bessey vise fix

[mikecwik]

my location of the bolts is off from the wilton vise. i thought i put them in the same spot but you might want to check a wilton image. i dont think it matters much at all since if i finger tighten the nuts on my vise its just about all that is needed. so, 5 ft lbs and you would be good to go...not a lot of stress.

having the vise not flip flop all over the place when the jaws are not tight is so much nicer. im concluding more and more that the vise is junk as today i had to tighten up many parts tightly over and over again.

if you had to do this 8 hours a day you'd soon have a better tool. the problem i think is the cheap material and differently made screw.





i was trying to figure out how the threading actually has meaning to it all but just thinking about it in my head i couldnt come up with any answers.

look on ebay for a used one Ed. yes it is a little bit scarey to buy one there but ive had great luck there and my luck is poor at best. i really wouldnt think much of driving 400 miles to end up with a nice vise and ive done it several times.