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Posted by DanG on May 9, 2008, 7:26 am
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I use aluminum angle with a strip of refrigerator magnet glued to
the top flange that rests on the top of the factory jaws. Made a
rack on the end of the bench that they live in when not on the
vise.
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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?
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> 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?
> --
> Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their
> inattention
> to spammers, I and many others block all articles
> originating
> from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen
> by
> more readers you will need to find a different means of
> posting on Usenet.
> http://improve-usenet.org/