[TheForge] Re: Bolt heading vise

Thu Dec 13 20:45:01 2001

> A couple years ago I came across a unique vise that
> set on a cast iron base and bolted to the floor. It
> was about 36" tall and had a foot pedal in it, such
> that when you stepped on the pedal, it would shut the
> jaws.

Pretty sure it's a heading vise but I'm not real clear on just how it
was used.  I used to have one that I got with a bunch of other stuff
in western Mass.  One jaw was on a pivot so that it would adapt to
differing angles of grip on different sizes of objects.   It had a
shelf on the front, I guessed to hold some kind of forming tool, and a
ratchet affair that would lock it closed.  I swapped it off in a
deal to get some equipment stored for a few years because it didn't
seem to be real useful.  Kinda regret I did now.

- Mike

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