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the best description and explanation I've found for a leg/post vise. every Blacksmith I've seen has several, I knew I needed one, but never really knew what was so special about em. now I know, and now I need several. thanks man.
Leg vises work a lot better if you mount them more securely. I notice that when you crank that thing down it moves quite a bit. My own leg vise is set into 500 lbs. of concrete so that it doesn't move at all, no matter how hard you crank on or hit it.
I agree. As with anvil, vises need to be securely mounted. I will be moving into a industrial unit soon, once in there everything will be bolted to the concrete.
Paul Krzysz There ya go. I don't think I can get more that 1/32" deflection on my vise, even if I push as hard as I can. It really makes a big difference.
i seen one , 2 or 3 weeks ago in a video from the post apocalyptic inventor, and strange enough, i found one that belonged to my grand father in my now mom's grande a few days after, but i tough 'ah i got my machinist vise anyway' ok man you convinced me i'll go get it and clean it up! my grand father was blacksmith too, he specialise in horse shoe making, i have a ton of tools there i could take, seems like something fun to do, and i'm a welder so that goes hand in hand with it
While pricing work at a house, we went to the basement where the HVAC work was to be done. We walk in and I instantly exclaim what on earth is that? A rusty old pole vice I was told and then the owner said it was for sale. His son told him to be quiet. I was awarded the work and returning asked if the vice was for sale. A deal was done and I brought the vice home.and dismantles it. I wire wheeled the entire beautiful thing until it was black steel again. Now the only vice I use. I have been hitting it with a hammer, because I can.
Nice job you taught me a few things about one of my favorite tools. :). Take up smithing....you appreciate the metal even more than just as a trade off for a few bucks.
good vid,i just have a 5 inch craftsman bench vise but i also have a 4x6 leg under the corner of the bench its mounted to.i use it mainly for twisting so it works fine for that and "ok" for a little hammering,either way it came from a garage sale for like 5 bucks.been looking for a leg vise for a while now but every one i find has missing parts or is in terrible shape.thanks for posting.
Its difficult depending on the area dont go to CL or EBay collectors on there drive the price up way to fucking high have a look around the junkyards and flea markets places where people need to move things quickly and dont sot on them for years trying to get a bunch of money for them
man how old are you, great video. I'm getting into metalworking and love the full explanation. What do you recomend as a stand in a small area? *I only ask because im 21 and know close to nothing about it and you sound relatively the same age, with a wealth of knowledge.
ok so when looking to buy a blacksmith vise what are things to look for? what is a complete unit? whats a really fair price seen them @ 150 up 600 ? is there more then 1 kind? is 1 better then the other? thanks