Farmall Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Came across this neat vise and it had to come home with me. It's about 14 inches high, jaws around 3-3/4 inches in width. Has two pins on the top part of the mount and the clamp is around 6-1/4 inches wide when fully open, and about 4-1/2 inches closed. That's what makes me think it might be a tongue vise. Anybody seen one like it before? Only marks are "AA" (probably the owner, maybe the maker or both) on a number of places on the vise. Just hoping someone can provide some insight on it and what its original design/use was. Thanks in advance for any and all help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Does it hold your tongue securely enough to file? Heh heh, heh. It looks like a wagon tongue vise to me and a good score. It sure would've come home with me and Deb could've yelled. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 I thought it might be, but was sure as I hadn't seen this type of mount before. I have another, but it looks like this one(not mine, just a photo I found on the web). I have seen probably 8-10 like in the picture, but never seen one like I got with the clamp and pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I'm thinking a heavy work bench vise. I found this thread with one that looks very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Well, I also have one that looks like that, but it's much smaller than the one I just got. It's only about 6-7 inches high, whereas this one is around 14 and is definitely a much more substantial vise. I was thinking this is a wagon tongue vise because of the limitations on the clamp. Whatever it clamps to has to be at least 4 inches thick and can be as much as 6 inches. My new vise bears a lot of resemblance to a Brooks leg vise I have because of the vise hinge pin and the octagonal supports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetrot Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I am wondering if those 2 pegs extending from the top of the mounting plate may be a clue to its use. If they extend into holes in the wagon tongue they would make for a very solid mount. REALLY a nice vise in any case! Moosetrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I'd guess a heavy duty bench vise as well. You don't want a wagon tongue vise able to torque around the tongue damaging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Thanks for all the suggestions. Whether a bench or tongue vise, it's still pretty neat. I'll put it back into service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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