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22 January 2023 at 9:27 pm #788647
Thanks for the assistance everyone, I really appreciate it. It’s sorted and the vise is now fitted.
The locking pliers did the trick:
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Here’s the finished vise:
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In case it’s not obvious, I’m fairly new to woodworking so thanks for the help to get this sorted!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.22 January 2023 at 5:42 pm #788621Thanks for the thorough response Ed. What a wonderful resource this forum is!
I don’t think the screws are to blame – I did over-tighten it. Couldn’t resist one extra half turn! The screws aren’t terrible quality, but they’re not the best either. It’s possible a better one wouldn’t have broken.
I like the idea of a series of trials! It makes sense to progress up to the most destructive option. The first thing I’ve tried is cutting away a little material to expose the stem:
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I now have my neighbours locking pliers and in a mo will try unscrewing it. I’ll update the post with my progress. If it fails I might buy a bolt extractor and try that as my next option.
I think you’re right about those holes by the way, maybe they are intended for attaching jaws. I’m following Paul’s suggested way of doing it explained here – [url]{https://youtu.be/VkTqt-rxQfk?t=1058}[/url]
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You must be logged in to view attached files.22 January 2023 at 11:17 am #788593Thanks Darren, with that in mind I think I overtightened both screws in the jaw. It’s a new Eclipse vise so hopefully isn’t in danger of cracking. I’ll back the unsnapped screw off slightly. Considering what you’ve said, I’m wondering if I can leave the snapped screw where it is and put in a smaller wood screw at a slight angle so it misses the embedded snapped screw. What do you think?
22 January 2023 at 1:58 am #788555Thanks Craig, I appreciate your help! I’ll give the second approach a try first I think. The stem isn’t buried too deep so hopefully will be able to reveal enough of the screw to grip it. Thanks again!
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