Maverik Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Local gamekeeper dropped this off the other day, was his Grandfarther's - a blacksmith somwhere down south. been sat in a barn for heaven knows how long, bit of a fettle with a wire brush and she's come up grand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Excellent! You cant beat a free vice! And a good one at that too! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Wow. What a difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Well Done - looks very nice now ! Have one of those awaiting a bench to attach it to that is sturdy enough.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Those are really useful! We had one in the old shop and my other halves father offered me another one. Like Arjan I do need to find or build a sturdy bench first, cause a vice is only as good as its mounting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 A blacksmiths vice like that shouldn't need much of a sturdy bench at all as the loads should be transferred straight to the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I also love free stuff got these given as guy could not get rid of them and had to move out of storage gold one only needs a wee bit of work but blue one is more involved ie engine and box out and chassis needing quite a bit of work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 10/22/2018 at 2:22 PM, landroversforever said: A blacksmiths vice like that shouldn't need much of a sturdy bench at all as the loads should be transferred straight to the floor. The loads indeed go through the floor, but a heavy bench stops the whole lot moving around when the hammering is in a non vertical plane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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