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The Blacksmiths' '''Leg Vice''' ''(aka Post Vice)'' firmly holds hot iron while it is hammered, chiseled or twisted. A normal '''[[ | The Blacksmiths' '''Leg Vice''' ''(aka Post Vice)'' firmly holds hot iron while it is hammered, chiseled or twisted. A normal '''[[Engineers Vice]]''' would soon shatter after such treatment because of the brittle nature of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_iron '''Cast iron'''] from which they are made - Leg Vices were traditionally made from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrought_iron '''Wrought Iron'''] and are still forged in steel. | ||
The '''''Leg''''' ensures that the forces it is subjected to are transmitted through to the floor. | |||
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Revision as of 18:20, 15 November 2015
The Blacksmiths' Leg Vice (aka Post Vice) firmly holds hot iron while it is hammered, chiseled or twisted. A normal Engineers Vice would soon shatter after such treatment because of the brittle nature of Cast iron from which they are made - Leg Vices were traditionally made from Wrought Iron and are still forged in steel.
The Leg ensures that the forces it is subjected to are transmitted through to the floor.