mlinn77 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 My leg vises had a little baby, hasn't even sprouted a leg yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlinn77 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Cleaned it up, it has 2¼" jaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Now that is a sweet little find. I'll take one from the nest litter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panday Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 That's cool. I'd love to have one for holding electrical parts while soldering. Can anyone say what the appropriate term for that type of vise is? I suppose a guy could make one that small pretty easy too. I have some 5/8" plate and a busted bench vise I can scavenge the screw from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlinn77 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 It's made just like a big one, little spring, same screw box, mounting plate, I believe the leg is meant to screw up to hold it on the bench, I don't see any markings, for the price I couldn't pass up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yes it's a bench vise and a common tool back in the day before the cast iron machinist vise became popular. The machinist vise with parallel jaws throughout it's throw and stability of it's base took over and few of the earlier ones are left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlinn77 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Ah nice, I didn't even think about that so it's pretty old then, I'm glad I saved it from the dank flea market it was sitting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 A noble act! Even more honourable if you put it back in use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlinn77 Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 It will be, it's all cleaned and greased just have to put a little leg on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick O Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 that could be a pretty useful tool one of those things that you'll use for a specific job because no other tool will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Those small vises have screws rather than legs to clamp them to tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlinn77 Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 The one to the left is a fancy one, it's funny I've never noticed any until I got one now I've seen a few, it's pretty cool how they are made just like a leg vise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The one to the right looks much older due to construction details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbear Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Here is mine I bought it for $1.26 all I had on me at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlinn77 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Sweet, that's a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 8 hours ago, winterbear said: Here is mine I bought it for $1.26 all I had on me at the time. Could you post dimensions? Somehow I've now got this crazy notion of trying to make one over winter break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbear Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Sure I'll get some measurements tonight. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panday Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I hate some of you guys. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 i have one of those little darlins as well. going to mount it so that i can put it in my main vise and have different angles for working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbear Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) Ok so here are some measurements of mine. 1. side plates/frame seems to be one U shaped piece 1.5"x 1.5" 2. Bench screw 3" 3. Bench screw bracket riveted to frame and bottom of rear jaw. 2" tall 1.25" back to frame , 9/16ths wide 4. Rear jaw/ top bench bracket. 2"1/8 back of bracket to jaw 5. Peening anvil riveted to top ofbench bracket. 9/16"ths sq 6. Front jaw. 1 7/8" jaws 4" tall 7. Screw box. 1.5" 8. Jaw screw. 3" 9. Jaw bolt and nut.5/8" sq heads 1"- long Edited November 18, 2015 by winterbear Delicate pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Thanks so much! A little vise like that shouldn't be too hard, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Baby vises, eh? I can play that game, too. 40mm angle iron in the small vice. Double horn anvil on the baby vise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I'll give you a profit and offer $2.00 for it! Best offer I've seen so far. Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 This is one I got on ebay some years ago, has a 2 inch jaw width. It needed a little help. I forged the spring, 2 inches long. I tenon/attached the disc on the bench tightening screw; the disc is hollowed on top to hide the peened tenon end. I forged the handle for the bench screw. The mount was held with a square nut, which I left. During the original manufacture, the pivot beam was forge welded to the fixed jaw lower portion, which was characteristic of the large leg vises. As shown, with the bench screw in about the half way position, the overall length is 9 1/2 inches. I suspect this was English made, and is similar to David Einhorn's on the left, in his photo response, above. I've seen a number of the other "style," as his on the right where the spring is hidden by the squarish plate, and a few of them are marked "Germany." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Check out this little cutie, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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