" Vice? I have no vice!,

[jon-monon]

I'm as pure as the driven snow." -- Curley

 

[jon-monon]

These are "O" scale.

 

[jon-monon]

The Jaws are about 1/4" wide and move in and out

 

[jon-monon]

Ive tried to make vices several times and they all flopped. I think these will look fine once they are filled and painted.

 

[jon-monon]

I guess it was the special flux in the green bottle

Most of the other tools I've made have been posted in the logging forum:

http://www.the-gauge.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=4502

 

[Matthyro]

WOW now that takes skill and patience. A nice piece of work Jon.
When I saw the first photo I thought it was a full size vice.
Good to see your smiling face too.:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Matthyro]

I also noted that it took only three bottles of Heinekin to make the vices.

 

[Drew Toner]

Them's a might nice vice, Jon

but do they actually work?


Drew

 

[jon-monon]

TY guys...

LOL - if you look close, you will see one bottle is full, so it takes one bottle per vice

The jaws move in and out, but there is no threaded screw; they just slide. So they may be positioned as needed, but don't actiually apply clamping force

 

[belg]

Jon if you soldered a nut inside the rectangal tubing and used like an 8/32 or 10/32 piece of threaded rod for the arm you could get it to clamp down with pressure. Pat

 

[shamus]

Hiya Matey, They sure do look great, who's the guy with the beard You made a really good job my friend.
Shamus

 

[Lighthorseman]

Is That Ever COOL!!

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Jon, I'll bet Shamus could use a dozen or so...as could I.
Any chance you could do a step-by-step how to?

Are some of these going into the Blacksmith shop?
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb::thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Awesome Jon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Fred_M]

Nice job on them vie. O, I thought you did ho? FRED

 

[krokodil]

Very nice, I wish sometimes to have your patience.:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[jon-monon]

Originally posted by belg
Jon if you soldered a nut inside the rectangal tubing and used like an 8/32 or 10/32 piece of threaded rod for the arm you could get it to clamp down with pressure. Pat

Belg, for a very brief moment, I considered doing something similar, then my santy returned to me

who's the guy with the beard

That's my 4th best friend

Jon, I'll bet Shamus could use a dozen or so...as could I.
Any chance you could do a step-by-step how to?

Hehe these two are on their way to visit the CATS layout

I guess I could write something up, but there's not much to it, just use your immagination to come up with the parts and solder 'em together.

O, I thought you did ho?

Yup, HO/HOn30, cepins when modelin' for someone else, then I do any scale

I wish sometimes to have your patience

Not much patiance, really friend, you already ahve the soldering skills, why not get some bits of brass and give it a go?

For those who don't solder or don't like to solder, you can do as much or more in styrene. You would actually have a better selection of materials, and it's easier to cut, paint, add NBWs, etc.

 

[Ralph]

That is impressive work Jon! I've always admired your ability to work with minute parts in brass. Hmmmm, I recall a weird character in some movie commenting "The only way to treat vice..is with a vice!" Don' t recall the film. Any way..Great work!!!! :thumb:
Ralph

 

[interurban]

A vise is a vise is a vise eris vise a vise er

Hi jon how could you leave a full beer sitting where I can not reach!!!!!!!

O btw great looking vise`s:thumb:
Who is that young whippersnapper with you?????

 

[RailRon]

LOL - if you look close, you will see one bottle is full, so it takes one bottle per vice

So it's clear, you have another one in the works.

And I'm glad - NOW I know what kind of flux you use for your soldering wizardry!

Great, job, Jon! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Ron

 

[TR-Flyer]

Jon:

Nice vices. All five of 'em. What wattage soldering iron do you typically use? I have been thinking of making a resistance soldering iron because i just have a 25 watt pencil iron, that's fourty years old so it's probably only a ten watter by now, and i find it won't let me do much in the way of "structural" soldering. Was trying to redo the flag "pole" on a turnout and just couldn't get it hot enough quick enough.


Nice work, I think you should model a tool and die works, inside and out, with lighting,...please.

Regards,
Ted