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Originally Posted by Orange Crate
I am not familiar with any forged vises. Which ones are? My Columbian is ductile iron.
"most heavy duty vises are 55,000 psi cast steel or 65,000 psi ductile iron. Some vises have a cast iron body but a steel channel bar. Cast iron is popular because it is typically 30,000 psi grey iron which is rigid, strong and inexpensive."
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Most all your old blacksmith.post or "leg" vises are forged. Unlike a machinist or bench vise the leg vise is meant to be beat on. I've had many of them and its rare to ever see a broken one.