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Mark Weeks

01-15-2003 07:54:54




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I have a Rock Island ILL bench vise. It is missing the threaded part into which the main closing/opening screw would go. What is this bit called, and does anyone have any ideas where replacement parts might be found? Is there a good exploded diagram somewhere of a typical bench vise? Thanks for your time.




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Dennis Benson

01-15-2003 10:38:52




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 Re: Vise parts in reply to Mark Weeks, 01-15-2003 07:54:54  
It might be an acme screw, try some fastener stores, acme screws come in standard sizes as well as the nuts.



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Mark Weeks

01-15-2003 08:34:57




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 Re: Vise parts in reply to Mark Weeks, 01-15-2003 07:54:54  
Sorry. I guess it's not a "bench vise" but a "woodworking vise", the one that mounts flush with the side of the workbench. It opens to about 18 inches, is very heavy, and has a cam on the main thread. Is the cam something to do with quick release? Any wisdom on how it could be fixed would be greatly appreciated.



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Bob Leas

12-10-2003 15:47:27




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 Re: Re: Vise parts in reply to Mark Weeks, 01-15-2003 08:34:57  
I have a Rock Island woodshop vise that I am trying to loosen up the slideing bars on each side. The cam is brass or bronze and when the handle is turned counter clock wise the cam pushes two threaded blocks up from the threaded shaft and allows the shaft to slide freely in or out. The threaded shaft has a flat land running its length that positiones the cam.



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JoeK

01-18-2003 19:00:52




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 Re: Re: Vise parts in reply to Mark Weeks, 01-15-2003 08:34:57  
Cam allows main screw to be "disengaged" and jaw slid snug to work,the re-engaged to snug tight with cross handle.Woodworkers vises are not meant to have the clamping power of machinist/mechanix vises,so yours may have been"overtorqued" and damaged "cam nut".You prolly need to disassemble the vise and check for damage,but first blow/vaccuum/poke/prod a bit as cam nut could just be hung up and not engaging screw.Think of the cam as 2 half nuts which grab the screw like pliers jaws when engaged.

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