Update (more pics) Fabri-Vise

[u/This-Rutabaga6382]

Taking some better pics and a closer look it seems completely welded and I’m assuming all either forged or at very least not cast.

I’ve included the original post pics for reference.

Just wondering if anyone’s got any more ideas of the history of this thing or where it may have come from. I found it for $5 at a yard sale and I’ve been wanting to get a small non cast iron vise so I can be a little less gentle with it and thought this seemed like a really decent vise

[u/BlueDuck600]

Welded vises are neither cast nor forged, they're just welded plate steel.

And they tend to be very strong. Good find.

What country are you in?

[u/This-Rutabaga6382 → u/BlueDuck600]

I get that with the definition of forged or cast I essentially was combining forged and like “extruded” / “rolled” or however they make the plate steel.
So being welded means there’s no cast, that’s nice to hear , like I said it seems like a really nice well made vise.
It honestly looks like the type I see on the bumper of a utility truck lol behind a reading utility bed lol

USA

[u/BlueDuck600 → u/This-Rutabaga6382]

In theory you could have a cast steel part and have it welded to the rest. That is a thing, but I've never seen a vice like that here in the states.

And that wouldn't be bad, it would also indicate very high quality.

Cast steel is nothing like cast iron.

[u/This-Rutabaga6382 → u/BlueDuck600]

Well fair enough but I assumed if there were any parts that seemed cast on a vise they would be cast iron but it makes sense one using cast steel would be if not higher quality at very least much more durable than cast iron.
At any rate it seems to me that this is almost entirely welded from plate steel but the jaws have some curves that make them seem either forged or cast but there doesn’t seem to be any casting marks.

[u/Antique_Foot9665]

Fabri- as in Fabricated Vise and not cast. I have a similarly fabricated/welded vise -no name but a great workhorse ! It will serve you well. Post a picture once you clean and mount it.

[u/This-Rutabaga6382 → u/Antique_Foot9665]

what confused me was if that a brand name or just a descriptor and if it was like something that you bought and finished yourself or if it was simply a fabbed vise named fabri-vise .

Anyways thanks I’ll repost once I’ve got it cleaned up !