RobWilson
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Morning Chaps ,
I thought I would share my 6 inch bench vices jaw improvements.(well I think so lol ) Over the passed 40 years I have put up with the standard mark the hell out of anything and everything you place in the vice type jaws .
And yes I have tried just about every type of jaw cover , they either fall off as soon as you look at them , bend or iron filings get stuck into the surface .
They dont hold work evenly .
You get the picture
So I decided to do something about it , Quick change vice jaws.
I replaced the original jaw fixings with top hat type screws .
So now the new jaws just drop in , a nice snug fit .
The plane jaws are hardened and ground , so they dont mar the work .
And can grip very thin work .
Round stock is gripped securely in the horizontal and vertical vee jaws , great for threading and sawing .
The Vee jaws have a step to hold work wile say driving out a pin .
I also made a set of pin jaws for odd shaped work .
Pins are height adjustable.
I have been using these jaws for the passed three years and I would never go back to standard jaws . Jaw change out takes seconds , Work is held securely ,no more excessive force applied to the job as the jaws fit the work , no more jaw marks on finished parts , all round vice work has become much more pleasurable . OH and no more bending down to pick up the loose jaw cover that has just fallen off lol .
So with these jaws and my wee instrument makers vices I have a good grip on most things ,,,,,,,,,,,,except reality ha ha ha !
Regards Rob
I thought I would share my 6 inch bench vices jaw improvements.(well I think so lol ) Over the passed 40 years I have put up with the standard mark the hell out of anything and everything you place in the vice type jaws .
And yes I have tried just about every type of jaw cover , they either fall off as soon as you look at them , bend or iron filings get stuck into the surface .
They dont hold work evenly .
You get the picture
So I decided to do something about it , Quick change vice jaws.
I replaced the original jaw fixings with top hat type screws .
So now the new jaws just drop in , a nice snug fit .
The plane jaws are hardened and ground , so they dont mar the work .
And can grip very thin work .
Round stock is gripped securely in the horizontal and vertical vee jaws , great for threading and sawing .
The Vee jaws have a step to hold work wile say driving out a pin .
I also made a set of pin jaws for odd shaped work .
Pins are height adjustable.
I have been using these jaws for the passed three years and I would never go back to standard jaws . Jaw change out takes seconds , Work is held securely ,no more excessive force applied to the job as the jaws fit the work , no more jaw marks on finished parts , all round vice work has become much more pleasurable . OH and no more bending down to pick up the loose jaw cover that has just fallen off lol .
So with these jaws and my wee instrument makers vices I have a good grip on most things ,,,,,,,,,,,,except reality ha ha ha !
Regards Rob