rashelle- the diameter of the outside of the box is just a little bit bigger than the eyes it needs to fit in. It's also possible that the eyes are elliptical instead of being circular- it's a little hard to know because of the keyway notches. The front edge of the box has a bevel and the bevel allows it to sit centered and secure on the edge of the eye- the threaded part of the screw is not banging on the eye...but it only goes in about 1/4 inch or less.
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    Mismatched vise

    This is my first post to this forum and my brother and I are just getting into blacksmithing. I built a brake drum forge, have an anvil on loan and am starting to collect the tools I will need. We're looking forward to going to the SOFA convention this week. I picked up a post vise with 4” jaws the other day at a swap meet for $40. After I bought it I realized that the screw box wasn’t fitting right after closer inspection I believe that the box seems to have come from a different vise. It will open about 1-1/2” before the screw comes unthreaded. I did some post vise research and this problem seems very uncommon, I did find one vise with the same problem but it fits better than mine. '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> My vise is similar to this one: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/nice-post-vise-225241/ which makes me think the box is from the same style of vise, but from a larger model. The only other things missing are the washers, but those seem easy to replace. So what I’m wondering is: Can it be fixed so that the box does fit the vise? Or are there any chances of finding a smaller box without the vise? (Or a bigger vise without a box?)
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