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Aligning Vise Jaws


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Aligning Vise Jaws. We now understand that the easiest way to align the vise jaw is by fir t picking a pivot point on its face. I was considering putting something in the tight side, tightening the vise down hard, and hitting the other side with a soft coated sledgehammer.

Soft Vise Jaws MLCS
Soft Vise Jaws MLCS from www.hvalleytools.com

Piece screwed to vise base to align with table slot, slotted sections can be made to fit snug by adjusting 2 allen head screws. With the vise closed, the jaws are touching on one side, and there’s a gap of maybe.025” on the other side. Ime to return to my misaligned vise.

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Soft Vise Jaws MLCS

Now the table is adjusted so that the best part of the milling vise base can have a slot milled across its width at a reasonable depth that. Piece screwed to vise base to align with table slot, slotted sections can be made to fit snug by adjusting 2 allen head screws. When this is aligned it stays aligned whereas the moving jaw can change depending on the workpiece. In this video, we share a reliable and efficient method to align your vise straight—ensuring machining.

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