Hey Iggy,

85 bucks!!! WOW!!! Sounds like they would be solid jaws!!

I use two home-made kinds, and they are both just sheet formed over
the steel jaws. Sheet aluminum, and sheet rubber.

To make the 1/8" thick aluminum, clamp one sheet at a time in the jaws
and hammer over to suit, one each anvil. Then clamp them both in
place and tidy up. The won't last forever no matter what, so don't
get all fancy.

The rubber is "formed" in place by cutting to fold, and then gluing
edges.

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
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On Wed, 07 May 2008 12:55:54 -0500, Ignoramus18547
wrote:

Are there any serious disadvantages of "soft jaws" made of Aluminum?

The reason for my question is that I have a Wilton tradesman 1765
vise (6.5" jaw width), and I have aluminum angle already. Brass jaws
cost $85 and I thought that I coudl just fabricate something from the
angle.

Any experiences with aluminum jaws?