[TheForge] Vise type

Mon Apr 1 22:47:01 2002

MSC sells it as well, but if your impatient and willing to pay a slight premium,
I believe it is the same stuff used for cutting boards.   You can buy a small
cutting board at just about any discount store (walmart,target) and have a half
inch thick by two square foot section under ten bucks.

Mike Linn wrote:

> I got mine from a local automotive builder (makes seats for Mercedes) it
> was used as part of an old assembly jig. Got it out of the dumpster as a
> matter of fact. It also is used on conveyor lines, chain drags and the like.
>
> As mentioned it wont stand up to much heat (it is plastic ) but I use this
> vise to hold delicate pieces for welding. The platic softens up some and
> actually forms to hold the piece better. You cant get it real hot but the
> little bit of tack welding with the wire welder brings no ill effects
>
> At 07:05 AM 3/25/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >This stuff sounds like just the ticket to put in my vise.  Now, where do
> >you get it in nice small pieces?
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >At 07:58 03/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >> >
> >> > What's UHMDP?
> >>
> >>Ultra-High Molecular Density Polyethylene, IIRC. A little denser than the
> >>translucent white stuff they use to make milk jugs.
> >>
> >>Sometimes it's called Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene.
> >>
> >>Plastic; tough, heavy, strong, relatively soft-surfaced plastic.
> >>
> >>Used to use it for spacers in rebuilding old overhead crane gearboxes.
> >>Stuff'll stand up to just about anything but heat.
>
>          Michael Linn
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