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This probably isn't the place to post this but I figure someone on this site will have an answer for me.
I picked this old vise up for next to nothing and the jaws don't grip the pipe very well. I have to tighten the vise up to the point I'm afraid I'll strip the threads.
A close look at the jaws show that they are a bit rounded at the point and I thought if I filed the teeth to a point again it would make the vise usable.
The problem is the jaws are hard. A metal file just slides right off of them with out hardly a scuff mark. My thought was to use a diamond file to do this.
Is this a good idea or am I barking up the wrong tree?
I picked this old vise up for next to nothing and the jaws don't grip the pipe very well. I have to tighten the vise up to the point I'm afraid I'll strip the threads.
A close look at the jaws show that they are a bit rounded at the point and I thought if I filed the teeth to a point again it would make the vise usable.
The problem is the jaws are hard. A metal file just slides right off of them with out hardly a scuff mark. My thought was to use a diamond file to do this.
Is this a good idea or am I barking up the wrong tree?