I have a 4" post vise that I am fixing up. It works fine, except that the hinge plates are wallowed out and twisted. As a result the movable jaw is offset from the fix jaw by 5/8" and it's top is at a angle. Unless the jaws are tightened, it has almost a 1/2" of lateral movement.
My thought is to heat the plates with a O/A torch and hammer fit them to the movable jaw. Then twist the whole assembly into alignment.
Thoughts?
Thx's, Fred.
Last edited by Fred Bryant; 08-28-2011 at 07:48 PM. Reason: Can not spell.
Sounds about right. The other option is replacing them.
sounds about right, but a photo would help with suggestions.
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ive seen some vices where the two plates were welded to the main frame of the vice and some that are just bolted. if they are just bolted i would take them off and throw them in the forge and straighten them out that way. a picture would be helpfull as stated before.
good luck
Yes, I really should have posted a picture, but did not have one at the time.
I appreciate the help.
Thx's, Fred
Are you certain it is the plates and not the hinge pin? I have a vise that always shifted as I was tightening it down. After years of dealing with it and finding no other source for the problem, I extracted the pin and noticed a groove worn into it, almost halfway through. Fixing the pin fixed my problem.
Ooh Paul, I have that exact issue with my vise, I'll check that out. I also need to re-weld the nut that had been welded to the front of my vise. Here is a pic.Originally Posted by Paul C
I figure the vise was rebuilt at one point with a new screw and they welded a big square nut right behind the tightening knuckle and mounted the rest of the screw hardware on the back. It's quite a bit longer than most compete vises I've seen. It still works nicely though, except for the pivot on the jaw when tightening. I think I'll likely have to cut the bolt to get it out, but I can replace it too.
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Tim
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