whitewill1412

The screw is good. I got it all cleaned and oiled up. I can open it with just the weight of the handle. Very smooth

This is the first leg vise I got. It is a 4 inch and the only marking on it is 35 stamped on the one jaw. I figured that to be the weight, but it actually weighs about 42 lbs. It came to me without a mount or spring and it was covered in rust. I cleaned it all up with strip discs. It's messy, but they work great. Here are some pics of before and after cleaning. I have gotten it all mounted up already. More pics and stuff to come. To be continued....

Ok. Thanks. Does anyone have an idea why they are so long?

I just got a pair of tongs and a leg vise mount from a guy on Facebook. Now I don't have to make a mount for my second vise. I don't know what these tongs are for though. They are long. 37 1/2" long. Very strange jaws. What are they?

Yeah I really like black bear forges videos. I like Alec Steele too and I've seen some other good ones that I don't know there names. There is one blacksmithing basics video that was made for DVD on YouTube that was filmed one county over from me in Hookstown PA. That's a real good video. I've watched it a few times and I'll watch it some more too. That's not really that close to me. PA is a big state. But thanks for the suggestion Thank you all for the welcome. I'll probably be on here a lot. Maybe not posting a ton, but reading and learning for sure

My name is Will. I just got started forging. Learning from YouTube and the forums. I have a homemade anvil using railroad tie plates. I also have a small anvil/vise that I bought. It's nice to have the horn for shaping, but I don't plan to be beating on that one. Pretty sure it is cast iron. I've also acquired 2 leg vises. I will post all my tools a little later. Thanks for letting me in the forum. I'm Learning more every day