>> ...vice...mashed threads... >> Tightened okay but >> took twice the effort to release it. > - Mike >> > > I had to put anti-sieze compound on the washers to aid in breaking loose. Duh. I never thought of that. Well, now my sawmill neighbor has it. Maybe I should suggest that to him. It never hurts to have a guy who owns a sawmill think kindly of you each time he uses his vise. :-) - Mike