Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: swervncarz on August 03, 2015, 12:48:54 AM
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Picked up this Morgan vise this weekend. My question is about the attachment on the chain. It's sized & shaped to fit over the jaw, there's a second chain as well but missing the attachment, assuming for the other jaw. What are these for? Is it a custom addition or did these vises come like this? I can't find another example like it. Any help appreciated, thanks!
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll88/swervncarz/Mobile%20Uploads/3EA8D65B-581B-4799-A4A0-9EFDF51C870B_zpsb1foazb9.jpg) (http://s286.photobucket.com/user/swervncarz/media/Mobile%20Uploads/3EA8D65B-581B-4799-A4A0-9EFDF51C870B_zpsb1foazb9.jpg.html)
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll88/swervncarz/Mobile%20Uploads/AA48E3FD-244D-4C99-877A-03B765F06D23_zpsjtrggrpn.jpg) (http://s286.photobucket.com/user/swervncarz/media/Mobile%20Uploads/AA48E3FD-244D-4C99-877A-03B765F06D23_zpsjtrggrpn.jpg.html)
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Looks like an attempt by the end user to keep track of the soft jaws.
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Jaw covers are pretty common. What's the material for that? From here, it looks like copper, a fairly common material among machinists.
Clever idea.
Oh, and congrats: nice vise. I've got a similar Prentiss Bulldog vise, that came with the rare "really rusty" option. I need to clean it up and put it on the bench. Soon. Sometime. While I can still remember what a vise is for.
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I would be willing to say leg17 is correct.