Justin Topp Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 New 6.5” Columbian leg vise. This thing is heavy! Missing the thrust washer and a second pipe vise. But I’m planning to make replacements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Yowza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Louisiana.Smith Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Nice, how $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 150$ not a fantastic deal. But not too horribly expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Good Morning, Congratulations!! The one in your hands, beats the dream of finding whatever. Not a normal pipe vice jaw location, but if you can create the other jaw, BONUS!!! Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 I know a guy with a has Cnc mill. So it shouldn’t be too hard to duplicate. Just gotta put it on cad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Considering 6" post vises were going for US$300 20 years ago at Quad State; I think $150 is a heck of a deal---and I'm cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I prefer "morbidly frugal" myself, but yeah, that's an amazing deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 "Morbius Frugal" has a bit more bite to it; though it sounds like a Charles Dickens character... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 I’m just spoiled with leg vises haha. They are fairly common around here. The last 4 I got. 4.75” being the smallest and 5.75” being the biggest, only cost 77.50$ total. So that skewed my perspective im sure haha. It’s not uncommon for me to see 5.5-6” for around 100$ it’s more common to see that than 150-200 Got it mounted, but I had to borrow the thrust washer off my smaller vise. Until I can forge a replacement. Also the pipe jaw is much simpler than expected. Some time with an angle grinder will make it easy to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Ever used an auto thrust bearing? Back in the 1990's US$20 was a going price for smaller postvises; I've bought a dozen or more and gradually up-sized as I found larger ones cheap. Until I realized that the smaller ones were more useful for some tasks; so know I have 2 workbenches with a 6" and 4" vises on both, a 6.5: mounted to a telephone pole holding up the roof truss, 2 travel vises, a 5" out on loan and an extra heavy 5" vise for when I need to put one someplace and another 6.5" waiting to go in a gozinta in the driveway after the electricity is run, (so I can work 20' pieces without running into anything.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Never thought of an auto thrust bearing. That’s a good idea thanks. I would like a small post vise but they are pretty much unheard of here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 That kind of funny I have a medium vise and would like a large one. I’m hard on equipment. S robust is my preference. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Equipment suited to your work and methods is what it right for you! I just find it a lot easier to close a small vise using my knee to turn the handle than the large on. When I put a vise down where I was renting I got a medium sized but robustus build vise to split the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 My 5.75” vise has the issue of being too loose haha. When it’s not tightened down I tend to smack myself in the face with the handle. Since it’s really long compared to any other vise I’ve owned. And well oiled so very little resistance. I’d like. Small 3-4” vise for a few reasons. I’ve got plenty of decently sized vises. And no small ones, sometimes I find the jaws are too large and awkward to clamp small things. Plus if I ever need to take it somewhere. Say a craft fair or something it’s a lot easier to move a 30-50 lb vise than a 80-120 lb vise Don’t get me wrong, I’d love an 8” vise haha just a small one is sometimes better for my use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Good Morning, Justin, talk to your local Mechanic (not an Auto Technician, but a real Mechanic). Ask him if he has an old 'Clutch Release Bearing" or 'Throw-out Bearing". You can buy a Throw-out bearing from your local Auto Parts store, but you need to talk to the "Old Guy" that has been there a long time. New/young people at the counter, know how to make a computor work, but quite often don't have a clue about something different. I always keep some in my locker at work. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 I will go ask around when I get a chance. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 The old Willy's Jeep throw out bearings are just the right size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 It looks like you can't swing a dead rat by the tail without hitting a post vise in your part of the country Justin. They're a little more scarce here for some reason. I think they have all been bought up maybe? There seems to be plenty of other smithing equipment just not post vises. I'm glad I managed to get one. Poor condition 4 1/2in examples are going for $150 or more. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Yikes! I think they are so common because back in the day most farms would have had one. Even farms who were not involved in blacksmithing. And there are tons of old farms around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 100+ year old Sears Roebuck catalogs had the motto "Every Farmer their own Blacksmith" in their smithing tools section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I'm in the Northern Kentucky southwest ohio area near Cincinnati Thomas. You'd think there would be plenty around. There are some but I think they are way overpriced when a brand new perun with 4 and a half inch jaws only costs a bit more than $350US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I've noticed that prices at Quad-State had gone up a lot over the years; I didn't buy much but tool steel drops last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I was mistaken. The perun post vise has 4.9in jaws for $365US. Not too bad of a deal for a brand new post vise. I need to get a better u bolt to use on my post vise it's pretty flimsy. I'm expecting it to break any day but it's what I had on hand. I might give making a bracket and wedges a go but I'm still undecided. Pnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Yea many farms had a rivet forge at least and an anvil. But there were a lot of farms without forges and just with an anvil and a leg vise. For beating on stuff and bending things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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