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Posted: 7/29/2017 8:39:38 PM EDT
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Big yellow ones from Lowes.
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Posted: 7/29/2017 9:06:29 PM EDT
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Leather pads glued to the regular jaws on standard vise, firm hold wont damage finishes, but the absolutely most useful vise in the shop is the Wilton wood worker vise with leather glued to the wood pads. like this
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Posted: 8/3/2017 3:57:18 PM EDT
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Pieces of roofer's lead flashing.
Still have rolls sitting around. When tightened down there is NO movement. Even works in milling vices. |
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Posted: 8/3/2017 4:44:09 PM EDT
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Even with copper or rubber lined aluminum jaws, you still run the risk of finish damage, especially with highly polished bluing. Any way you decide to clamp it, I HIGHLY recommend putting plenty of quality masking tape on the firearm's surface before clamping that puppy in the jaws. It will save you lots of wasted time & effort later.
Don't ask how I know this... |
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Posted: 8/9/2017 4:00:07 PM EDT
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Even with copper or rubber lined aluminum jaws, you still run the risk of finish damage, especially with highly polished bluing. Any way you decide to clamp it, I HIGHLY recommend putting plenty of quality masking tape on the firearm's surface before clamping that puppy in the jaws. It will save you lots of wasted time & effort later. Don't ask how I know this... Rubber and plastic can allow some motion. It will result in scratching unless the jaws are completely clean. Aluminum will have a surface of aluminum oxide. The abrasive. It is harder than almost any steel. I still prefer clean lead sheets. I have not marred a gun ever with lead and a tight vice. |
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Posted: 8/12/2017 5:00:54 PM EDT
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I have a set of pads that I made from a small piece of 1/4" plywood. I cut the wood to size and glued a piece of leather to the face with contact cement. Cheap and works great. Some of the craft stores sell small pieces of plywood.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 2:40:45 PM EDT
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I have a set of pads that I made from a small piece of 1/4" plywood. I cut the wood to size and glued a piece of leather to the face with contact cement. Cheap and works great. Some of the craft stores sell small pieces of plywood. |
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Posted: 8/24/2017 6:46:06 PM EDT
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How do you like the vice jaws from Plastix Revolution? I bought a set from a local tool supply and they are just Ok. The magnets in them aren't very strong at all and they always fall out when the vise is loosened.
The upper receiver vise block at Plastix Rev looks like an interesting piece as well. Quoted:
Gunsmiths: what soft jaws do you run in your bench vise? Looking for something to hold both revolvers and semi slides while I clean and work them. Thanks for any advice. I did order this set tonight, not sure how it will work out: LINK |
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Posted: 8/24/2017 8:50:07 PM EDT
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How do you like the vice jaws from Plastix Revolution? I bought a set from a local tool supply and they are just Ok. The magnets in them aren't very strong at all and they always fall out when the vise is loosened. The upper receiver vise block at Plastix Rev looks like an interesting piece as well. |
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Posted: 9/13/2017 8:07:23 AM EDT
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Lead, leather, cork on plywood, rubber and sometimes plain old fashion wood.
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Posted: 9/17/2017 7:26:01 PM EDT
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In the long run, you might be better off dropping the coin and getting a good vice. A CNC milling vice and a set of v-blocks will handle 99% of every application you could think of and you won't need to monkey around trying to properly mod it with leather and rubber pads.
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Posted: 9/17/2017 7:59:35 PM EDT
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In the long run, you might be better off dropping the coin and getting a good vice. A CNC milling vice and a set of v-blocks will handle 99% of every application you could think of and you won't need to monkey around trying to properly mod it with leather and rubber pads. Night and day difference. You simply can't compare the two. |
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Posted: 9/17/2017 8:09:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2017 8:16:29 PM EDT
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Wood, it's cheap easy and works.
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