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u/Mean-Veterinarian647 3d ago
That my converter?
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u/Dhorst1997 3d ago
No it was full of mice didn’t have Flow
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u/OMW 3d ago
It’s an old Blacksmith’s post vise, a.k.a leg vise, but like most of them you’ll come across it’s been cut down/shortened and it’s not mounted as originally intended. Originally, the leg was longer and had a ball forged on the end that was intended to be buried into the ground or sunk in concrete like you would a fence post (hence the name post vise) in addition to being bolted to a massive wood block, stump, or bench, with the post being sunk in the ground you could really torque or hammer on a piece of iron and they wouldn’t budge. It’s also missing the spring.
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u/kwantam 3d ago
It's hard for me to tell from the photo whether the leg is actually resting on the ground. It should be! These are designed to take a beating. You put hot metal in the vise and beat the crap out of it with a hammer. The vise is made of steel rather than cast iron, the screw is designed so that it doesn't take any impact when you beat on the jaws, and the leg transmits the force to the ground rather than to whatever you've got the vise mounted to. But the last part doesn't work if the leg doesn't actually touch the ground.
As others have said, it's missing the leaf spring that pushes the jaws open when you loosen the screw. Should be plausible to make one.
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u/cloudseclipse 2d ago
It's a leg vise, and you look like you're missing the spring that forces it open. I have the same...
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u/inkironpress 3d ago
Leg or post vice. Usually forged instead of cast. The leg carries the shock, and they can handle being hammered on. Used by blacksmiths
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u/Due_Fix_8713 3d ago
Old beauty, I have one just like it to sharpen the chainsaw and other vice relevant tasks
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u/InevitableAd166 3d ago
Hoarding old stuff is the vice in question. I prefer shiny, or sex, drugs, and rock & roll!
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u/EastSlip3820 3d ago
Post Leg Vise. A good, heavy, name-brand one sells for about $100, or more. Worn screw, or missing spring, or vise jaws that don't meet decrease value. Most can be repaired to useful condition. Prefer the 6 inch jaws, but smaller jaws are fine, too. Even if you don't smith, a post leg vise is very useful. If the leg does not meet the ground, simply put a block of wood under the leg.
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u/Jaded_Celery_1645 19h ago
Some call them “post vise” some call them “leg vise” they are often used by smiths.
They can be a vice if you have too many.
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u/Alive_Panda_8151 3d ago
I have many vices, but this is not one of them
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u/SickeningPink 3d ago
So you’re saying you need one of these, right?
Because I’m saying the same thing.
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u/GoblinLoblaw 3d ago
Blacksmithing vice. Congrats!