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I GOT MY 6" KURT VISE USED . ( WHO CAN AFFORD A NEW ONE ? )
IT WAS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT DID HAVE SOME BATTLE SCARS .
THE WORST OF THESE WAS A 1/4" LINE MILLED RIGHT ACROSS THE TOP .
IT WASN'T DEEP BUT LOOKED BAD & NO DOUBT WAS A CONTRIBUTOR TO
THE DELIGHTFUL PURCHASE PRICE .
SO AFTER STARING AT THE SCAR FOR SOME TIME , I DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING USEFUL WITH IT .
I MILLED A NEW TRENCH OVER THE TOP OF THE OLD ONE .
THE NEW ONE WAS DONE WITH A 1/2" BALL ENDMILL AND THE RESULTING ROUND BOTTOM GROOVE
SERVES AS A TOOL CADDY WHERE I CAN PLACE DRILLS , ENDMILLS TAPS & COUNTERSINKS IN THE COURSE
OF OPERATIONS WITHOUT FEAR OF THEM ROLLING OFF THE VISE TOP .
THIS HAS TO BE THE SIMPLEST MOD I HAVE DONE BUT IS ONE I WILL USE EVERY DAY .
I AM NOT RECOMMENDING THAT ANYONE DEFACE THEIR PRISTINE KURT VISE BUT IF IT ALREADY
HAS A PROBLEM LIKE MINE DID , THIS JUST MIGHT BE A USEFUL WAY TO ERASE IT .
IT WAS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT DID HAVE SOME BATTLE SCARS .
THE WORST OF THESE WAS A 1/4" LINE MILLED RIGHT ACROSS THE TOP .
IT WASN'T DEEP BUT LOOKED BAD & NO DOUBT WAS A CONTRIBUTOR TO
THE DELIGHTFUL PURCHASE PRICE .
SO AFTER STARING AT THE SCAR FOR SOME TIME , I DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING USEFUL WITH IT .
I MILLED A NEW TRENCH OVER THE TOP OF THE OLD ONE .
THE NEW ONE WAS DONE WITH A 1/2" BALL ENDMILL AND THE RESULTING ROUND BOTTOM GROOVE
SERVES AS A TOOL CADDY WHERE I CAN PLACE DRILLS , ENDMILLS TAPS & COUNTERSINKS IN THE COURSE
OF OPERATIONS WITHOUT FEAR OF THEM ROLLING OFF THE VISE TOP .
THIS HAS TO BE THE SIMPLEST MOD I HAVE DONE BUT IS ONE I WILL USE EVERY DAY .
I AM NOT RECOMMENDING THAT ANYONE DEFACE THEIR PRISTINE KURT VISE BUT IF IT ALREADY
HAS A PROBLEM LIKE MINE DID , THIS JUST MIGHT BE A USEFUL WAY TO ERASE IT .