[TheForge] Vise type

[Mike Linn]

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
       Artist Blacksmith
      McCalla, Alabama
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