Recent content by stampman100

The old blacksmith vices and post vices are really nice. Did the job they were intended for really nicely. The engineering of the past was marvelous.

That can work. The one nice thing about the one's I've been looking for is that they are instant on/off, I don't have to wait for the hydraulic system to slowly close. I think I can make something closer to that, pretty cheaply too, but it might take a bit of time.

My other choice is casually looking through facebook, craigslist, forums, trying to find someone who has one. I don't urgently need one so I'll probably make it myself if things come to it in a year or two.

Well, sorta yes. Anything can be built with the right tools, even the previously mentioned $2.5k hydraulic vises. But whatever I'll make will take a lot of time for me to make (there are a lot of moving parts in there) and will cost a bit more than buying one from someone. Maybe if I won't find...

I agree, the move to discontinue this type of vise started nearly 20 years ago and the final ones went out of sale more than a decade ago. While I agree the hydraulic assist ones are closest to my use case, I don't really like them for my application and at the same time they are really...

Essentially yes (they're just smaller and more compact version of a blacksmith vice). If I remember correctly, the handle can make it serve as a regular vise too if necessary.

Here is also another similar one (this is the FV135).

They look like this.

Hello everyone. I am currently searching for a foot vise similar to the T&O 63-601-100 Jaw Width Bench & Pipe Combination Vise (it went out of stock) since it functions similar to a blacksmith vise but isn't as bulky and more suited for rod/coil bending. I don't mind buying one internationally...