Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Part 2 of machining the jaws from castings and hot rolled steel stock. Things went well enough but not perfectly. But, that's life in the home machine shop.
In this episode:
Update on the design of the original Wahlstrom Float Lock Vice
Machining the aluminium castings
Machining the hot rolled steel jaw blanks
Using a fixture to machine the perimeter of the jaw assemblies
Aftermath of a less than perfect setup.... sad face!