mpc Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 The title says it all. I saw a listing for a 4” post vice thats in decent shape but needs a spring. I’ve never looked into post vices so but the price is well below what I normally see. Assuming everything but needing a new spring is fine, is it a “buy” at $100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Crest Forge Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 This thread needs more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Well the heart of the vise is the screw and box. If they check out, you can whip out a spring cold from flat bar in 5 mins. That might be a little pricy to me (I'm kinda cheap, and am fully tooled up), but I don't know whether or not you're in a vise desert. If all else is good, grab it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 What Stash said. Main thing is the screw and screw box. Other parts are not too hard to fabricate/forge. Price pending condition is not crazy high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Ayup, screw box, then screw, spring is too easy to worry about EXCEPT as a bargaining chip. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzy Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 In this general area, that price is not horrible but is still running a bit high. A 4" around this part of the NW tends to run more like $ 80 in that condition and about that $ 100 price when decently complete. I picked up a 4-1/2 at an auction in Grangeville ID (well attended commercial auction) about a year ago for $ 85 with a couple of other small goodies in the lot (pry bar, nail puller). More recently I picked up a 5-1/2 in good shape and complete for $ 175 at an antique store in Lewiston (so higher pricing than auction normally runs). But...if there is some specific "extra" like good branding or a superior screwbox, you aren't too far off. The spring and the other stuff to hold it are not that hard to scab together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.morse Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I picked up a beautiful 4" Monday p.m. for $70. It also needed a spring. I went out to my trapping stuff and grabbed the spring off an old (I've owned it 50+ years!)Victor no. 1 long-spring. Works like a charm. The vise has a number 5 on the underside of the screw-down plate. Any ideas as to it's maker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 j.morse, could you post a picture of it please? Pnut (Mike) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.morse Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 7:26 AM, pnut said: j.morse, could you post a picture of it please? Sorry Pnut, I just saw you request. I only have my phone as a camera, and don't know how to do it from the phone. I'll see if I can find a way to get a photo on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Even I have posted pictures here and no one is more computer illiterate than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 My phone allows me to send pictures to an email address. I read my email on my home computer system and save the photos there, (much more storage than on a phone!) Then I can post from my home system and "choose files". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 I pay up to $10 per inch of jaw width. My last one was a complete Columbian for $40. As said before , check the screw and screw box. Unscrew it all the way and look both over well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Crest Forge Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Might work, until you get into the 7 and 8 inch range. Out here, at least 20$ an inch is more typical for the smaller vises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hheneg Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I've never had a spring on a post vice, and its never been a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I would find it an aggravation to pull the jaw open without a spring, especially since they are so easy to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 sad when a person asks for help then wont return to talk to anyone about it when they do try :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwpigeon Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 1:44 PM, mpc said: The title says it all. I saw a listing for a 4” post vice thats in decent shape but needs a spring. I’ve never looked into post vices so but the price is well below what I normally see. Assuming everything but needing a new spring is fine, is it a “buy” at $100? Easy, make a new spring, all you need is some 1" or 1 1/4" spring stock or an old spring. heat it re curve it to fit and them quench and temper it. On 5/28/2019 at 3:41 PM, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: I would find it an aggravation to pull the jaw open without a spring, especially since they are so easy to make. If you have a forge and anvil make one. You have all of the tools you need. That is what blacksmithing is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 3:16 PM, hheneg said: I've never had a spring on a post vice, This is what I replied to and I have made several springs, one out of wrought iron and the others out of mild steel. Vise springs do not need to be made from spring steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, bwpigeon said: heat it re curve it to fit and them quench and temper it. You don't need to heat treat a post vise spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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