OK after more years than I can remember it is time to replace the leather pieces on my stock hold vice. So how do you guys attach yours.

I'm not certain what sort of vise you have. You were a trifle vague on that. I use those rubberized, magnetety-be-sticky guys with the rubber pads. The cost about $12 a set and they last me a month or so. After they get impacted with dirt and such I shift them over to the mill or give them to my regular customers or the auto mechanic next door. I have never had them mark anything and on barrels you can tighten them till the barrels scream with no damage to the pads. They come in all sizes.


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Hello RR from Britain.

Here in UK we glue the leather pads or hard rubber pads to sheets of aluminium or tinplate and then shape that aluminium sheets to fit around and over the vice head.

That way they can be taken out if they aren't needed and, also, means that they aren't fixed to the vice.

Just cut the aluminium or tinplate about 1/2" ovesize all around and then bend it or tap it to bend it over and around the vice head.

If I could find a picture would have posted it but, apologies, I can't.

Just seen SC's helpful post with the picture. The aluminium or tinplate we use just about looks like the things in his picture but it's thinner of course. And cheaper!

I use old recoil pads and duct tape. Hillbilly vise pads.

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I use old recoil pads and duct tape. Hillbilly vise pads.

S I G H !

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Very innovative WoodHunter. I've been looking for some hard felt pads like my Grandfather had in his shop. They were about 3/4" thick, about 2.25" by 5 inches with some shallow vertical grooves and had a top and bottom strip of felt that kept them snug on the jaws. Wish I had a pair of those. Thanks for the post.

My fault. The vise I was talking about was similar if not the same as the Midway Fox Swivel gunsmith vise. http://www.midwayusa.com/produ...op-fox-gunsmith-vise Grizzly calls it a Parrot vice.

I have 3 vises on the bench one an old machinist vice that I have the magnetic rubber pieces that I can install. Second under bench mount like the one woodhunter has in the middle of his post. Have wood inserts with guide pins with rare earth magnets.

The swivel vice I mount on top the bench hold the forearm and usually rest the putt on the bench. Had some heavy leather held on with contact cement. Just wondering if there was a removable way to apply the leather.

The under bench woodworks quick release gets about 90% of my work.

I bought the leather and glue from Midwayusa for my Parrot vise. The leather pads have been on there for a dozen yrs. or more and are still in very good condition. I also used some of the leather and glue to make two layer thickness to raise my powder trickler up a tad so that it is above my scale pan.

I didn't see anything on Midway. Will have to look again.

I glue them on with Barge Cement.

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Barge Cement

Isn't that a form of contact cement?

I forget where I saw it but the smith told me he took thick leather, soaked it in water until pliable, molded it around the jaw and held it with rubber tubing or flat rubber like an inner tube. When it was dry it retained its shape but was still pliable enough so that it could be removed from the jaw if needed

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I forget where I saw it but the smith told me he took thick leather, soaked it in water until pliable, molded it around the jaw and held it with rubber tubing or flat rubber like an inner tube. When it was dry it retained its shape but was still pliable enough so that it could be removed from the jaw if needed Posts: 1492 | Location: East Coast | Registered: 06 January 2003

Was wondering about that as well. For sure never tried it.

My bench looks just like Woodhunters the day after I spend 2 days cleaning up.

I use a 3M spray adhesive I have around. It's a contact type,spray both surfaces and let dry about 15mins and slap 'em together. They ain't comin' apart. I use wooden backer jaws to glue the leather to.
'Barge cement' (shoe glue) works the same way. and probably cheaper.

When I need a jaw protector I just grab a piece of leather and wrab it aroung the object to be clamped. Sometimes I use sheet copper the same way.

It appears I need to put more thought and effort into this.

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I GLUE SOME ON..I also use sheet lead, its soft and won't damage metal or wood, and you don't have to tighten it down as you do with most stuff..but there are many options and Ive used them all..Ihave wood I cut to fit the big cise and I have glued leather or that poly stuff that most vice jaws are made off..Lots of things work as you can see..I really like the idea of fitting heavy leather to the vice jaws as posted above..Those should pop on and off with ease and last forever..

Yes, Barge is a brand of contact adhesive. The pads I've glued with it, both leather and rubber, have been on ten years and still going strong.

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both leather and rubber, have been on ten years and still going strong

Think I'll take a piece and try getting it wet and see if it will form. If not contact cement. Like yours lasted 10+ years. Another 10 years will probably get me.

Ramrod340, I looked on midway and they still stock my vise, but no leather or glue. I suppose any contact cement will work. That is what the stuff I used looked like anyway.