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| vtsteam:
Norman, your vise looks like it already wants some work to do! Phil great that you can help out! :nrocks: :clap: |
| nel2lar:
Norman Very nice and the patients is just what is needed with home foundry's. The vice is starting to be very impressive, you have done a nice job on it all. The only thing to be cautious with would be cranking down when holding anything. The thinnest section will give first. Good looking project, good luck. Nelson Collar |
| NormanV:
Thank you for the kind comments, I think they were a little premature the casting has warped! I went to do some more work on it and found that it now rocks when placed on a flat surface. On inspection I found that I could fit a .5mm thick ruler under one corner when it is pressed down on the flat. In order to remove the slide and moving jaw I had 8 screws to remove, two of which were hidden under the moving jaw. Due to the distortion the moving jaw was tight to move, I pulled on it and it went suddenly, and bit me! |
| NormanV:
I now have two choices, I could leave this casting for a while to settle and then remachine it or I could make another casting and also leave that to settle before I machine it. I think that I will make another casting anyway just in case the first one is not recoverable. Either way it will be some time before I can complete the vice. |
| vtsteam:
Ouch and ouch! Sorry about the problems, Norman. I'm sure you'll have the vise working. :beer: |
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