old vice

[leach]

This is the old vice we have on the farm, someone awhile back had posted one that was missing a part just wanted to show the one I got, the vice is original works great don't know how old but I know it was my grandpas cant find no #'s on it or size it is well used still today.

[john k]

I will see ten blacksmith post vises like this without a name, before I see one with a name.   Champion, Keen Kutter, Arrow-Head, and others.   Does the post extend all the way to the floor?  Can't quite tell in the pic.   As for size, most of them open quite a ways but the width of the jaws is the size.  Three and a half inches up to six inches.  One of my six inch vises weighs 120 lbs.   I don't think we'll ever wear them out. 

[leach]

The post goes all the way to the ground and it is a 6 inch

[Chillylulu]

I like mine a lot.  Bought it from a blacksmith hobbyist.  Mine doesn't quite reach the floor, which I think is best because the pipe nipple that extends the leg takes any abuse. I have several vises close together; A post vise, a 4" or 5"standard bench vise, and a saw sharpening vise around the bench corner.  Other vises on my upstairs (jewelers) bench include a 2-1/2" clamp on, a 1" bench vise, and a GRS ring holder (by far the most expensive.) 

GRS makes an engravers vise and a riser for it to sit on.  It's on my to-buy list, but not near the top. Another vise on my buy list is a nice big 6" or even bigger bench vise. The kind with pipe jaws below the regular jaws. FIL has one, the handle must be 1"stock.

I use my post vise for anything I am going to seriously beat on that isn't anvil work.   It sure beats holding something with pliers and whacking on it while holding it on the concrete.

Chilly

[keykeeper]

I've never heard of a Champion post vise, John K.

Columbian, yes.

 Also, Peter Wright, Indian Chief and Iron City made them.

I have a Columbian, an Iron City, and one unmarked.

Chilly, I have a friend that is an engraver. He had a GRS vise, but now has a Lindsay vise. Says it is much smoother in operation.

[Chillylulu]

Chilly, I have a friend that is an engraver. He had a GRS vise, but now has a Lindsay vise. Says it is much smoother in operation.

Thats good to know, as much as those cost I really need to check out some reviews before I buy.

Chilly