Repairing destroyed vise

That's what I was thinking.

Hot rolled or cold rolled? Stress free? Free machining? Lol. So many choices.
 
Excellent. Thanks you. I'll have to check tomorrow to see if the local supply is open.
 
Metals plus isn't open till next week ;(

Brass would be really pretty, but a bit too soft for me I think.
 
Milled everything down. It feels a lot better than it looks. It's milled within .001" from side to side. And I only did that on the surface plate with just an indicator holder. Not precise by any standard. I had to leave once I got the vise all put back together. I'll measure it on the mill tonight. But so far pretty happy. The vise has a gib so I was easily able to take up what I milled off. And the jaw lift is .001". I'm starting to really like this vise.
Still have to wait till next week to get some stock to make jaws.

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Did you do the moveable jaw? Consider doing the moveable jaw, and rather than cutting into the top with an end mill, cut the epoxy down with an end mil, then finish with a file. Just for comparison. If the filing doesn't do it, try some sandpaper , then try milling if not happy. The filing will require a card file to clean the file, since it will get filled quickly by the epoxy. But you may be surprised by one of those methods. Or you may not.
 
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