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Nice bolt tongs John!

I think the reason why he wants to weld them up is for the extra weight and mass.....I personally would use it as a striking anvil or mount it on a stand and use it for knife and blades.

Thanks, Just did a google search with these fields "iforgeiron+tempering oil tube" and this came up http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/46232-tempering-swords/

Im hopeless at anything electrical. Ive been told PID controller, power supply, thermometer and heating elements etc pretty much the electrical side would cost in excess of $1500 AUD

I asked for pictures of the screw this morning when I called him up and he was very firm on the screw being "fine" I think I will message him tomorrow morning asking if he could take one more picture for me haha is $95 plus another $45 for shipping a fair price to pay? that is in Australian dollars, how much are leg vises worth in the US of A???

I think because the sword of Goujian was made during the bronze age that's one of the attributing factors to why its still been preserved until this day The sword of Ulfbert was rusted to bits when they recovered it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BKiLAiB8t0o I'm no where near being a bladesmith. The YouTube video pretty much shows the guy getting a long steel pipe and weld a plate at the bottom and filling it with oil with a propane torch at the bottom heating it whilst the blade is clamped to he top of the pipe with a thermometer to measure the temperature. A buddy of mine has recently built a long electric tempering oven and he loves it to bits and says it's the best method of tempering swords but I can justify spending $2000+ to make one. I've read on the internet different methods of tempering from running the blade on a bed of charcoal to using an oxy torch but this one seems like the most easiest, just abit of welding and away you go. Ive built myself a 800mm gas forge with 3 Venturi burners to compliment my smaller gas forge for heat treating. But I'm not too keen on building an electric tempering oven. I apologise Steve, I guess I didn't read everything in the knifemaking section. I have trouble using the search function. I did try and put in the search fields "oil tempering" Yeah I realise not everything on YouTube can be taken seriously but I thought I would raise the question here first. Do you have a link of that one example Michael?

Found this on YouTube what do you guys think? From what I understand you get pipe and fill it with oil then heat it with a torch.

Here are some more close up pictures of the vise

I spoke to the gentleman selling the vise, He said everything is in good condition.....he said maybe the spring has lost tension. Ive asked him for some more pictures

Supposed to call the fellow today about the leg vise... will ask for close up pictures of the screw/bolt Didn't want to call him yesterday because it was a sunday in Australia

Yep I get it now your using a spritzer for the rigidizer. Still abit early here in Australia.....need my cup of coffee....

Tried searching on google what a spritzer is and all I see is beverage bottles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spritzer

Saw this on the internet

Band saw, files and draw knife.

So a rounded face better for moving material whilst a flat face is for bevelling? Ive been told with hammer faces that I need to dress the edges so it doesn't make dints and mar up the workpiece cheers

Yeah it can be done. It's been done to make the internal diameter smaller. There's a special "glue" that is used to bond the kaowool to the shell which can be used to bond the kaowool to the kaowool.

Biggest problem that I'm buying this online because the vise is in another state. If it was local I could have a better look at it. Maybe take it apart if I'm allowed to .

Nice collection of hammers there Ive got a 4.4 rounding hammer made by Lyle Wynn and Stan Bryant as well

Hey John, so you made the brazeal style hammer tongs? Ive commissioned someone to make them for me. But I want to attempt making a set myself

What are some reasons for the jaws sticking??

Oh ok so we need a close up of the threaded screw area of the vise?

I'm thinking dog head, cross pein and a smaller rounding hammer. hopefully sometime this month I'll get some downtime to start forging.

Oh ok cool the hammer is still in good condition over the past few decades, it's had a hard life.

Always forget the photos sorry.These are the only photos that I have of the blacksmith leg vise, hope it helps.