In this video, I restored an old blacksmith leg vise I got at an estate sale. When I got it it was very dirty and needed some work to the jaws and mounting plate. After a lot of welding, grinding, and polishing I was very happy with the final product.

Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:48 Start of disassembly
1:51 Trying to wash the dirt off of it
2:51 Light Wire wheeling to remove any dirt of major rust
3:57 De-Greasing all the smaller parts
4:10 De-greasing the main screw
4:39 Into the Evaporust
5:01 Out of the Evaporust
6:00 Wire wheeling all the bigger parts
6:50 Adding new material to the chipped out jaws
8:24 Re-forging the bent handle
8:46 Wire wheeling all the parts that came out of the Evaporust
9:11 Crack appeared in the mounting plate
9:17 Grinding out the crack
9:27 Welding in the gap
9:40 All repeated for the opposite side
10:18 Grinding down all the welds that I lay down on all the parts
11:54 Sanded down all the parts with grinding marks with a 120 grit flap wheel
12:50 Final finish is done with a scotchbrite polishing wheel
12:59 Partial assembly to mock up a stand
13:22 Drilling a hole for the vise post
13:35 Adding a metal brace for the vise post
13:43 Mounting anvil stand to the same base
14:24 Routing out slots to flush mount casters
14:43 Attaching the posts the vise will be mounted to
15:09 Attaching the vise body to the stand
15:11 Greasing and oiling everything
15:16 Finishing putting it together
15:34 Top-down view of the repairs on the jaws
15:44 Demo of the wheels on the stand
15:57 Finished product overview

Evaporust: https://evapo-rust.com/buy/