shop-made Vise Jaw Liners · bench vise can leave marks on soft materials like aluminum or brass....
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ShopNotes No. 111 Page 1 of 1 ©2010 August Home Publishing. All rights reserved. shop-made Vise Jaw Liners { Smooth. To keep the textured jaws of the vise from marring the workpiece, use these smooth jaw liners. { Magnetic. Clamping metal workpieces like bar stock or sheet metal is easier with these magnetic jaw liners. { Grooves. Jaw liners with grooves make it easy to clamp any type of tubing and threaded rod. { Extra Cushioning. Line the jaw liners with leather or rubber to clamp delicate workpieces. The textured jaws of your bench vise can leave marks on soft materials like aluminum or brass. And you can forget about trying to hold round objects securely. To solve these problems, you can purchase commercial jaw liners, like you see in the photo below. But a less expensive option is to make your own. The shop-made jaw liners you see on the right are easy to make. I used 3 ⁄ 4 "-thick maple and formed a shallow rabbet on the back side. This leaves a narrow lip that keeps the jaw liner from slipping down between the vise jaws. To hold the jaw liner onto the jaw of your bench vise, the next thing to do is drill a small counterbore on the back face. This holds a rare-earth mag- net that’s glued in place with epoxy or cyanoacrylate glue. As you can see at right, you can make several pairs, each with a different face treat- ment. Keeping them handy near your vise makes it easy to switch them out.
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ShopNotes No. 111 Page 1 of 1 ©2010 August Home Publishing. All rights reserved.
shop-made
Vise JawLiners
{ Smooth. To keep the textured jaws of the vise from marring the workpiece, use these smooth jaw liners.
{ Magnetic. Clamping metal workpieces like bar stock or sheet metal is easier with these magnetic jaw liners.
{ Grooves. Jaw liners with grooves make it easy to clamp any type of tubing and threaded rod.
{ Extra Cushioning. Line the jaw liners with leather or rubber to clamp delicate workpieces.
The textured jaws of your bench vise can leave marks on soft materials like aluminum or brass. And you can forget about trying to hold round objects securely. To solve these problems, you can purchase commercial jaw liners, like you see in the photo below.
But a less expensive option is to make your own. The shop-made jaw liners you see on the right are easy to make.
I used 3⁄4"-thick maple and formed a shallow rabbet on the back side. This leaves
a narrow lip that keeps the jaw liner from slipping down between the vise jaws.
To hold the jaw liner onto the jaw of your bench vise, the next thing to do is drill a small counterbore on the back face. This holds a rare-earth mag-net that’s glued in place with epoxy or cyanoacrylate glue.
As you can see at right, you can make several pairs, each with a different face treat-ment. Keeping them handy near your vise makes it easy to switch them out.
