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Posted by Ed Huntress on May 7, 2008, 4:04 pm
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> Ed Huntress wrote:
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>>> Any experiences with aluminum jaws?
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>> I've used removable jaws made of aluminum angle for 40 years. They work
>> fine.
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> Ditto. But only for 20 years.... ;-)
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> If you use thicker stock, you can mill a couple of pockets for a couple of
> super magnets in each one to hold them in place.
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> Pete
Aha! Good trick.
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Ed Huntress
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Posted by Erik on May 7, 2008, 10:38 pm
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> > Ed Huntress wrote:
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> >>>
> >>> Any experiences with aluminum jaws?
> >>
> >> I've used removable jaws made of aluminum angle for 40 years. They work
> >> fine.
> >
> > Ditto. But only for 20 years.... ;-)
> >
> > If you use thicker stock, you can mill a couple of pockets for a couple of
> > super magnets in each one to hold them in place.
> >
> > Pete
>
> Aha! Good trick.
>
> --
> Ed Huntress
A quick thought about soft jaw magnets... they will slightly magnetize
your vise jaws. Some people don't seem to mind, but I for one hate
magnetized tools. That is, the ones that aren't supposed to be
magnetized.
Many years ago I somehow ended up with an old TV degaussing coil (just a
big AC coil with a switch). It works wonderfully to de-magnetize the
vise, and other tools of most every description.
Be sure to turn it on well away from the object being de-magnetized,
move in and wave it around the object, then back out well away before
releasing the switch. If you don't, you can magnetize whatever it is
your trying to degauss even worse, depending on the exact instant of
power termination.
I keep my watch and cell phone away from it too...
Erik
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Posted by Bruce in Bangkok on May 7, 2008, 9:52 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Wed, 7 May 2008 14:09:38 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
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>> Are there any serious disadvantages of "soft jaws" made of Aluminum?
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>> The reason for my question is that I have a Wilton tradesman 1765
>> vise (6.5" jaw width), and I have aluminum angle already. Brass jaws
>> cost $85 and I thought that I coudl just fabricate something from the
>> angle.
>>
>> Any experiences with aluminum jaws?
>
>I've used removable jaws made of aluminum angle for 40 years. They work
>fine.
>
>Just clamp the angles in your vise, mark off where to cut them so you'll
>have some little adjustable "ears" that you can bend over with a hammer, cut
>on those marks with a hacksaw, re-clamp, and bend the ears over so the jaws
>don't fall off. When you have to remove them, a screwdriver will pry them
>off.
One comment. Aluminum being softer is a bit more likely to have chips
embed themselves into the jaws so they probably need to be changed, or
inspected, more frequently.
Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)
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Posted by Ed Huntress on May 7, 2008, 10:11 pm
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> On Wed, 7 May 2008 14:09:38 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
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>>> Are there any serious disadvantages of "soft jaws" made of Aluminum?
>>>
>>> The reason for my question is that I have a Wilton tradesman 1765
>>> vise (6.5" jaw width), and I have aluminum angle already. Brass jaws
>>> cost $85 and I thought that I coudl just fabricate something from the
>>> angle.
>>>
>>> Any experiences with aluminum jaws?
>>
>>I've used removable jaws made of aluminum angle for 40 years. They work
>>fine.
>>
>>Just clamp the angles in your vise, mark off where to cut them so you'll
>>have some little adjustable "ears" that you can bend over with a hammer,
>>cut
>>on those marks with a hacksaw, re-clamp, and bend the ears over so the
>>jaws
>>don't fall off. When you have to remove them, a screwdriver will pry them
>>off.
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>
> One comment. Aluminum being softer is a bit more likely to have chips
> embed themselves into the jaws so they probably need to be changed, or
> inspected, more frequently.
Being very cheap, I often clean them with a big double-cut file.
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Ed Huntress
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Posted by Jim Wilkins on May 7, 2008, 4:33 pm
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> Are there any serious disadvantages of "soft jaws" made of Aluminum?
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> The reason for my question is that I have a Wilton tradesman 1765
> vise (6.5" jaw width), and I have aluminum angle already. Brass jaws
> cost $85 and I thought that I coudl just fabricate something from the
> angle.
>
> Any experiences with aluminum jaws?
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Aluminum will distort if you clamp narrow work like a bolt but
otherwise it's fine. You can make jaw covers out of scrap sheetmetal
and hammer the ends or the top to clamp around the back of the jaw.
The thicker ones with magnets are convenient but reduce capacity.
Some vises have reversible jaws with one side smooth, or you can make
them out of aluminum or steel bar stock. I have a couple of sets of
aluminum and copper jaw covers and snap on whichever set is
appropriate, the good ones for filing nice work or the most beat-up
ones to grab bolt threads.
Jim Wilkins
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