November 12, 201213 yr 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.
November 12, 201213 yr Author well they look very similar to post vices, that's why I'm trying to find out the difference.
November 12, 201213 yr Leg vice,Post vice. Same thing. You say tomayto and I say tomotto.... same fruit...
November 12, 201213 yr 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.
November 12, 201213 yr 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.'
November 13, 201213 yr vise or vice by any other name it still puts the squeeze on a hunk of metal just fine.
November 16, 201213 yr 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
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