Wrong vice choice?

[GordTopps]

It looks like I made a bad decision in my choice of vice.
Only found this out when I tried to use my thin parallels with this vice.
My parallels are 1/8" x aaa" x 6"
Hope this pic shows what I mean.

The parallel will not fit on the bedways next to the fixed jaw, there is about a 1/4" gap.
It looks like my options are:
a) make new jaw using guage plate (or similar) about 1/4" thicker than original.
b) make a spacer of about 1/4" to fit behind the original fixed jaw.

What are your options? What would you do?

Many thanks for any advice.
Gordon

 

[Jadecy]

If you can't return it or it is cost prohibitive to do so I would make a thicker fixed side jaw so you would be out at the flats where you want your parallel to sit. This would reduce the vise capacity but it would work.

What is the brand and type of vise? I've never seen one like that.

 

[websterz]

If you can't return it or it is cost prohibitive to do so I would make a thicker fixed side jaw so you would be out at the flats where you want your parallel to sit. This would reduce the vise capacity but it would work.

What is the brand and type of vise? I've never seen one like that.

Looks like a Palmgren cradle-style angle vise.

 

[GordTopps]

Its a "no name" 100mm Tilting Radial Milling Vice from Arc Euro Trade
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Workholding/Machine-Vices
I will be making a screwless precision tool vice as soon as I obtain some material.
Regards
Gordon

 

[doc1955]

It looks like a presicion vise. And if it is and the back and bed are one piece it is typical to have a slot that is at a 45deg it is a grind relief so it's not that it is a bad vise.

 

[ozzie46]

If it was me I would remove the fixed jaw face and mill a slot in the bottom of the vice parallel to the vise jaw and as close to the fixed end as I could. Then I would J B weld in a piece of steel ,let it set then mill it to the same has height as the vice slides. Then put the removable jaw back on. The parallel should not fall into the void. I had to do this mod to the vice that came with my mill/ drill.


Ron

 

[cfellows]

Another alternative would be to replace the jaw inserts with a pair that has a shallow shelf on each of them so you don't have to use parallels.

 

[ozzie46]

Another alternative would be to replace the jaw inserts with a pair that has a shallow shelf on each of them so you don't have to use parallels.

I like that idea a lot. Thanks


Ron