Magnetic soft jaws

**Stevohdee** · Aug 12, 2021, 05:55 AM

G'day guys,
my poor milling machine was feeling neglected lately so I gave her a bit of exercise. Not a difficult build but I have needed these jaws for a while.
Regards stevoh

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**uv8452** · Aug 14, 2021, 08:57 AM

I see my swarf finding its way between vise and the jaws. But they are very nice and precise.

**Karl_H** · May 22, 2023, 08:09 PM

I made a pair, though not so fancy. The last time I used them, I was holding a tool steel rod to harden the end - I think it was an attempted counter-bore drill. The heat ruined the magnets and I had not made any provision to replace the magnets. (I glued them in with some loctite.) After the fact, it made perfect sense, but I didn't see it coming.

**Stevohdee** · May 22, 2023, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Karl_H

I made a pair, though not so fancy. The last time I used them, I was holding a tool steel rod to harden the end - I think it was an attempted counter-bore drill. The heat ruined the magnets and I had not made any provision to replace the magnets. (I glued them in with some loctite.) After the fact, it made perfect sense, but I didn't see it coming.

Gday karl, reminds me of the time soon after getting new lenses in my spectacles when i angle ground some tool steel, had little bits of steel ebbedded everywhere but i saw it comming !!