[TheForge] Vise type

[Mike Linn]

On my other vises I have form fitted lead and 1/8 in copper jaws.  The lead 
seems to hold better but the copper takes heat better.

Right tool for the right job....


At 10:25 AM 3/25/02 -0600, you wrote:
>dave,
>
>the ultra plastic may work just fine but in the machine shop we always 
>used sheet aluminum (under 1/8") in the vice jaws to keep from gouging up 
>a piece. advantage is that it can be easily bent around the jaws to stay 
>on and can be thrown away when used up. buy aluminum anywhere.

         Michael Linn
       Artist Blacksmith
      McCalla, Alabama
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http://afc.abana-chapter.com