This vise only has half a maker's mark. Does anyone recognize it? I don't have a picture of the vise put together right now, but it's a wagon tongue vise.

It's too bad someone ground off a portion of the name.

You're telling me. I wish I could find an approximate draw for it. I'll post a Pic of the full vise tomorrow. 

I haven't decided how I'm going to mount it. If anyone has any good setups for this style of vise I'd love to see it. 

Me, I'd just use those two bolts to attach it to a steel block and plate arrangement and bolt it to a rigid table.

 

Chris

Make a wagon tongue sticking out from the end of a sturdy bench.

It's really too bad. I just got rid of my wagon tongue collection. 

I think I will use the bolts like Chris the Curious Said. 

https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/54645-using-the-name-on-the-forum/

 

Edited September 5, 20196 yr by Mod30
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I saw one where the fellow removed the rear mount entirely, and basically bolted an angle iron section to it and used that to bolt it to a table. 

I would fip the section that goes around the wagon tongue so it still attached but pointing down and build a typical post cise  mount for it.  Perhaps with a support that engaged the bottom of the vise for greater strength.

I have a couple of the small vises that look like the top of a post vise but were used on benches; and without a leg on them.