matt87 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Saw this today while trawling fleabay. Looks to me like a little post vice which someone hacked into a crude little table vice thing. Find Miniture Blacksmiths Vice.(end time 11-Nov-07 22:04:07 GMT) I was wondering if it would be possible/easy to turn this into something closer to what it was originally. I don't have arc welding capabilities but I would take it to a garage near me and have them do the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solvarr Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Since the jaw on the right doesn't rotate I'd cut off the bottopm peice with the screw. Then I'd forge a piece that would butt up to the bottom and wrap arround the backside and up and do 2 L shaped welds with as much penetration as I could manage. But frankly as it is it can be a VERY handy tool . I treasure my movable vices and tools. mine100_0608 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! not mine but I have some that are similar. 29 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Nope that is a not unusal style of old bench vise---note the size it would be too fragile if it was a full length post vise. I have an even smaller one that mounts to my travel forge for very light duty tweaking made exactly the same way---tennon for the spring and bracket and the short turned stub with a screw. For a full sized truncated leg version look at a "Wagon Tongue Vise"---I had a friend who picked up one for about US$5 when they were selling for US$150---he was about 2 steps in front of me, sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Its a small smith made bench vise that can be clamped to the edge of a work bench to fascilitate delicate and intricate filing operations while setting on a stool or such. The height of a regular post vise would require the smith to stand to do the filing and thus be a more tiring operation. Most people do not understand with all the modern grinders and such that a majority of the old smiths time was spent with a file in hand, finishing projects they had forged in a few minutes. Filing is one of those monotonous labor intensive jobs that add so much to a finished project and make it look good. As part of my apprenticeship I once spent 4 days with only a file a hacksaw and a vise to complete a training project, and I can tell you standing for 4 days at a post vise is not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I understood this to be a gunsmith's vise. I have one similar and it is great for bench work. DanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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