cosmos_275
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2015
I created this little gadget. For a long while, I had been using some key ring spring plungers to replace the set screw spring plunger that comes with the vise jaws. I got tired of going at them with the t handle wrench every time to swap things out. Spring plungers work great. They offer a few pounds of preload: you don't need the thing tightened down (on a vertical machine). To improve on the idea I made my own. They have a couple set screws to prevent rotation and a feature to only let the ring rotate in a 90 degree section, so it does not interfere with the ratchet. Now, I can swap these on and off the machine is a couple seconds and it makes a great carrying handle. I only use one side of my jaws (dovetail side). I can run another batch if this seems useful to anyone else. Might just be me