DennisCA Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Found a blacksmiths vise in a 2nd hand shop for 60 euros and decided to bring it home. I took it apart and cleaned it in my electrolysis tank, it was very filthy and with time, it will get filthy again. But I like to add my own filth. And also so I can determine the condition of the vise. And here it is reassembled and I did slap some high temp paint on it (in the background you can see part of the foundation for my shed build, in which I will keep my smithing equipment in the future) The screw is clearly worn but has some life in it left. I have a lathe so I could turn a new one. And the jaw width is 10cm or 4 inches so a 4 inch vise, the jaws can open up to about 4 inches as well, but then you don't have much thread left in the nut, so maybe 3½ inches is more realistic. I have no idea who made this vise, likely it's of swedish or finnish manufacture and quite some time ago. Just another thing I need a stand for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Nice find. It's stout looking. My post vise isn't that beefy. Good price too, or it is in the part of the US I live in. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisCA Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks, same place also had an anvil, 180 euros and almost new looking. I was tempted but decided it was too small for me (figured 40kg maybe) and I have my 69kg anvil already so I tipped people on this local whatsapp group for smiths and it was gone last night when I went back to the store. That time there was nothing of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 My anvil is tiny. 30kg but I have a vertical rail that's about 52 kg so between the two I can accomplish any of the projects I work on. Mostly smaller decorative items and hardware. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaamax Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Nice find at a good price. seems like post vises are cheaper in Scandinavia than in the States, but anvils sure have gone up in price the last few years. That 40kg Kohlswa was a good price as well. looks like your local thrift shop might be a gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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