What a great vise... and such a clean shop.
I envy you for both.
As for the roughness, I'd guess they used sand castings.
As I recall from my steel mill days back in Gary, IN, this was pretty common
for industrial items,
even into the late 1050s.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Thanks for looking, Andrew. I understand that many versions of this vise
> were exported to Australia as well as the USA.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Relic From the Past
>
>
> >I think it was based on an ancient wooden vice design - I've seen similar
> >versions made of wood with a steel screw - in fact I've got one at the
> back
> >of the shed somewhere.
> > My late father-in-law was a timber worker and used a deep throated
> version
> > to hold saw blades for sharpening.
> > Andrew Fildes
> > afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > On 13/10/2011, at 6:10 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Charlie,
> >>
> >> This is the blacksmith vise that was developed by Peter Wright in
> England
> >> in
> >> the 1800s, and exported and copied by many manufacturers. I can find no
> >> markings on it, but that is not unusual. It is still very useful. To
> >> get
> >> back on topic, I have used it to hold wood for fabricating view camera
> >> parts.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:55 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Relic From the Past
> >>
> >>
> >>> That's pretty neat Jim, I've never seen one quite like that. Looks like
> >>> it
> >>> could hold a Battle Ship but not much use for fly tying.
> >>>
> >>> Charlie
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Jim Nichols
> >>> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Attached to the end of my cluttered workbench is a post vise that goes
> >>>> back
> >>>> at least three generations in my family. I first recall seeing it as
> a
> >>>> part
> >>>> of an outdoor blacksmith shop on our farm, in the 1930s, under a large
> >>>> sweet
> >>>> gum tree, where plows were sharpened and general repairs were
> >>>> accomplished.
> >>>> I suspect it dates back to my great-grandfather, but can't confirm
> >>>> this.
> >>>>
> >>>> The post vise mounts to the bench and is supported by an iron post, in
> >>>> my
> >>>> case anchored by an oak log:
> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Vise+78.jpg.html
> >>>>
> >>>> The vise is powered by an encased Acme screw thread:
> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Vise+83.jpg.html
> >>>>
> >>>> Many of the parts appear to be crudely forged or stamped:
> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Forging+Details+81.jpg.html
> >>>>
> >>>> Fuji Finepix F10, ISO 800, Flash
> >>>>
> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jim Nichols
> >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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