pascalou Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Avoid the noise from the bar of the vice....put an O-ring ( it worts ! ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I like it! As soon as I get a vise, I'll put a ring on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 O rings do quieten the handle nicely and they don't interfere with pinching your fingers. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I use the elastic bands around brocoli. In order to reduce the noise and make the pinching of my fingers a little more comfortable, I eat a lot of brocoli. I also lost some weight … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I use garden hose end washers on mine. Same principle and works well. Life is good Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I found some round tuits at the scrapyard that I use for that and to remind me that I have already gotten a round tuit.... 2"? rubberoid washers that I have to stretch to get over the knob on the vise handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I did a wrap or 2 of old- school friction tape. Any old port in a storm! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 A strip of inner tube folded in half and slit on both halves to slip over the ball works nicely. Any of these tricks is much better than not dropping the handle. Broccoli is good, we eat a lot but it doesn't come with any cool rubber bands. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Why are you concerned about the noise from the vice bar? You are about to make an unholy din whacking whatever you have put in there with a hammer! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I'm not concerned about the noise but rather the bite---I've filed down a few vices where a sharp ridge had been upset from the ball dropping hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I'm not concerned about the noise but rather the bite---I've filed down a few vices where a sharp ridge had been upset from the ball dropping hard. I have done the same with one of mine when I first got it. But it is a bit like the horrid sound of a file being slid into a drawer full of other files. When my files were in a drawer I never made that sound. When I started having assistants in the forge I quite quickly made a file rack to prevent that noise. Having paid for and or restored them all, I am quite gentle on my tools and don't slam them around, so the vice bar rarely drops....And I only had a couple of blood blisters before I learned to keep my fingers out of the nipping point. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 20 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: 2"? rubberoid washers that I have to stretch to get over the knob on the vise handle. I knew everything was bigger in Texas, Thomas, but 2" garden hose is a bit overkill isn't it? He He Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Sorry I didn't use the term hose washers as these are not: Black, around 2" in diameter, 1/2" hole, 1/8"+ thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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