Mill Vise Opinions

[Shadowdog500]

The vise on my mill was built probably decades before the Kurt angle-lock was even thought of. Talk about jaw lift, but there are ways around it. Use paper to cradle the part and tap it with a dead blow, no big deal to be honest.

Thanks for the tip. I assume the paper is to increase holding power. this tip almost makes me want to shear down a large pack of post its to fit my vise jaws. That way I could stick them to the jaws and they would stay on thier own.

I have no idea when my Bison mill vise was made, but I doubt the jaws pull down like yo say.

Chris

 

[Andre]

Shadowdog, the paper is to keep the part from getting marred when getting hammered down in the vise. Without it, the sharp top edge of the jaw caps cut a groove like a chisel, even in steel.