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This is a discussion on vise jaws within the Problem Solving forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; I picked up a vise but he jaws were missing. what is the best way to make new ones, I ...
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01-09-2008, 09:19 AM
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 vise jaws
I picked up a vise but he jaws were missing. what is the best way to make new ones, I think I can salvage the threads in the raised slot on the faces. Can I take a piece of steel and heat it and clamp it in to make the slot, or is it too much movement for the steel? Or do I machine the slot and drill it. By machine I mean cut with an abrasive disc or hack saw. Thanks for any suggestions.
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01-09-2008, 05:13 PM
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You can buy new jaws at almost any home depot/lowes/hardware/etc. If you have to make them, then take two pieces of flat steel the size of the jaw face on the vise, and cut knurlings in them on one side with a hack saw and drill holes in the proper placement.
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01-09-2008, 06:10 PM
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thanks, where the jaw threads are there is a raised section, about 3/8" wide and high the length of the jaw, it kind of locks the jaws from sliding up and down I guess. I will take a look at the HD ones when I get out that way.
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01-09-2008, 06:15 PM
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You may want to make a couple of soft jaws as well: unknurled mild steel, copper and or Al.
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01-09-2008, 07:16 PM
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BP0358 Vise Jaw Protector
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01-10-2008, 09:49 AM
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Ok, thanks. the welding sounds like the way to go, thanks for the other options of soft jaws also. and thanks glen I will look up the bp.
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01-10-2008, 01:32 PM
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Note that if this is a machinest vise and not a post vise the body will generally be cast iron and welding is NOT suggested!
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01-11-2008, 04:54 AM
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I annealed ( heated then let cool in lime ) an old couse File then drilled it --- fitted to to the vice works well so far and welding to the vice is not good if its a cast iron vice---- if its a steel vice just cut a file and weld it on there
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01-11-2008, 09:12 AM
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I will take a closer look at it this weekend. I could also weld together something to fit over the raised section, then screw it on if I can use the threads, then weld any type of thing to that. The file idea sounds like a good thing to weld on there. I can tig it on. thanks again for the help.
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