[TheForge] unsual post-vise

[dann at wctatel.net]

Ben,

Why not upload  a few photos of your vise on Photobucket or some other
photo site and then post the link for us to look at.

I found an "odd" looking "short" post vise a couple years ago, and someone
on this list diagnosed it as one that was designed to bolt to the big
wooden tongue of a horse drawn wooden wagon.

You can make a new post vise "spring" out of mild steel. If you don't feel
up to that, I believe there is a 'TheForge' list member makes post vise
springs to order, and sells them on eBAY.

Dann

> Howdy, I've got a question about an unfamiliar post vise which I just
> picked up today at an estate sale.
> It is medium-sized, prolly 80 or 90 pounds originally (what I have is
> 75#), with 5 1/2 inch jaws, but the post was broken more than once I'm
> guessing.  The main body, the upper 2 feet, is what I have, although
> the outer upright has also been broken a few inches from the bottom.
> The design variation that is unfamiliar is a hinged cross-member ("X")
> where the usual spring is, and it looks like the bottom end had a
> spring holding it together.  The X fit into a slotted piece on the
> main post and the front [partial] post.  The threading appears to be
> in great shape and the jaws line up real nice aside from normal wear,
> so I am hopeful about mounting this on a stump or even restoring the
> post.  I'll go look for a name on it and could get some pictures
> posted, but I could not find a similar design very easily via google.
> So one break was on the main post, 2' from the top of the jaws, and
> the other is in the front upright member, which is a sort of channel
> on this vise.
> Woohoo, I got the vise, some good old USA-made tools (pipe cutters, lg
> monkey wrench, etc) and 13 pairs of usable tongs (5 are nice) plus
> various interesting scraps, for $70!  :))
>
> thanks!
>
> ~ben
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