Light weight vises do not clamp small parts well. The movable jaw tilts which then does a poor job of holding the part. One solution is to add a jack screw to one end of the vise jaws.
If you are interested, please see
https://rick.sparber.org/SmallViseJack.pdf
Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.
Thanks,
Rick
Rick
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emu roo (Sep 30, 2025)
well this idea does have a use ,but the best way to hold small parts is with a small vise..
emu roo (Sep 30, 2025)
Thatīs what I often do. Clamp one of my small vises in one of my bigger vises. Works well.Originally Posted by madokie
emu roo (Sep 30, 2025)
Or clamp the piece in a vise grip pliers and clamp the vise grip pliers in a bench vise.
emu roo (Sep 30, 2025)
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