My first post vise

[PNW_Sparky]

Finally found a good deal on a post vise. Been looking for a few months, but around here, people regularly ask 2-300 for a beat up 4" vise that is usually missing parts. I found this iron city vise for $60 about an hour drive from home. Soon as the add popped up I jumped on it. Turns out the guy I bought from does stock removal knives and didn't have a use for it. When I got it, it was covered in rust and seized up tight. I started cleaning it up today, and it works great and all the parts are accounted for.

Bonus pic of the chas parker 975 I picked up at a garage sale the day prior for $40. 

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Good find on the Iron City post vise. You might have a look at this article about Iron City. Looks like someone has cut the acorn off the post but not hard to add it back.

http://trowelcollector.blogspot.com/2015/11/history-of-iron-city-tool-works.html

 

I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sails. ~ Semper Paratus

[PNW_Sparky]

I did some research and ran across the same article about chas parker. Pretty interesting. I wasn't looking for a bench vise as I already have a big Morgan, but for $40 I couldn't say no. This parker weighs 105lbs and dwarfs my Morgan no. 40.

[Frosty]

Nice leg vise Sparky, SWEET score!

Frosty The Lucky.

[PNW_Sparky]

Thanks frosty, I am pretty excited about the post vise. I have the small parts soaking in evaporust right now. I have never used it before, figured I would give it a try.