Making a pin-vice more comfortable to use...
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Anti blister hack
Here is a simple, reversible and cheap way of making this sort of pin-vice easier and more comfortable to use….
Force the 'handle' end into a firm pencil eraser until it goes right through, much like a hole punch. Then, using a dressmaking pin secure one half of a suitably sized pop-fastener into the rubber trapped in the end. Now you can push and twiddle more comfortably and accurately because the handle end rotates nicely against the palm of your hand.
Simples! [insert annoying Meerkat noise…]
Doug
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A good tip Doug and another method (which I use) is to put a drawing pin into the end of the pin-vice where it locks into position and is very smooth in the palm of the hand.
Ken.
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bottle. It has a large base (that fits the lid) which is quite comfortable in the palm.
Jeff
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One of those, "Why didn't I think of that?" moments.
Max
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To prevent blisters on my hands, I get my missus to drill all of the holes!
Terry
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Well, If you use the right tool for the job…..ball fits in palm, rotates on shaft (ball bearings), forefinger and thumb rotate knurled ring, extremely comfortable, takes everything from a #80 index to 1/8" bit. Useful piece of gear.
Nigel
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Hi Doug,
Well, If you use the right tool for the job…..ball fits in palm, rotates on shaft (ball bearings), forefinger and thumb rotate knurled ring, extremely comfortable, takes everything from a #80 index to 1/8" bit. Useful piece of gear.
Nigel
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OOooh! I want one, I want one….. [It's my birthday in August and Daddies' Day is coming up….]
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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