i gut this vise a week ago and now have it totaly apart cleaning it. but it dont have a spring. any good ideas on how to make one?

Try doing a search of this forum.  There have been several discussions on vise spring making.

Hi Johndeere,

 

Here are two topics which solve all your Vise problems: ( At least they solved mine )

http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/28479-how-i-forged-a-new-spring-for-my-leg-vise/

http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/16880-question-on-repairing-the-screwbox-on-a-post-vise/?&hl=%20thread%20%20screwbox

 

There is also a thread where a new mount was made.

I can't find it right now, but i would suggest looking for this thread.

the new mount will help to hold the spring in place.

 

Screw and box are looking good, nice vise!

Any Stamps or marks on it? Dimension of jaws?

 

Greetz,

 

Hannes

No not any stamps or marks that I can find. But I am thinking it is German. I got it with a blowtorch and some wood augers both of them are German. And from what I have read and how far up the sides the side braces run it sounds like there is a good chance it is German. The jaws are 3.5 inches.

The problem im having is I dont want to change the mount its a tenon mount. I can make a clip but I"m not sure how I can make a spring.Ii only have about 5/8 of an inch between the pivot plates to fit a spring in. So I am kinda at a loss right now. If I had an idea what the spring was like on it and how it fastened to the post before I might be able to come up with something but no luck so far.

How does the tenon mount work on yours?

just for an idea

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=265155900232702&set=a.265155796899379.63086.100002148835846&type=1&theater  

On the inside end of the tenon it has a head like a rivit. And goes through the post as a small rectangle then is twisted and made in to 2 out sweeping mounting brackets.

 

 

That link wont work for me.

its a link to a tennoned legg vice that Tom Latane remade.  You can see it on his facebook page.  You might look at making a new attachment.  A tusk tennon works pretty well for holding on both.   

ty stephen. i will listen and look at any ideas. i will see what i end up doing. so far the tusk tennon is right at the top of the list.

I did my first spring replacement long time before knowing this forum or other vises.

 

First spring was made of a 4mm spring wire. i bent both ends to 90° . Then i put one half in a vise and bent the spring to about 30° .

Now it should look like a V with bent ends. The i opened the jaws  and put the spring in place ( V upside down) . the bent ends keeps position and the v Part is strong enough to keep the jaws seperated.

 

It works 3 years for me now. Maybe not the prettiest option but takes almost no place and is easy to do. It also doesn´t reqire a mounting plate which holds the spring.

 

The part is in the right upper corner.

 

Greetz,

 

Hannes

I did my first spring replacement long time before knowing this forum or other vises.

 

First spring was made of a 4mm spring wire. i bent both ends to 90° . Then i put one half in a vise and bent the spring to about 30° .

Now it should look like a V with bent ends. The i opened the jaws  and put the spring in place ( V upside down) . the bent ends keeps position and the v Part is strong enough to keep the jaws seperated.

 

It works 3 years for me now. Maybe not the prettiest option but takes almost no place and is easy to do. It also doesn´t reqire a mounting plate which holds the spring.

 

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The part is in the right upper corner.

 

Greetz,

 

Hannes

 

 

I like your idea. that way I don't need a new bracket. And it will be out of the way. Ty i think I'll give it a try.

My brother inlaw found me a compression coil spring that replaces the missing spring great. So I got the vise cleaned up and painted. Put it back together this morning. Here is a pic. Was going to add more. But for some reason I keep geting an error everytime I try to add the others.