[TheForge] adjustable vice

Tue May 14 07:33:01 2002

        Shannell,  I have a set of vice grips welded to a ball joint that
does exactly what you are looking to do.   The trick is to get a new ball
joint from a yard sale or auto parts store so it is tight and stays where
you put it.

Ralph


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:47 AM
Subject: [TheForge] adjustable vice


> I am TIG welding a heap of leaves together at the moment and I think a
vice
> or clamp that can rotate and move would make things a lot easier. Im
forever
> taking the pieces in and out of the vice and have to put down/pick up the
> TIG torch and filler rod. Has anyone seen or made a clamp/vice of this
type,
> mabey with a ball and socket base so it can rotate and move freely, a
> towball would do for ball but what about a socket? Any ideas, comments
> appreciated.
>
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