Soft Jaws

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Here's the tops of the master jaws faced.

   

I previously removed the scale that formed on the jaws during the annealing/cooling process and made sure that they still fit and worked in the chuck. I also wanted to make sure they were smooth enough to clamp well in the mill vice.

Here's the soft jaw index "keyway" cut in the jaws.

   

Next comes the choice of fastener size and the drilling and tapping for them.

More to come.