[TheForge] Re: shorty post vise

[Dann Johnson]

Roger, 

That might work.  The "Bolt" in the back of this one, is nearly square   
about 3/4 inch stock. So you think that it fits goes on the oak wagon shaft 
/tongue ? 

To see some  photos,  take a look at ebay item 7405985184
I listed it, and then took it back off a couple hours later before anyone  
bid.  Think I will take the bottom bolts loose and clean up the joints.  I 
was worried that some one would buy it and then complain that it didn't  
move easily enough.  Maybe I will decide to keep it. 

When I was looking how to stabalize it on a bench, I thought that it looked 
like it will fit inside of a 1 inch square heavy wall tube. 

Dann 

Roger R Degner writes: 

> Does the vise instead of a leg have a rectangle opening and a bolt as
> part of the frame.
> If so I was always told this mounted on the wooden pole on a wagon
> I have one or more in the collection
> I even know which building and what part of the floor one is laying 
> 
> Roger R Degner
>  Minnesota. 
> 
> I also bought a cool shorty post vise.  It has 4 inch jaws that are
> almost pristine <new> looking under the light to moderate rust.  The
> vise is 16 inches top to bottom  and about the same front to back.
> Threads were still well greased, and looked like it had seen very little
> use.  This vise looks 
> to me it would be a great farrier's / traveling blacksmith's  post vise.
> I didn't find any markings on it.  I have collected half a dozen good
> post vises, but this is the first "shorty" that I have seen.