Fix/Improve the Clamping on an Imported Vise "Phase 2" Brand.
Channel: The Amateur Machine Shop
Date: 2019-07-21

Fixing an imported vise that keeps raising the part when vise is tightened. The vise jaw assembly had a gap of about .009" and I brought it to less that .001" improving the clamping of parts. Click "SHOW MORE" to jump to particular segments of the video.

Video Segments
0:00 - Introduction
0:00:28 - Disassembly of the Vise
0:01:06 - Setup for Machining
0:03:35 - Milling the Vise
0:04:41 - Chamfering Holes, Chasing Threads, Cleaning the Vise Jaw
0:05:36 - Vise Assembled & Conclusion

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