Blacksmiths Leg Vice Restoration

I Functionally restore a Blacksmiths Leg Vice.

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  • @chewyakarieckenicholas6049
    @chewyakarieckenicholas604911 ай бұрын

    That vice and stand turned out beautifully

  • @wrstew1272
    @wrstew127211 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @rcompton
    @rcompton10 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Little_River_Forge
    @Little_River_Forge10 ай бұрын

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

  • @danielramalloreato8509
    @danielramalloreato850910 ай бұрын

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

  • @isaacthorburn1575
    @isaacthorburn1575 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jmbstudio6873
    @jmbstudio687310 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @MtPhillipMetalWorks
    @MtPhillipMetalWorks11 ай бұрын

    Great Job!

  • @johnkoury1116
    @johnkoury111611 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @williamkerr3350
    @williamkerr335010 ай бұрын

    Nice job .

  • @5x535
    @5x53511 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @luismigueldominguez5487
    @luismigueldominguez548710 ай бұрын

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

  • @mattwyeth3156
    @mattwyeth315610 ай бұрын

    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

  • @adammorrison9026
    @adammorrison902611 ай бұрын

    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

    @johnkeysyt

    11 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @chriskelly3678
    @chriskelly3678 Жыл бұрын

    Subscriber #40 from Arizona USA, Best wishes- Cheers

  • @madhawamadusanka3057
    @madhawamadusanka3057 Жыл бұрын

    Very Good…!! best restoration

  • @RockyCreekRanchTX
    @RockyCreekRanchTX Жыл бұрын

    Nice job John!

  • @terrystover7365
    @terrystover736510 ай бұрын

    Nice work. I subbed you.

  • @firenbubble
    @firenbubble11 ай бұрын

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

  • @VKcommodore4life
    @VKcommodore4life Жыл бұрын

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

  • @WalterNoest
    @WalterNoest11 ай бұрын

    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

    @johnkeysyt

    11 ай бұрын

    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

    @WalterNoest

    11 ай бұрын

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

  • @nhart6046
    @nhart604610 ай бұрын

    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

    @johnkeysyt

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @johnkeysyt

    @johnkeysyt

    10 ай бұрын

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

  • @nhart6046

    @nhart6046

    9 ай бұрын

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

  • @georgem1134
    @georgem113411 ай бұрын

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

  • @johnkeysyt

    @johnkeysyt

    11 ай бұрын

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

  • @georgem1134

    @georgem1134

    11 ай бұрын

    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

  • @user-zt7mj1sh8z
    @user-zt7mj1sh8z10 ай бұрын

    Каким маслом после обжига обработали?

  • @johnkeysyt

    @johnkeysyt

    10 ай бұрын

    Hey, Boiled linseed oil.

  • @projectprobe4460
    @projectprobe446010 ай бұрын

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

  • @ralphcamero6028
    @ralphcamero602810 ай бұрын

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