Hi Either use a pair of inside callipers and then transfer this measurement to a pair of outside callipers. Or place a piece of thin rubber or vinyl over the hole to be measured and with a ball pane hammer place the ball end over the rubber or vinyl and hit this with another hammer thus making a wad the size of the hole . Take this along to your bolt supplier and purchase a bolt slightly smaller than the wad size. Making sure the length is long enough to go through the vice base the bench and allow enough for a washer and nut. I always have a variety of bolts and nuts on hand for that emergency job. HTH Ray
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Stephan Sent: Friday, 17 November 2006 06:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring inside diameters Rob, yeah, that's what I'll do. But, I need to know what size bolts to use, so have to measure the o/d of the holes in the mounting plate of the vise. Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- From: "Rob Monitor"<[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:mred99%40means.net> > Sent: 11/16/06 12:34:40 PM To: "[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> "<[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring inside diameters hi, Can't you just use a al or some thing and mark where the holes go by sitting the vice on the bench or what ever you are going to mount it on and just use the al and mark the holds??? ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:20 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring inside diameters I just received what looks to be a pretty nice vise from Harbor Freight. The manual was so detailed in how to operate a vise it was sort of humorous. They failed though to mention the right size bolts to use to mount the thing, which would have been more useful than say knowing that you turned the handle clockwise to tighten. Anyway, I plan on using my trusty drill index to measure, but was wondering if any of you had a better suggestion that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Thanks in advance. Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ********************************************************************** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ********************************************************************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
