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Process started with cleaning up the bent leg, and getting the forge ready.

The first heat, and my weapon of choice.

Second heat. Slow going, but making progress.

Final heat, and some fine tuning.

First test fit is pretty good. Still needs a little side to side adjustment.

After one more heat and a little more tweaking. Good enough for me.

After fine tuning the fit of the jaws. I had to make the spring.

This is a vise that I just picked up. I got the vise for $10, so it was a great deal for a fixer upper.

A worn screw is the only thing that will drive me from a vise repair. The screw on this vise was still in good shape.

The spring was missing. And they had used a very long cheater pipe on the handle and bent the dynamic jaw severely. The leg on the dynamic jaw was bent so bad that the jaws when closed, were offsett 5/8" vertically.

It took three heats, and a sledge hammer. But it straightened nicely. 

Then just a couple more heats to fine tune the jaws from side to side.

Caleb,

I am sending you a PM

Wondering if you guys could help me put an age to my anvil?

Serial number is 184387

Inspector mark under horn is 5

heat mark is 83

124 pounds, 4"x 14 3/4" face, 2 1/4" table, 7" horn

10 1/2" tall with 1" hardie

Thank you for any help

1 hour ago, Randy Bill said:

Indeed they did, now Commercial Forged Products. Mine has the similar angled fixed jaw/post. One forging, not welded, not bent; note mounting plate and pivot bolster are parallel. 44" jaw height, 50 lbs. (Also has the removable jaws) Yes, this setup looks unstable and seems too tall. I have heavier vises, this gets used all the time because it's handy. I had intentions of attaching all sorts of stuff until I started using it...                                                                                                                               Did O'Leary make the Columbian?                                                                                                                       

 

Does yours still have the pipe jaws?

O'leary manufactured tools and vises.

Here are my two vises. Both were in rough shape and rusted solid and froze up.

I paid $40 for each one. They were purchased at different times. 

Both work like new now.

First is a 6" Quickwerk  Warren tool co.

Second is an 4 1/2" Arthur O'neal  with pipe jaws.

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Pics. are out of order.  I am new here and trying to get the hang of posting pics. 

My computer skills are lacking.

This is the mounting plate on the O'neal