Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the mounting system to the bench. I bet there was a series of tools that could be mounted. On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 2:55 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > When I was about 10 years old, in the 1930s, this old leg vise was > mounted beneath a large Sweet Gum tree as a part of an outdoor > blacksmith shop where my Dad did repairs on his meager farm equipment > used on our small farm in Mississippi. Since my Dad's death, the vise > has followed me as a part of the tools that I find handy. I gave it a > coat of paint some years ago, and I keep grease on the screw. It still > provides faithful service just like it did when new, 100 years ago. > Mounted to a bench in my garage, I still see it every day, and find it > useful about once a month. I checked, and similar ones are still > offered for sale today. > > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20211011-DSCF3317-Enhanced.JPG.html > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com