i was surfing the web and found this: http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-home-renovation-materials-hand-tools-Blacksmith-vice-W0QQAdIdZ349882691 anyone ever seen one? looks interesting... should i get it if possible ???

I saw that one yesterday. If I lived closer, I would buy it.

Rich Heinicke of Michigan has one that I posted pictures a couple of years ago. I don't think they survived the upgrades of IFI. I still have the pics in my files but I'm not sure of how to post them now.

Howdy Jerry ! nice to see ya. Here is a picture of my vise. Priceless when you need it.

I have a different design than that one, but it does come in handy. The block in the front is for upsetting bolt heads and the lower block on the rack is adjustable so you can raise and lower it. That gives you a bottom stop for the bar you're working on. My vise has several sets of different size holes that fit in the vice jaws and that block is down in the middle instead of out front. Mine was over $400 so $175 is a deal!

A very nice and useful vise, and at a good price.

If it were with in a couple hundred miles of me I could not get there fast enought to buy it.

here are the two I have. they are a very handy thing to have.

The vee swages as shown in JeffB's first pic are for the farrier who is forge-welding toe calks. If welded in the die, toe calk downward, the calk becomes sharp for loose soil plowing or for wintertime, sometimes called "sharp shoeing." The sharp heel calks can be done at the anvil, the wedge length of the medial one in the horse's line of stride and the lateral one crossways to the line-of-stride.

Please let me know if you are not going to buy it. If you are not, I am going to buy it.

go for it mr. newman, its not in my budjet at the moment, will you be going to the brian brazeal demo for the OABA? i am signed up to take the course.

Thanks for letting me know about this vise Joshua. I just replied to the ad.

I should be going to the demo I just missed out on participating. Was that you who got the last spot . Good to hear you got in.

Are you going to make it to Waldie's in Milton?

Mr. Newman, you will indeed like the vise. Consider it a third hand in one sense. Mine is not bolted down but if you have a floor plan that allows definite setup you may so choose. You can twist bloody hot 1/2 square with ease, isolate (quench) and reverse twist in one heat. I just use tongs. Repetitive starts on forgings ( chalk mark ) for bends. The toothed upright allows for absolute same starts on bends. Yes, mine has been slapped around with the hammer on hot metal and is still one tool that is indispensable when needed.

Thanks for letting me know about this vise Joshua. I just replied to the ad. I should be going to the demo I just missed out on participating. Was that you who got the last spot . Good to hear you got in. Are you going to make it to Waldie's in Milton?

yes it was me! i heard somone called just after i confirmed.... im not sure about waldies.... what is going on there?

There is a similar thing used in this country which sits it the hardy hole, and you "get your leg over" the lever. Sometimes they take the form of very large tongs. They are for hot rasping shoes.

Sweet deal! Show us some more pics when you get it.

I am still waiting to hear a response from the person with the vise. Hopefully it has not sold already.

Joshua, The February OABA meeting is at the Waldie blacksmith shop in Milton. It is an old blacksmith shop downtown in Milton that is owned and operated by the local historical board. There is usually a pretty good turnout there. Lloyd Johnston who used to visit with the last blacksmith who to run the shop and is a very good smith himself will be doing a demo.

turns out i cant go i have to go to my girlfreinds dad's place for their annual skating/chili cook off/hot tub party, i guess i will see you in bellwood for the brian brazeal demo

ahh josh. them girls get ya into real issues when you gotta work.

hahaha ya, but im 16 so i really dont neeeeed to work, besides... i get chili cookies skating a hot tub and her moms home made butter tartes :)

Mmm, I love tarts... ;)

josh- same age. my only issue with my girl is her dad wants me to make him up an oil drum smoker.... and he wants to pay me for it!!! but i need work. lol. having your own business isnt all its cracked up to be.

Looks like these guys are using foot pedal vices.

i gotta say i like the idea of a foot pedle vice. leaves 2 ahnds to mess with stuff

Nice foot pedal vise here, first one I've seen with the wheel. I have to admit I totally stalk this seller on ebay, they sell some amazing stuff.

http://www.ebay.com/...=item19cd9a4c11