BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Saw this odd vise with the anvil I bought. No markings at all on it. I kept looking at it thinking something is off, then it hit me, the threads are exposed. Action is all reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The stationary jaw is also reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Possibly an old machine vise? (Like for an early shaper or mill). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Probably one of the massive number of "inventions" that hit the market between the 1880s and WWI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Someone had welded a plate to the bottom, so I am not sure what the original base looked like. Probably weighed around 100# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Kinda looks like a repurposed cole vise. Or a knock off of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickmetal55 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Has anyone found out anything about this vice. I have an identical one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Welcome to IFI... have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help getting the best out of the forum. Where in the world are you located? May add a clue about the vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 This is definitely a bench and not a machine vise. Shaper vises are wide and low to absorb the force of the cutter, and give more working room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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