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found this little cutie quite locally. Looks like its never been used.
Curious, what sort of brand would we be looking at and where on the vise would the logo / makers makr be located should there still be one? Tempted to leave it in same condition, and make a set of leather jaw caps for delicate work or perhaps magnetic soft caps for delicate work.
Love the tiny anvil on the back too. Not even a scratch on that! Very strange but very welcome
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Buddy of mine found this outside his door a few days ago. He lives in France. I immediately thought it was some sort of Hardy tool, so he said I could have it. I posted some pictures round and aside from the dirty jokes surrounding its shape and possible unintended uses from the manufacturer some have said this is a Stake /tinsmith Anvil/ flattener. Its 5kg. Not sure on the brand but it seems very ornately shaped.
I'm curious as to where a makers mark would be on here should there be one. Or if it can be identified without need of cleaning it up based on its shape.
What do you guys think? I'll take up some measurements when it arrives, so far I just have these pictures and know its 5KG which seems quite heavy for something that looks this size.
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Good luck my friend I wish you success! Should this not work on first attempt I hope you learn the skills to succeed on the second attempt.
Its all trial an error anyway. Make sure to write down what your doing and how your doing just incase you wanna repeat that in the next build or perhaps avoid that route. Always handy to keep a journal in anything you do
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Ah thanks! Hmm Yeah i'm lookin for some sort of sign on it. Cant see anything just yet. along the main leg I saw a strange giant oval shape which I thought could be the outline of a makers mark but it wasnt symetrical at all.
Found it in Warrington England, so I'd assume its some English make as there are quite a few makers here. The legs have the edges filed down as a form of decoration, there are some shoulders just before this starts too which are purely decorative.
Also the entire vise used to be a dark red, probably quite a long time ago as the paint is under the patina.
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Wrought iron Peter wright I thinks. 4 inch jaws, 40 inches tall 44.5 lbs
If you look close between the patina it used to be painted dark red. I believe its missing the decorative ball on the screwbox.
Screw in brand new sort of condition. No wear at all, each burr is sharp, not one single part of the burs dull or rounded. No signs of any repair ever having been done to this vise.
Cant see light through the jaws either, Holds paper just fine without slipping at all.
Got it for £39 locally I bought it thinkin i'd have a fun project to repair but theres nothing at all to do with it, so i'm kinda bored now. I'll restore the parkinsons above instead haha.
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Here is condition of screw. Looks like the entire thing was sent out of factory and never used?? I see no wear at all on the edges of the screw Nor any dull spots or missing chunks or chips or cracks or any sign of welding anywhere on the entire thing. Very odd.
The jaws are 4inch exactly, the length is 40 inches tall and its about 44.5lbs so roughly 21kg
What do you guys think ? Is this a Peter Wright or somthin else?
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Hey there Thomas, in that last picture where its in the house is the screw box right? In the original pictures I thought it was off too, so I spun it round until it sat in there nice.
Hmm just spoke with the BF who will be using this, he said he will have an indoor forge starting next march hopefully. So looks like itll be living indoors.
I have the rust converter on hand, reckon I should leave it and just use boiled linseed oil?
Thanks! I'm happy its a good one. Not sure on the make yet but I see no signs at all this was ever repaired via welding or any of the like. Looks like it was used lightly for all its years, not even the bar is bent.
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opens and closes no trouble.
Can hold a piece of paper without it sliding out. Light isn't shining through the teeth either. All lines up even. Very very happy with it.
Tempted to leave it in same condition? Originally was gunna brush off what I could then use that rust converter but now i'm not sure.
Do you guys reckon this could use some rust converter?
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Ah thanks ! Will keep that in mind for future. I'll be picking it up sometime soon, haven't touched it in person yet. Screw looks nice and clean which is lucky. I assume because it is so clean, that the vise and free of rust is because was in a closed position, which would mean the vise opens and closes as its open here on the picture.
Atleast thats my first guessing. Thanks for all the info xx <3 Very excited about this find. I'll update this space when I get it in the house and i'll let you know how well it opens / closes.
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Hmmm... I cant lift the bag off of it. I cant pick this thing up. Its certainly 30kg or more I think. Took some pictures of the brand, hopefully that helps in getting more info about it.
Wasn't expecting it today, the seller appeared at my door driving his work vehicle haha. Loads of passengers in the short bus he was driving.
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On 7/12/2019 at 9:43 AM, caotropheus said:
For twenty quid it is hard to go wrong with such piece.
I'll have the other information Monday sometime between 3-4pm GMT when its delivered. So i'll update then with the rest of this info.
16 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said:Yep, good find for 20 pounds Sterling (25.14 U.S. dollars). I think it is a machinist bench vise not a blacksmith leg vise.
I did get him to give me the rough weight when we spoke today, and its apparently 30 kg which is 66.1 lbs? Not sure if that's a small in Vise terms but should be fun project to restore. As far as i'm aware though it works, from the pictures though. It definitely could use a nice clean. Yeah I believe it to be a machinist bench vise as well, sort of happenstance I came across a bench anvil which will be perfect to sort of make up for the fact as hitting things on this particular vise is not advised. The anvil right next to it will make up for that I think.Will update this with brands/ measurements/ marks and a full video when I get it this Monday at around 3-4 pm GMT. Should be fun project. From that estimate of weight though, that is 2x heavier than the larger anvil in the backyard and around 8x heavier than the small bench anvil that will be sitting next to it haha.
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Here is a sound sample of what sound it makes when lightly tapped with a hammer. Just letting it freefall from about an inch onto it as someone requested I hit it with a hammer.
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Here you go.
Curious what would it have been made to be used for? Also what sort of process was used to make it? What type of material?
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Would love to know what brand this is, and to know how best to restore it.
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Thanks, some others said that name too. Curious, do they have a makers mark? Also where would they put it on something such as this?