A small toolmakers vise milled from 6160 alloy just for something to practice on.
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A small toolmakers vise milled from 6160 alloy just for something to practice on.
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Seams as though your practice is paying off, another great job, keep it up !
I like you approach by starting with 6061 aluminum to fine tune your technique and the vise looks very good.
I really don't have any use for it, But it does make a nice little paperweight.
Let's see; potential uses for an aluminum vise ??
Giant clamp-on heat sink
Soldering vise (most solders won't stick to aluminum) although, since it's a heat sink, this may be a non-starter
Holding parts for electrolysis or application of caustic substances that would rust steel vises
There must be other (serious) uses but that's all I have for now.
A tiny micarta clamp.
Given it's current status as a paperweight, then a penholder would be a somewhat practical use. Only somewhat because they'd fall out unless you clamped them in.