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John Reese22/03/2019 21:40:36
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Jamie,

After examining my LSS vise it looks like yours has a shop made replacement jaw. The original jaws are flush with the body.

John Reese22/03/2019 21:59:10
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Posted by John Haine on 21/03/2019 17:32:31:

Still made. A snip at $186 each...

Latest Fleabay price is $205

Stewart Hart23/03/2019 08:48:22
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Posted by John Reese on 22/03/2019 21:37:54:

Stewart,

I found the vise. It is marked LSS Co. Athol MA.

Here are the dimensions:

OAL, body only: 2.000"

OAL, screw full out: 3.110"

Width: .597"

Height: .757"

Depth of jaw" .444"

Minimum grip: .368"

Maximum grip: 1.065"

I am missing the long jaw.

Thanks for looking the vice out and posting the sizes John, I have drawn it up 3" long so 1 1/2 times its real size, I'll draw it up again closer to the actual size, but on the plus side being smaller will make them easier to make.

The only draw back with them is the fact that the jaw is not on a slide so they will tend to tip the work out of square especially if the part is thin. The illustrations of them in use show parts that are being gripped by the full length of the jaws so this won't be a problem, perhaps they should be called clamps rather than vices. But having said that I still think they would be a useful addition to the tool box.

Stew

MC Black 213/06/2020 09:24:51
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Posted by Stewart Hart on 23/03/2019 08:48:22:
The only draw back with them is the fact that the jaw is not on a slide so they will tend to tip the work out of square especially if the part is thin.

I found this tool on Starrett's web site: **LINK**

Toolmakers' clamps are useful in layout work or for holding work securely in drilling and other similar operations. Each clamp is furnished with two take-up blocks that slip on the end of the screw. The blocks are held to allow a slight swivel action that conforms the angle of the block to the shape of the work being held.

So it seems that they are NOT intended to keep the work square!

I have inherited one so I'm very tempted to make a second.

MCB

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