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and the rotator at the back?
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Try putting a 6” board in with no room to hold behind, what a nightmare. Jaws are best proud from the bench.
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I'm no chippy, my experience has been gained from t'net, and books. However, if the jaws are proud you can't use a shooting board or, by using dogs, work on jobs that are wider than you can fin in your vice.
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yup -- looks like that conical swivel, which is good and much more scarce than the vice itself.Parkinson Handy. Good vice. Swivel base is a nice inclusion.
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Hi people with many vices, would the idea in the sketch work? Woodworking leg vice with two screws linked by a toothed timing type belt to prevent or minimise racking to an acceptable level for use , have seen lots of other ideas but fancy a go at this just to be different, I have the screws and nuts albeit left hand thread, soon get used to that , I hope , excuse the mixed units of measurements , I'm old ,
Any constructive criticism welcome,
Cheers
Any constructive criticism welcome,
Cheers
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It is a conical swivel, it's also looked to be in good condition when I had a peek at it.
I'll take more photos later.
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Ahhh, your post reminded me; I have one of these which my Dad kept with his door installation bench. It also has the fibre jaws. Don't recall if I've posted a picture if it before ?
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Not sure what the advantage of the second driven spindle. I'm assuming that it is a type of leg vice which often have the bottom pivot pegged to allow the clamping of a variety of shapes and sizes. Further is there a risk of your chain becoming clogged with shavings or sawdust? An interesting idea, and is love to see how you develop it.
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The bottom screw is to minimise racking, usually and traditionally they have a bar and a peg , a Saint something cross, latest a linear guide has been used, in my mind the second screw hopefully will eliminate that , also will give me the impetus to start another unnecessary project, consisting of this vice and apart from the vice which will be cherrywood 30mm mdf triple laminated for legs, stretchers and top,
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I expect you may have seen this type, Rosi. - commercially made (Yorkshire?) - interesting to me is that various versions I have seen of this type all have the big bolt thro' the static jaw as if it should be mounted on the corner of a bench and removable.
oak body, brass nut steel screw nd faces
oak body, brass nut steel screw nd faces
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and if anyone knows about the slot in the steel jaw faces, I'd be interested - seen this feature in various examples.
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Yes , similar but my idea is just a variation , essentially eliminating the bottom anti rack drvice
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Pretty close ! My Grandfather was born early 1900’s. Would they have gotten to make things like that in school back then ?
good question not sure if they had the resources for kids to make stuff like that at school, could be an apprenticeship piece though, funny how the pattern hasnt changed much, i made mine around 1984ish
