Leg Vice Restoration / Dismantle

[GHO]

Morning All,

I'm an enthusiastic amateur recently signed up from Ireland, and have been trawling through the wealth of information on site site over the last few days. :D

Quite unexpectedly browsing round an old junk shop I came across an old English Leg Vice yesterday, and snipped it up (after checking the screw and screw box) for 20 euro.

It's pretty rusted, but in OK shape - jaws meet and the spring seems fine. I was looking to tidy it up a bit and was wondering if there is a set way for dismanteling the vice?

I removed the screw and screwbox (currently soaking in diesel to remove old "gunk" before re-greasing) I just wanted to check (pic attached) that the next part is where the main body of the vice is dismantled?

Thanks all! :)

[Ozark Nick]

The bolt you have circled in white will allow you to remove the outer jaw of the vise.

I recently got an old leg vise too, removing that bolt and giving that whole area a thorough cleaning brought it back into mostly working condition.

Good luck!

[Frank Turley]

Sometimes on the older vises, the pivot bolt is slotted and wedged rather than threaded for a nut. In any event, the movable leg can be removed.

[ThomasPowers]

Dismantling and cleaning that area and greasing it helps the vise work smoothly. Do not remove iron from it though as that will loosen up the joint allowing the jaw to flop around a bit.

Not much to a post vise: clean and grease the screw/screwbox; clean and grease the washers where the screw and screwbox goes through the shafts, clean and grease the pivot area and you are pretty much done---unless you need to re-work or make a mounting bracket and/or spring.

[GHO]

Thanks all, advice and pointers much appreciated!