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Dropped $180 on a 'vintage' post vise from a flea market in Tulsa, legs snapped first time I clamped down
Seller swore it was forged in the 40s but the whole thing was cast iron painted to look old, so now I'm out the cash and still need to find a real vise, anyone know a good source near Oklahoma?
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riverp3718d ago
The Tulsa flea market guy saw you coming from a mile away. $180 for a "1940s forged" vise that turned out to be cast iron with a fake patina job? That's like buying a Rolex off a guy named Slick at a gas station. Real post vises from the 40s weigh close to 60 pounds and the legs have a spring to them, not that hollow clang you get from cheap cast junk. Next time bring a magnet and a file. Magnet sticks hard to cast iron, and forged steel shavings curl instead of crumble when you file an edge. For finding a real one near Oklahoma, hit the farm auctions in the rural counties and estate sales, old barns are where these actually live.
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