Vise Question
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Hello everyone, I believe this is my first post here.
I asked this question on Paul’s blog but I think there’s probably a better chance of one of you being able to help with an answer.
I bought a 10″ eclipse vise back in December and it must have been dropped en-route (not packed to well and they are very heavy). Anyway, the vise is unharmed apart from the tommie bar. It has a bend close to the centre and it’s deformed by around 3/8″ end to end on the bar.
Does anyone know of a good method to repair this? Simple case of trying to bend it back, or would it be wise to find a replacement part? I have zero metal working experience but I’ll give anything a go.
Thank you for any help offered, will check back in the next few days.
17 June 2016 at 12:43 pm #137910Support it right next to the bend and on the other side of the bend, slip a piece of pipe over it and bend it back. It shouldn’t be a hardened steel. It is meant to bend to protect the vise from over aggressive tightening that would damage the vise.
Would you need to heat it (with a blowtorch) before bending?
This reminds me of school. None of our workshop vises had a tommy-bar that slid all the way through the hole. It was years later I learned they were supposed to!
- This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by Alan.
I think I remember reading in their product blurbs that the bar was designed to give way for that reason. It’s worth a go, worst I can see happening is damaging the bar further and from that point I suppose I’d just remove it.
It isn’t installed yet because there’s no bench to fit it to… early next month that will begin. Getting rid of junk in my garage now, making space, learning to sharpen things properly and the like. Feels good to be making a start.
Happy to take any more suggestions from anyone who has dealt with this sort of thing.
Thanks
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