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Richard.
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It was worth about £20 in pieces. It’s worth a chunk more now as a good usable toolThanks. Not bad for twenty quid.
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They have always been post leg vices. Only recently have people started erroneously referring to them as "leg vice" or even "leg post vice".
I call it a post leg vice because that's what they are called...
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Thanks. I am still a bit worried about the undercut (if that's what it is) below the moving jaw. I am tempted to fill it in but the softer forged steel (?) seems to melt away from the weld leaving a crater. Might have been when I was young and foolish, possibly too long an arc but I worry I might end up chasing the gouge all the way to the end without filling it up iyswim.
It might also have been where it had been welded before, it's about where the failed weld reached down to.
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Yup
I was grabbing pics as I went. This is pretty much how it is (I think).
I was grabbing pics as I went. This is pretty much how it is (I think).
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Well if you are gonna fill it you’ll need to V it out.
What about in that area with a gas braze.
It doesn’t matter if it’s softer as that’s not an area that’s going to come into contact with anything. A braze shouldn’t dilute with the parent so the reaction shouldn’t be a problem.
What about in that area with a gas braze.
It doesn’t matter if it’s softer as that’s not an area that’s going to come into contact with anything. A braze shouldn’t dilute with the parent so the reaction shouldn’t be a problem.
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I might just do that. I'll probably put it to one side for a bit, maybe sort out the space and a stand but first: TIDY UP THE WORKSHOP!
Shan't.
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Not in this thread it ain't. My thread, my vice. Things are called whatever I call them.
One of those long bench mounting woodworking vices is called a leg vice. There are specific types of post vice (typically blacksmithing) which are effectively freestanding. The vice is itself a post.
This one is a post (mounting) vice with a leg support. It is a post leg vice. You can have post mounting vices which do not have a leg...
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One of the reasons I enjoy working on this ancient monument to human design is the subtleties of the design itself. It has clearly been thought through and evolved into an extremely simple yet robust mechanism. The mounting plate is held on with a clip and a wedge which also holds the spring and decouples the mounting from the forces applied to the workpiece. You often see where the plate is missing/broken and that's nearly always because someone made the mistake of replacing the original fitting with a "more solid" weld or clamp. Anyhow, some precision engineering for you...
