Blacksmiths Leg Vice Restoration

[@rcompton]

Nicely done!! I have one gifted to me by a friend. It is functional, but needs some love for sure. I am going to clean it up much like you did. I am however lucky it looks 100% complete.

[@davecarberry8212]

Nice job! Have a similar post vice I will be restoring soon. You gave me some great ideas. Thanks!

[@wrstew1272]

A buddy found one of these on a road trip, and required $ 40.00 to leave it. Have an Ash stump pre installed in work area. Love the burned oil finish, just what I need!

[@chewyakarieckenicholas6049]

That vice and stand turned out beautifully

[@mattwyeth3156]

Thanks for posting this video as i need to replace the mounting bracket and was not looking forward to the amount of forge welding that was ahead for this project i still have some work forging the part that goes around the leg and spring I'm using 12mm x 40mm steel I'll still have some forging as I'm looking too make the split mounting bracket

[@Biokemist-o3k]

Awesome and you are right mine is missing that as well. I do not have the equipment yet to work the metal that I need to yet.

[@chriskelly3678]

Subscriber #40 from Arizona USA, Best wishes- Cheers

[@jmbstudio6873]

Looks good. I bought a new Kanca 6". Much easier and it is welded. Im not a fan of wedges that might come loose during use. I prefer bolted and welded joints. If you do any smithing at all the vise is a crucial tool. Forge On!

[@danielramalloreato8509]

muy buen trabajo gracias por compartir, me dio muchas ideas saludos

[@luismigueldominguez5487]

Muy bueno,👌👍👍,pero yo pondría un pié macizo,el peso extra es muy necesario en un tornillo de banco.

[@adammorrison9026]

If you new in the game of smithing I'd recommend watching John from Black Bear Forge. Need more Aussies in the game. I appreciate you. Keep up the great content!!!

[@johnkeysyt]

Cheers mate, I actually have been following him for some time now. We've been working on the house for a bit but I'll be posting some new content very soon.

[@5x535]

Nice job. I would be wary of that spring though. You are right about the box and screw being the high-wear parts. They are a better sign to look at than the handle when checking out an old post vice. That spring is going to put a lot of unnecessary and pointless wear on both the screw and box. Most of those old vices have little to nothing acting as a spring, and they work fine. I have used mine for 30 years with a spring that did nothing. Have fun, Blacksmithing is a most enjoyable craft.

[@Little_River_Forge]

Damn that’s cool, this is how you restore a tool, good job😊

[@williamkerr3350]

Nice job .

[@RockyCreekRanchTX]

Nice job John!

[@isaacthorburn1575]

Bloody ripper video! Can't wait to see more.

[@MtPhillipMetalWorks]

Great Job!

[@firenbubble]

sacrée belle restauration ! L'outil était déjà magnifique, et tu a réussi a le sublimer d'avantage, merci pour la vidéo =]

[@madhawamadusanka3057]

Very Good…!! best restoration

[@terrystover7365]

Nice work. I subbed you.

[@MichelMetay]

Bravo 👍

[@WalterNoest]

Hey John, nice project and result! I have an exact same leg vice in my shop here in tbe Netherlands, exact duplicate. The only makers mark I found was a small anchor and "Amsterdam" stamped next to it. Do you know more about the origins of your vice?

[@johnkeysyt]

Hey, Thanks I've got no idea of the origins of mine. I'm from Australia and bought it off a fella who had plans to restore it but never got there. I can't find any markings on mine but would be keen to know if anyone could identify it.

[@WalterNoest]

@@johnkeysyt If I ever find anything I can let you know. Enjoy your nicely restored vice!

[@VKcommodore4life]

John is my cousin his really good at this type of stuff

[@projectprobe4460]

Find it frustrating not seeing if you re- treated the spring after annealing it with the torch to bend

[@nhart6046]

Did you have to add weight to the stand? Also how long is the leg that goes to the ground, the one I have is missing most of leg.

[@johnkeysyt]

Not yet, but I reckon will be filling the box with concrete shortly.

[@johnkeysyt]

The leg from the bottom of the rectangular bit is 340mm to the ground or approx 13 1/2 inches.

[@nhart6046]

Thank you very much for the information about the length of the leg , I will try to weld a bit of steel onto it .

[@КовкаБиробиджан]

Каким маслом после обжига обработали?

[@johnkeysyt]

Hey, Boiled linseed oil.

[@georgem1134]

What is the angle on that spring I can't seem to get mine to the right angle

[@johnkeysyt]

Hey, It's 15 degrees for mine. It's at 5 1/2 post vice.

[@georgem1134]

Ok thanks I'm pretty sure that is what size mine is I haven't worked on mine after my failed attempt to fix a new spring

[@ralphcamero6028]

All you did was clean the rust off, Why do you need to clean the rust off?