Just signed up here recently, have not even sent a hello yet. (cant figure out how to get profile pic up) But this is my first post so Hi yall. 

This is a vice i still use. Do not know the age or who made it but i do know that my grandpa used it n the barn when i was a kid. The one you found looks eerily similar.  

Ok on to my introductory post.

This vise is mounted incorrectly, the leg should be mounted firmly on the floor , preferably in a socket ,not hanging loose putting all the pressure on the mounting bracket .

Hey Billybones. I am new here as well and have to say this is a great forum so far. Your vise is very similar but I do see a few minor differences, nonetheless thats a good lookin vice you have there. As Lionel said, the leg or post should meet and be stabilized to a mount on the floor. 

Okay so to give you guys a little update on my original post....

All of the parts are in pretty good shape and I am working on getting rid of all the rust before re-assembling this thing. 

My biggest concern about bringing this thing back to life is one of the jaw faces.

As you can see from the pictures the one jaw face is nearly separated from the jaw. 

The other seems to be okay except for maybe a small portion of the jaw face being chipped off at one point in time (area colored red) but doesnt seem to have a split. but I am more concerned about the one that is actually split.

I am interested in hearing if anyone else has had this issue and what you did to repair it. 

I read a few things on other sights about making (i guess drilling and tapping?) removable jaw faces. I also read that that might not be the best idea unless I was to incorporate some type of rabbet joint or something to accomodate for the shear force this thing will experience. Excited to hear what knowledge will be thrown my way. Thanks in advance.

Cheers

I would V preheat and arc weld remembering that the body may be real wrought iron and if so use more rod/wire as the silicates get vapourized...

25 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

I would V preheat and arc weld remembering that the body may be real wrought iron and if so use more rod/wire as the silicates get vapourized...

That was my first thought. In this case would you suggest drilling holes through new jaw faces and plug welding or taking another route? Also could you elaborate a little bit for me on "if so use more rod/wire as the silicates get vaporized"......still learning all this terminology haha.

Thanks

Taught iron has silicate slag in it. It’s what gives it the wood like grain, so arc welding will boil it out, their buy requiring more fill material,

In this case I would suggest doing exactly what I suggested! I would Vee around the old face body and weld it back together remembering that the jaws were probably high carbon and the body wrought iron. 

Have you read previous threads on this subject?  like 

 

Ahhh okay thanks for clarifying that Charles.

Haha Thomas my mistake i took that V as a typo at first

I have read a little but clearly need to read a little more maybe before I ask questions haha. Thanks for the reference I will read through that thread...

If when discussing welding you think V is a typo; you are probably NOT a good enough welder to do that repair. It's a common descriptive term for a common procedure.

haha I understand your concern. Although by no means do I consider myself a great or even good welder    I am familiar with the term.  brain fart....or was that a brain shart