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Dh12791

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  1. haha I understand your concern. Although by no means do I consider myself a great or even good welder I am familiar with the term. brain fart....or was that a brain shart
  2. Ahhh okay thanks for clarifying that Charles. Haha Thomas my mistake i took that V as a typo at first I have read a little but clearly need to read a little more maybe before I ask questions haha. Thanks for the reference I will read through that thread...
  3. That was my first thought. In this case would you suggest drilling holes through new jaw faces and plug welding or taking another route? Also could you elaborate a little bit for me on "if so use more rod/wire as the silicates get vaporized"......still learning all this terminology haha. Thanks
  4. Hey Billybones. I am new here as well and have to say this is a great forum so far. Your vise is very similar but I do see a few minor differences, nonetheless thats a good lookin vice you have there. As Lionel said, the leg or post should meet and be stabilized to a mount on the floor. Okay so to give you guys a little update on my original post.... All of the parts are in pretty good shape and I am working on getting rid of all the rust before re-assembling this thing. My biggest concern about bringing this thing back to life is one of the jaw faces. As you can see from the pictures the one jaw face is nearly separated from the jaw. The other seems to be okay except for maybe a small portion of the jaw face being chipped off at one point in time (area colored red) but doesnt seem to have a split. but I am more concerned about the one that is actually split. I am interested in hearing if anyone else has had this issue and what you did to repair it. I read a few things on other sights about making (i guess drilling and tapping?) removable jaw faces. I also read that that might not be the best idea unless I was to incorporate some type of rabbet joint or something to accomodate for the shear force this thing will experience. Excited to hear what knowledge will be thrown my way. Thanks in advance. Cheers
  5. Beaudry i totally agree. Ive been contemplating it. Did a little triangular math the other day and to give good enough support a steel plate base would be ridiculously large haha maybe ill core my concrete floor and poor a little high strength grought around a beam or something. I appreciate your wisdom. While Im at it Im gonna throw a picture of tongs on here im sure someone knows right away whattheyre for buti havent the slightest clue. Please let me know if its frowned upon to double up a topic like so. They spread rather then pinch when grasped.
  6. Just a lil update for anyone who cares. Finally got the keyed screw box out of the main leg and discovered a number 2 stamped on it. So thats two markings ive found so far. The other was what seems to be a "3" on the bottom of the mounting plate. Maybe this will narrow it down even more specifically somehow? Anyone else out there have what seems to be the same vise? Cheers
  7. Good call. Gotta love those msds sheets. They never wanna tell you on the packaging but if you know where to look......
  8. Thanks Irondragon. I have never tried i will have to give them both a shot. Have you ever heard of mustforrust? If not you gotta check it out. Im not sure of the chemical makeup but it is sold at walmart supposedly eco friendly and works really well. It leaves a whiteish residue almost like aluminum oxidation that can either be wiped or rinsed off or painted right over. I have never tried painting over it but have used it to remove rust many times Supposedly also removes bluing feom firearms or anything else that may be blued but havent tried that either
  9. Little update for anyone who cares. I came across a great page on leg vise restoration on anvilmag.com "Leg vises of the middle period were made from the early to mid 19th-century. These vises are still mostly hand forged, but incorporate major design improvements. The mounting plates are secured with a wrap-around clamp instead of a tenon, and pivot pins are threaded for a nut. Solid wrought iron screw boxes have replaced the composite ones of the early period." I think this describes the vise i have on hand pretty well so im thinking early 1900s Columbian. If anyone has anymore information Im happy to hear it all. Would be awesome to match it to an exact year or even model if that was a think when these were in production.
  10. Thanks for the input Lionel much appreciated. And correction.....sitting UNDER the ground not quite "6 feet under" but well over 2 feet haha.
  11. good call Thomas, Thanks for the input I am pretty sure they are all original because it did have a square bolt at pivot point which i understand is original on most. but the wedges did look shotty as if someone did some type of repair to something over time. I haven't gone back to the site because its on a main street with stores and such. Maybe itll be worth asking for permission. Either they let me look for more or they get me for making the hole in front which they probably wondered what it was from . Yes I graduated from and still live in Manasquan. My first thought was how awesome it would be if it was made in my area such as the historic and still operating Allaire State Park blacksmith shop and foundry or The Old Millstone Forge.
  12. I agree with not making it look new. The reason I say fill in divets is because it was literally underground for god knows how long with just the smallest part of it sticking out for me to trip on so some are a little deeper than normal patina and maybe would help strengthen the leg because of that? The one fall on the way home from a bar that I was happy about. Depending on how deep some really are after getting rid of rust I will consider leaving it as is and mabe just do moving/touching surfaces. Ahhh okay that's great to hear about the casting. Not a big fan of cast stuff in this type of application. Yes the reason I thought cast is because of what looked like a couple tabs or lines like you mentioned. I'm thinking a 1/2 steel plate big enough to give me good side to side and back and forth pulling without wanting to topple and a 6x6 post. And a couple raised casters to tilt and roll. Thanks for the input Beaudry
  13. The jaws are 5 1/4" I am thinking Columbian from what I have read through and seen so far on the interwebs. Does this sound about right? I am still very curious as to year it was made because i noticed a lot of Columbians with not so decorative or as curvy a screw end (Columbians, as far as i know, are supposed to have curvy ends) which I'm assuming got lost with mass manufacturing techniques. Also it seems like parts of it are cast iron which will break pretty easily if I were to use it for a lot of hammering. My plan is to sand blast it, do a little grinding, torch weld as many divets as possible and give it another finish grind/ polishing then keep it looking good for as long as i live with coats of oil. Still looking forward to everyones thoughts and opinions as to whether or not I am on the right track identifying this thing. Cheers
  14. Hello all, New to the forum and using forums in general for the most part so go easy on me. I am currently working on restoring a leg vice and thout id ask for yalls help trying to identify it. I found it buried in the ground in Monmouth County New Jersey and finally got the darn thing apart today. Excited to see what everyone has to say. If I can add any other pictures to aid in identifying this beast please let me know. Cheers
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