I'm in the market for a post vise. No luck at the estate sales, flea markets, etc, so I'm looking for new. Anybody have experience with the Perun vise or know where to find it in the US?

Thanks,

Jude

Sorry, Nope. I found it in a search but the site was so loaded with trackers it only opened the front page. If I had my sights set on one I'd start contacting Blacksmith suppliers for one that carried one. I don't think any hardware or tool supply in Alaska carries more than very basic blacksmith tools, tongs being special order though I did run across one that carried a hot hardy. Punches and top cuts are used for more than blacksmithing type stuff.

Of course maybe a member here knows of somewhere you can buy one in the USA, maybe Canada but be ready for the taxes to make you cry.

Frosty The Lucky. 

Jude, I'd look on some of the on line auction sites such as ebay, hibid, proxibid, or live aucitoneers.  I;d try searches for "vise" "post vise" "leg vise" and "blacksmith vise."  At least on hibid you can limit your search geographically.  There are quite a few listed on ebay for about $200.  That strikes me as about fair market value depending on condition and size and certainly cheaper than a new one.  If you can get a larger one I's suggest that you do so.  I have a 6" width jaw one and it works much better than the more common 4" jaw models.  Thomas used to say that there were 2 species of leg vise, gracile and robustus.  The heavier ones IMO tend to be preferable.

"By hammer and hand all asrts do stand."

There are plenty on eBay. Few without obvious damage, and unfortunately none close enough for me to inspect in person, at least so far, I'll keep looking.

Thanks

Kanca makes a post vise. Forged steel I believe.

John Switzer did a review of one if I recall.

I've looked at them several times on Centuar Forge, kinda costly though good looking vises. If memory serves me the 4inch was $350 and the 6 inch was $598 U.S. plus shipping.

I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.
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I bought the 5” Kanca vise a few years back when I first started getting into forging. It is a good rugged vise. The only complaint I have is that the jaws have deep serrations. I have to use sheet metal jaw covers to not mark the work. I’ve since picked up two other older vises. Funny that once you get your first one of something, others happen to become available.

You might check out hi bid. To see if there is any auctions near by. That way you can visit the place for a preview, all the bidding is done online. My experience with feebay has been hit and miss over the years. Some good some bad. Sellers will sometimes position an item in such a way that you can't  see what would otherwise be obvious flaws in person. I got a 4 1/2" post vise off ebay that didn't show the handle was bent in the photographs. It being a small vise, the jaws were out of alignment and uneven due to abuse. Took quite a bit of work to fix.

I'll try that, thanks. My school had some Kanka vises and got rid of them, which is why I'm looking at the Perun.

If I recall correctly, Perun is made in Poland and imported.

I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.
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