Vice jaw liners cast inlead

[Philip Davies]

Lead vice jaw liners made from sheet lead are easy enough to make. But do not last very long, even though they are seldom adverted to. Whereas cast jaws like these are more compact and are less likely to be dislodged from their storage location. Copper jaw liners wear better, and with soft wood I might wrap items with leather..


Never having cast in sand, I went ahead as if constructing formwork for concrete.

The ends are lined with lead, and the sides have strips of aluminium foil. I am pleased that no molten lead passed completely through the joints.
And there wasn’t much flash to remove.
Here are the components:

Subsequent to the first liner, I replaced some of the components. Hardwood offcuts were used. The core is beech, oak and teak sides. Then some pine on the ends and the bottom.
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The rear jaw was cast first. To prevent it rocking, I found I had to add more lead, so planed up a fillet to press inside and ladled some lead in when making the second. Hope this picture shows

Guess you’ve seen prettier posts?

[DIYer]

Thanks Philip Davies! We've added your Vise Jaw Liners to our Vises category,
as well as to your builder page: Philip Davies's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Vise Jaw Liners by Philip Davies

tags: vise, jaw