I went ahead and made a new bracket and spring for this vise. The bracket is forged-fabricated, I torched it out of a piece of 1/2 inch plate then forged the box area and welded it with a mig welder. Forged the collar that goes around the leg and wedges. I listed it on craigslist locally, if it does not sell in a week I will put it on ebay and see what happens there