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I also have the Lee Valley York vise. A good vise, but one thing that bugs me about it though is that there is no way to delay the clutch disengaging when backing off (opening) the vise. Sometimes I want the vice to screw open (and then closed) rather than having to pull it open and then push it closed. It’s quicker to screw open, screw closed, work, screw open, screw closed, work, etc. when you need to adjust the workpiece many times.
I’ve sort of come up with a solution whereby I jam a thin piece of wood into the side of the clutch housing. This stops the clutch from rotating when the vise is backed off and will therefore allow the screw to remain engaged. It only sort of works. I need to refine it more to make sure the wood stays put.
Anyone else have this problem, and unique methods of solving it?
Matt