[TheForge] blood blisters (was: Vise squad)

[Bruce Freeman]

Been there.

Some vises have a bolt on the end of the shaft, where the handle goes through, so that the handle can be locked in one position and not drop.  Now, if that were a knurled-headed bolt with a rubber tip (opposite the head), then it could be loosely tightened to put a little friction on the handle, so the d****d thing would drop and getcha.

Another idea would be to bend the handle into a very slight sine-wave or helix.  The idea is that it wouldn't drop straight from one end to the other.  The bends would force it to rub up against the hole and slow it down, while not preventing it from being moved from one end to the other.

Bruce
NJ

>>> schade at acegroup.cc 5/6/2005 10:20:14 AM >>>

On May 6, 2005, at 12:46 AM, Mike Spencer wrote:

>
> Bob> There really isn't any reason it has to be a ball.
>
>
> Because it's less likely to pinch your finger and give you a nasty
> blood blister when you drop the handle too hastily?
>


done that. It had a ball and still gave me a nasty blood blister.

You too?

Bob

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