mike60510 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I have an old vice that I received from my grandfather. He worked for the railroad back in the 1930's and 1940's. The vice appears to have been used by a blacksmith. It has a hand cranked fan used to stoke a firebox that would have been on the end of the view. The vice has an accessory that’s always puzzled me. It includes a gear-driven cylinder with a 1/2 inch bore located underneath the clamp heads. The cylinder can be rotated by a hand crank on the front of the vice. The bore in the cylinder matches up with a hole that extends through the vice. I’m guessing it was for some sort of rod. Can anyone help me identify what the initial purpose of this accessory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Greetings Mike The extra parts are for a grinding wheel attachment. They hooked up to a mandrel . There should be a hole in the base for the shaft. Common set up for early vise anvil combo set ups . Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 If it has a patent number on it you can look it up and see what all's supposed to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Sometimes those combination vises also had a drill attachment. If you look up patents for combination vises, you will find all sorts of different versions with drills, grinding wheels and more. They were quite ingenious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike60510 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Any thought on where to look for a patent number? I dont believe I've seen any markings on the assembly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The patent # were put on where ever they had a flat surface for the foundry type. I could be anywhere on the body. But some manufacturers made copies of other vises, and did not mark their product in any way. You might not find any markings on you vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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