Tokum Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Hi. I have this vise that I cant find any info on. I may need to use it to barter for other equipment but no idea of its value, importance, or even intended use, blacksmith, plumbing, woodworking, etc. I know its clearly not intended for woodworking but you get the idea. It opens and closes freely. I took it apart and cleaned up after these pics. The pic of the blue one is just a random internet pic. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Looks a lot like a cole vise. Is there a hole in the bottom of the jaw section that allows a pipe "leg" to be inserted? I have both a cole vise and several post vises and tend not to use the cole vise in my smithing. Note it's pipe jaws. Quote
Tokum Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 Yes, the bottom has a closed ended u shaped hole. It appears it would have 2 be mounted to a horizontal fitting/pipe. The spring inside the vise isn't strong enough to push the jaws apart but can if it's mounted in the position the blue one is. A cole vise huh? Cool, thanks. I'll research Cole vises Quote
ThomasPowers Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 The cole vise is *similar* to that one and is more well known; probably because the cole drill has such a "cult" following; I won't say I've a member; but I have made blood sacrifices to my cole drill---usually my knuckles using it in constrained locations on top of a ladder... Quote
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