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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bill Houghton on April 25, 2014, 02:30:54 AM

Title: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 25, 2014, 02:30:54 AM

I own a jeweler's hand vise similar to this one:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/z/LlsAAOxyf1dTI-vQ/$_12.JPG)

The handle is drilled through its length, and the foot of the handle has what looks like a barb to accept flexible tubing (as the pictured vise does).  What is this for?  Do you run inert gasses through its for certain procedures or something?

Confession: when I bought this at some yard sale or other, I thought maybe it was a roach clip for stoners who liked traditional hand tools.  But I realized i wouldn't work well for that purpose.  Not that I'm experienced with these things.

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: mikeswrenches on April 25, 2014, 05:30:36 AM

Bill, Most, maybe all, jeweler's hand vises are made with a hole thru the handle so that the long wires that they sometimes use could be accommodated.  The "barb" is just decoration.

Mike

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Bill Houghton on April 25, 2014, 10:10:31 AM

Thanks, Mike.  That makes way more sense than my speculations.

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Lewill2 on April 25, 2014, 12:34:34 PM

If you see Papaws "It's a long story" post he pictures one with a wood handled awl that fits the end of the pin vise.

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Papaw on April 25, 2014, 12:48:38 PM

This one. The hole in the end accomodates a wooden handle.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/papao55/Assorted%20wrenches/PinVise_zps8f41efd2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/papao55/media/Assorted%20wrenches/PinVise_zps8f41efd2.jpg.html)

One of these is probably the correct handle-
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/papao55/Assorted%20wrenches/5486f918-76ab-4069-870d-2d9bb51bb143_zps9e7a79fd.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/papao55/media/Assorted%20wrenches/5486f918-76ab-4069-870d-2d9bb51bb143_zps9e7a79fd.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Branson on April 27, 2014, 07:26:21 AM

I haven't seen one with  a handle.  My impression has been that these weren't handled, though some similar vises are.

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Papaw on April 27, 2014, 08:15:49 AM

I haven't seen one with a handle, but one was on Ebay recently-
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/a04AAOxyf1dTHJVw/$_57.JPG?rt=nc)

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: Chillylulu on April 28, 2014, 06:48:25 PM

I kind of think that handle was added.

Jewelers vices usually can be put in another vise for holding. If they were going to hold it in their hand it would be quicker to grab a pair of pliers.

Why is it a pair of pliers?
There is only one tool.

Chilly

Title: Re: Question on jeweler's vise
Post by: rusty on April 28, 2014, 06:59:03 PM

>There is only one tool.
Everything is a hammer...