Chubby Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I recently got this t-bar anvil combo vise. I do not have a post vise. Construction of how the jaws work seems similar to a post vise; can this be used as a post vise without undo risk of damage to the vise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 No. These aren't strong enough to do more than VERY light hammer work like straightening 16d nails. Note how much damage the "anvil" face has now, from what I can see in the pic none was done by serious hammering. I'm not familiar with a T-bar vise as a type. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I would not use that like a post vise myself. Look at how much horizontal run in the jaws. When doing some serious pounding on it the energy will be directed on a thin piece where a post vice being more vertical the energy is directed into the body of the vice through the leg into the ground. Useful though? I would say yes just not for beating metal on, but there are many more uses for a vice than wolloping hot steel. I wouldnt get rid of it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubby Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Thanks for the replies. I will not use it to beat on; but I still think it is a cool looking vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 To add to what has been said, the threads look to be more like a machinist's bench vise than a post vise. That is, it takes more turns of the handle to move the jaws a given distance. One of the advantages of a post vise is how fast you can close and open the jaws when you are using it to grab hot metal. My large (6") post vise takes about 1.5 turns to move 1", my large machinist's vise, about 6 turns/inch, and my small machinist's vise about 8 turns/inch. Another disadvantage of anvil/vise combinations is that if you mount them high enough for a vise they are too high to comfortably use the anvil and vice versa (vise versa?). Many bnch vises have an anvil shape over the screw box but I have never used it except for very light tapping when I didn't want to walk over to the anvil. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I see broken vises on a regular basis at the scrapyard. Most vises that are NOT postvises are made from cast iron and will not take heavy hammering---which is what you use a post vise for anyway! (Some very expensive machinist vises are made from tougher materials like the wilton bullet vises; or are HUGE like the old chipping vises that weigh over 100#!) Frankly I buy tools to use; not enough room in the shop for things that "look neat"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I wonder vises like that we’re built for lighter work like tin smiths or possibly leather working, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I wish you were closer to me I would trade a complete post vise for this vise, I can’t ever seem to find a decent one like this, have a pile of other vises . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Fastenal an a pallet could work wonders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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