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Workbench tail vise not flush.

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Workbench tail vise not flush. (post #169061)

Sqalman on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:20
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I recently bought  an old used workbench, thats in pretty godd condition except the tail vise.

I taken in apart, cleaned it and greased the skrew with Tallow.

The problem lies in that I can´t get the faces of the vise flush, it´s worn down more towards the benchtop, so it will not grip good.

Is tyere any good ways fpr flushing the vice faces?

I tried to attach plywood faces, but it wont do the trick.

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roc's picture

. (post #169061, reply #1 of 3)

by roc in reply to Sqalman [original] on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 19:01

> Is tyere any good ways fpr flushing the vice faces?<

 Ess, thor r

roc

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worn faces (post #169061, reply #2 of 3)

by RalphBarker in reply to Sqalman [original] on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 08:10

You'll either need to remove the faces and plane them flat, or add a solid wood supplemental face to each side that can be planed to compensate for the wear. Shiming the supplemental faces might also work, depending on the nature of the wear.

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Don't be afraid to search this site before posting questions (post #169061, reply #3 of 3)

by roc in reply to Sqalman [original] on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 19:04

 

http://forums.finewoodworking.com/fine-w...

roc

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )