that and the rubber "O" ring and he should be set. On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, R & S Enterprises wrote:
> just to tag onto this If you buy a round head bolt and buy a acorn nut to > put on the end, then both ends will be smooth. you will need to cut off the > excess threads and file a little afterwards to remove burrs so the acron nut > will thread on, but I think you will be happy with the result. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mickey Fixsen > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 7:19 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] antique vise > > > This must be a pretty small vise, right? > > 17/64" is just 1/64" larger than 1/4". Therefore, you can go to any good > hardware store and buy a long grade 5 bolt for the handle. You could buy a 5" > long bolt, for instance. The bolt will only have about 1" of threads on it > and the rest of the shank will be smooth. Buy a nut that fits the bolt and > slip the bolt in the vise handle hole, tighten on the nut, hacksaw off the > extra threads and file off any sharpies, and you're done. Just make sure you > buy a grade 5 bolt. Standard grade 2 bolts are much softer and will bend too > easily. > > You can, of course, choose whatever length bolt works best. > > Good Luck. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lenny McHugh > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 9:13 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] antique vise > > Good idea but it can not exceed 17/64 1/4 iron would be perfect. I really > do not want to use all thread. > Lenny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 9:56 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] antique vise > > A chunk of 3/4Ths inch hard maple dowell with larger chunks > screwed to its ends might do well. > > Get it at any hardware store and sand it up a bit give it few > coats of oil finish and it'll out last you, maybe! > > Tom > > Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/628 - Release Date: 1/15/2007 > 11:04 AM > > [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/
