[TheForge] Forging a post vice

Wed Apr 22 10:08:46 EDT 2009

I have seen threads made for a screw by drilling and inserting a row of 
brass/bronze bolts/rods so that the flat ends fit into the threads of the 
screw.
Rowland Smuck/Schmuck of Roseburg, OR 97470
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Forging a post vice


> Ron -
> Suggest your friend try it small scale first.  Actually, a hand-vice
> with 1.5" jaws is a dandy tool to have in the shop.
>
> Larry-
> That file comes through with a lot of unknown characters.  Some of
> those appear to be fractions.  Any chance you could let folks know
> what those mean.
> Also, maybe you could provide a link to the vise-rebuilding article
> Tim Suter wrote a few years ago.
>
> All-
> Tim Suter took apart and repaired an old vise and IIRC found that the
> box threads were not lathe-cut but were a separate coil of square
> stock, brazed in place.  I did not see this myself.
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:
>> Thankx for your help. That is the one, but my crazy friend will probably
>> want to scale it up to 6" jaws ...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Brown
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:12 AM
>> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Forging a post vice
>>
>> This should do it;
>> http://www.lightningforge.com/upload61/vise.htm
>>
>>
>> At 08:54 AM 4/22/2009 +0100, you wrote:
>>>Well I'm interested even if no-one else is!
>>>
>>>Rich M.
>>>
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>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Brown
>>>Sent: 22 April 2009 02:01
>>>To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
>>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Forging a post vice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I was just inadvertently send the plans by a Forge member and I realized 
>>>I
>>>published them In the NJBA newsletter (A long time ago, volume 6 and I'm 
>>>up
>>>to 14 now). If there is any interest I'll post them and send the URL 
>>>Larry
>>>Brown
>>>
>>>
>>>At 01:37 PM 4/21/2009 -0700, you wrote:
>>> >There was a series of articles in the Anvil's Ring on restoring a
>>> >postvise a while back.
>>> >
>>> >Ben Barrett wrote:
>>> > > Hurm, I seem to remember something like that too, but I also cannot
>>> > find it.
>>> > > This might be a good ref though:
>>> > > http://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/vises.htm
>>> > >
>>> > > Ben
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>
>>> > > wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> A friend of mine thinks he wants to forge a post vice. There was an
>>> > article
>>> > >> in a publication or maybe on the internet about making a post vice
>>> > >> that I skimmed through it but don't remember the source. Does
>>> > >> anyone know where I might have seen that article?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Thanx,
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Ron C
>>
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> working.
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