[TheForge] Forging a post vice

[Bruce Freeman]

Both articles read okay now.

Tim's proved more relevant than I thought.  He's describing "an old
and very interesting vise. It appears to have been made by hand,
hammer and anvil, without the use of a mechanical hammer."  He
includes his interpretation of how it was forged.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Larry Brown <lp.brown at verizon.net> wrote:
> Re did site, fractions should load correctly for those who had problems;
> http://www.lightningforge.com/upload61/vise.htm
>
>
> The link to Tim Suters article is on the NJBA home page or use;
>
> http://njba.abana-chapter.com/timvise.htm
>
> Let me know of any problems
> Larry
>
>
>
>
>>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.
>
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-- 
Bruce
NJ

The total lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is working.