What's this feature on this vise?

[ex-x-fire]

If I had to take a guess, a bearing splitter.

 

[Walkers]

It’s a hot cut chisel.

 

[Shiftless]

Hot cut hardy.
if you heat the middle of a steel rod up to cherry red, hold it over the wedge on your vise and then hit the top side of the rod with a hammer, the rod will be cut in half.

 

[RTM]

Of course, on a vise that small, steel rod vs wire should be a consideration.

 

[LXCam]

I don’t disagree with that. But find it strangely odd on its positioning and support. I don’t think I’d be smacking on it too damn hard.

 

[Walkers]

I don’t disagree with that. But find it strangely odd on its positioning and support. I don’t think I’d be smacking on it too damn hard.

That’s why it is a hot cut and not a cold chisel.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

that's pretty cool, never seen one like that

 

[humber2]

Could be a swivelling end on something like a portapower.

To be a hardy it would have to be made of tempered steel.