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15th May 2022, 09:28 PM #16
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15th May 2022, 09:38 PM #17GOLD MEMBER
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Good buy. Check for repairs.
The pivot point on mine was busted which I couldn't see at the time.
Mine has also been repaired previously, also unseen under a thick coat of paint.
Photos of yours please for comparison.
Thanks
Lyle
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15th May 2022, 09:52 PM #18
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17th May 2022, 04:14 PM #19GOLD MEMBER
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Job done!!
All back together and painted.
Holds the saw very securely.
Now waiting for the saw files to arrive.
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1st June 2022, 08:37 PM #20
Here's mine, as I bought it.
Saw Vice-1.jpg
All pulled apart & ready for painting. No damage at all & only slight wear on the main jaw where the cam rubs, less than 0.4mm deep.
Saw Vice-2.jpg
All finished, just have to learn to sharpen saws now.
Saw Vice-3.jpgSaw Vice-4.jpg
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2nd June 2022, 02:06 PM #21GOLD MEMBER
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That is excellent. If I ask really nicely, please please.....
Would you post up a photo/photos of the pivot point of the main arm.
That is one place I had to have brazed. When I reshaped it and drilled it I was off by a smidgen.
I'd like to see an original one for comparison.
Thanks in advance.
Lyle.
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2nd June 2022, 07:47 PM #22
I can't get a photo of the pivot without pulling it apart again, which I'd rather not do, as it's a real pain getting it back together without the flat spring damaging the paint. Looking at the photos of yours, the shape as it was when you got it seems correct. As long as the inside face is flat, for the spring to sit against, I can't see the shape being too critical. I think as long as the jaws are parallel & hold the saws, it should be ok. The jaws on mine touch together when the cam lever is horizontal.
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2nd June 2022, 09:19 PM #23
I was looking for a vice similar to what most of you have but all I could find at the time was this dual clamp vice. Works a great and just clamps a little lower down. I’ve made a timber frame for them to clamp onto for when I want it higher. For now this is fine with over head light
Cheers
Nathan
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3rd June 2022, 03:00 AM #24Senior Member
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Nathan,
I have a fabricated steel version of that vise (can't recall the brand - E.C. Stearns, maybe?) on which the clamping bit pivots to fold flat. It's been my impression that this was a jobsite saw vise, for a carpenter to carry in the bag for lunchtime touchups on the saw. Back in the days when handsaws were how you cut wood on the jobsite, it was apparently common for a tradesworker to touch up the sharpness at least once during the day.
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3rd June 2022, 07:39 PM #25GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks delbs.
Could you post a couple more photos. Perhaps with a saw so I can see how it works.
Please
Lyle
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3rd June 2022, 09:54 PM #26
That’s the one mate it folds up, I thought it was a little odd when I first picked it up but it was a good price from memory and works quiet well.
It’s exactly what I like, keeping the skill alive knowing how to sharpen my own saws to keep them in working order for years to come
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3rd June 2022, 09:56 PM #27
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