Wilton 21111 5-1/2-Inch Multi-Grip Vise Jaws

List Price: $20.00 Discount Price: $13.00

Features:

• Soft polyurethane jaw covers designed to avoid marring the surface of softer metals and to protect jaw face
• Designed to fit any 3 to 6-inch vise jaws, including all Wilton and Columbia vises
• Magnetic back mounts securely to jaw
• Great for holding wood, metal and tubing
• One size fits all; weighs 5.6 ounces shipped

Accessories:
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Customer Reviews:

So so [Posted on 2005-12-09]
Bought this a while back and have been a little disappointed. The first problem was that taking it out of the package turned my hands yellow. Had to clean the jaws about four times (with a scrub brush and dishwashing liquid) before the yellow stopped showing up in the rinse water. Fortunately, it hasn't presented a problem since -- no bleed into items being clamped. The other problem is that the magnets used are woefully underpowered. The attraction between the material used for the jaws is actually stronger than the magnets such that closing your vice (with nothing in it) and then reopening causes the two jaws to stick together and then fall to the ground. Highly annoying. I fixed this problem by digging the magnets out and replacing them with like-sized rare earth magnets (held in place with a dab of silicone). Now the jaws will actually stay attached to the vise.

With those issues solved, the jaws have performed well. They hold material in a wide array of shapes securely and have never damaged anything I have had clamped. Just didn't expect so much fettling before the product was useable.

They work well [Posted on 2006-10-12]
I agree with the other reviewer,(12/9/05) these don't have a strong magnetic hold but this is not a huge problem. They do a fine job preventing marring of any delicate items needing to be secured. Get them at Lowes for around $8.

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