I've not used the vice on my workbench in the garage for years but on doing
so I discovered that it closes fine, but when you open the jaws the threaded
shaft that the handle attaches to just come out of the front.

On examining the mechanism I can see that there is a groove going all the
way round the shaft and a big washer that's still there. I reckon there must
have been something fitting into the groove to allow the shaft to push
agains the front jaw to when the vice is opened and that is what's missing.

Is it a large circlip that missing? I wonder if anyone could look at their
vice and advise me

Thanks

On 23 May, 21:25, "JWM" wrote:
I've not used the vice on my workbench in the garage for years but on doing
so I discovered that it closes fine, but when you open the jaws the threaded
shaft that the handle attaches to just come out of the front.

On examining the mechanism I can see that there is a groove going all the
way round the shaft and a big washer that's still there. I reckon there must
have been something fitting into the groove to allow the shaft to push
agains the front jaw to when the vice is opened and that is what's missing.

Is it a large circlip that missing? I wonder if anyone could look at their
vice and advise me

Thanks

Its a circlip, lost one of my Record wood vice while back,

Cheers
Adam

On 24 May, 13:10, Adam Aglionby wrote:
On 23 May, 21:25, "JWM" wrote:

I've not used the vice on my workbench in the garage for years but on doing
so I discovered that it closes fine, but when you open the jaws the threaded
shaft that the handle attaches to just come out of the front.

On examining the mechanism I can see that there is a groove going all the
way round the shaft and a big washer that's still there. I reckon there must
have been something fitting into the groove to allow the shaft to push
agains the front jaw to when the vice is opened and that is what's missing.

Is it a large circlip that missing? I wonder if anyone could look at their
vice and advise me

Thanks

Its a circlip, lost one of my Record wood vice while back,

A 1 1/2 " oval should suffice IIRC back to the dark daies of yore.

"JWM" wrote in message
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I've not used the vice on my workbench in the garage for years but on
doing so I discovered that it closes fine, but when you open the jaws the
threaded shaft that the handle attaches to just come out of the front.

On examining the mechanism I can see that there is a groove going all the
way round the shaft and a big washer that's still there. I reckon there
must have been something fitting into the groove to allow the shaft to
push agains the front jaw to when the vice is opened and that is what's
missing.

Is it a large circlip that missing? I wonder if anyone could look at their
vice and advise me

Thanks
Sadly, my cheapo Chinese imitation one has the opposite problem: the screw
thread has worn away inside the fixed jaw, so it is just a paper weight now.
Sad.

S

Its a circlip, lost one of my Record wood vice while back,

A 1 1/2 " oval should suffice IIRC back to the dark daies of yore.


Thanks for those responses

Looks like it's about 14mm in diameter so I've ordered a variety box of
circlips from Ebay!

My name is Derek and would be grateful for some advice I have the circlip mentioned above but I am unsure when you put it back in the record vice does it go in front or behind the large flat washer on the threaded vice handle Thank you

On Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 4:31:17 PM UTC+1, wrote:
My name is Derek and would be grateful for some advice I have the circlip mentioned above but I am unsure when you put it back in the record vice does it go in front or behind the large flat washer on the threaded vice handle Thank you

it captures the washer betwixt the thread and jaw.