How about getting the right size of drill bit, and making sure it is a really long shafted model. You can take off the work end and file it proper. I filed groves in the end of my vice arm, and put a wire tie on it. But wleding is a good idea for a cap.
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, Robert J. Moore wrote: > If all > els fails you could weld or have some one weld a nut on the end of the shaft > and use a wratchet or a wrench to tighten and loosen the vise. > In the mean time if you really need to use the vise before you can find a > usable handle you can always resort to using a vise grip. Not recommending > this for long term use but it will work. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Lenny McHugh > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:01 PM > To: Handyman-Blind > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] antique vise > > Hey All, > I mentioned in a previous post that many power tools were given to me by an > old friend. Anyway among these tools was an antique wood vise. It is missing > a handle and spacer. I located some washers that will work as a spacer but > can't find a handle. I could use 1/4" all thread but really would not like > too. the actual hole is 17/64" any ideas where I can find a tightening > handle? > Thanks > Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > <http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
