AJAX Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Does anyone know what the difference is between a leg vice and a post vice? I'm pretty sure its just the name, maybe some people call them post vices, and some people call them leg vices. Anyways, if anyone has an answer it would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Quote
AJAX Posted November 12, 2012 Author Posted November 12, 2012 well they look very similar to post vices, that's why I'm trying to find out the difference. Quote
eric sprado Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Leg vice,Post vice. Same thing. You say tomayto and I say tomotto.... same fruit... Quote
Timothy Miller Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 In the old catalogs they are called blacksmith vices or leg vises. Post vise is a term that seems to have crept up over the years it seems to be used more in the south than the rest of the country. It is a bit of a misnomer in my opinion. Quote
Frank Turley Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 I started smitihing in the early 1960's, before ABANA, before internet, before American Farriers' Association, and we called them leg vises. I have an 1894 tool & machinery catalog which calls them leg vises. I never heard of 'post vise' until I got on the internet. There is something called a 'post drill.' It is aligned and mounted on a plank and then sometimes attached to a shop post, a vertical structural timber. No matter what I say, today's common usage is leg vise or post vise for the same thing. By the bye, the spelling of vise in the U.K. is 'vice.' Quote
Bentiron1946 Posted November 13, 2012 Posted November 13, 2012 vise or vice by any other name it still puts the squeeze on a hunk of metal just fine. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted November 14, 2012 Posted November 14, 2012 There are certain blacksmiths who you might say that their vices are vises! Quote
Nothing2read Posted November 15, 2012 Posted November 15, 2012 I have over 100 vises. So I guess I will just add them to my list of vices. Quote
Alan Evans Posted November 16, 2012 Posted November 16, 2012 I can advise you that over here in the UK we only call them Leg Vices. The other name I believe is post colonial. But who needs or wants (or vise versa) my advice? I would argue the toss but I don't have a leg to stand on... Get a grip Quote
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