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  1. 29th December 2018, 05:11 PM #1
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    I just got around to installing my McJing bench vice after a year of it sitting around the workshop. Well wouldn’t you know it, the vice handle I purchased from CarbaTec also a year ago is too big to go in the vice tuning hole so now I don’t have a vice handle. It’s about 29mm and needs to be 26.5mm in diameter. So is there anyone I can post the handle to that would do me the favour of turning it down to 26.5mm please, I don't do turning in my woodwork but it is on my bucket list. I will cover all postage. I'm in Tasmania, Launceston way.

    In the picture it is 300mm long.

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  3. 29th December 2018, 06:53 PM #2
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    Unless there is a local to you turner who responds, I can do it.

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  4. 30th December 2018, 02:52 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Optimark View Post
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    Thank you Mick, I have sent a pm to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Superbunny View Post
    In the picture it is 300mm long.
    Ok, so how long in real life?
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    SB, you could also simply plane it down. I'd say clamp it in a vise, but you cannot! You can free hand it with a block plane. Just a stroke at a time .... around and around you go, where you stop .. is when it fits. Finish with sandpaper. Should take as long to do as it took me to type. Just watch the grain direction.

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    Happy to do it if it doesn't pan out for you with the earlier offers. I'm in Canberra.
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    I live at Port Sorell and have a lathe if Derek's suggestion wont work for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    SB, you could also simply plane it down. I'd say clamp it in a vise, but you cannot! You can free hand it with a block plane. Just a stroke at a time .... around and around you go, where you stop .. is when it fits. Finish with sandpaper. Should take as long to do as it took me to type. Just watch the grain direction.

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    Thanks guys, I'm on to it and I will think on Derek’s suggestion as this really might be sufficient to work well. I can do the vice up with a piece of steel pipe but it's not efficient.

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    I have decided and completed the desired outcome using Derek's method. Yes, I did get some grain direction problems but used some epoxy to smooth over, now all good. Thanks for the offers of help and one day I'll just have to get into turning I think.

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    Fantastic news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Superbunny View Post
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