Gunsmithing wooden vise inserts/jaw protectors?

[AXEMAN]

i just ordered a wheeler barrel nut wrench, on sale at optics planet $28, and i was trying to find a link i had saved for walnut jaw inserts. they were only like $8 i thought. well now i cant find them. anybody recall who has them for that cheap? it was a savage centered smith and with in the past 2 weeks, but i just cant locate it. i wanted to get it coming my way asap. any help is appreciated. i was looking for these since i only plan on doing it once so i dont want to pay any more than i have to for them. thanks

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: wooden vise inserts/jaw protectors?

lol, ding ding ding, we have 2 winners. akace tipped me off too. i must have just scrolled too fast. thanks to both of you.

wheeler barrel nut wrench is on sale for $28 at optics planet. order a $4 pack of targets and they both ship for free. or anything to get it over $30 and its free. brushes, jags, whatever.

 

[McLarenross]

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I ordered some 1"x.5" Derlin rectangle stock(the size of my vise jaws) and cut and drill the them to fit my vise. Like it a lot. Doesn't mar finishes, holds strong, very durable.

 

[AXEMAN]

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where do you get a small quantity of that? ill search yahoo, but do you have a supplier? home depot? thats not the same as that white cutting board material is it?

 

[jimmyrjessie]

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I have a bunch of delrin stock i just bought at an auction could hook you up how big of piece you need?

 

[AXEMAN]

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not a clue, whats your stock look like? it i made one i would want it to look like this kinda http://media.midwayusa.com/ProductImages/Large/597802.jpg
i didnt want to hotlink it to the site. or this
http://media.midwayusa.com/ProductImages/Large/608967.jpg
not just a flat pad. but let me see what this wood that i ordered looks like. i have heard that alot of people have used wood and not been able to clamp hard enought to get a good grip without crushing the blocks. if thats the case i have scrap wood here i dont need tp pay for it, lol. can you snap a pic of some of the stuff that you have?

 

[jimmyrjessie]

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I have alot difret sizes its all in sheet form all the way to 2"x4'x4' if you get me deminsions i can either make you some or send you the stock for you to make it its white delrin.

 

[pdm25150]

Re: wooden vise inserts/jaw protectors?

Get an action wrench it makes barrel removal alot easier

 

[AXEMAN]

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i was thinking that would be the second step. you mean the ones that fit into the lugs right? i should have made my own wood blocks, buying them is just lazy. but its done. im shooting for the cheapest step first, so if this works, its $8 and shipping. and its just a one time thing at the moment

300ultra, its 2" thick? how about a 5"x9" chunk of it? let me know what you want for that. its the exact size of a small flat rate postage box that ships for $4.95

 

[McLarenross]

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I got mine from McMaster-Carr. It was pretty cheap and works well.

 

[badbot]

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yes some delrin is cutting block. if you get a delrin set up for clamping it will likely last you a lifetime and your kids will be able to sell them, LOL
I used this stuff on combat robots for armor, transmission housings, bearings and other things. you can beat it with a sledge hammer and barely notice but it is easy to machine and you can cut thick chunks with a skillsaw.
it is neat stuff.

ebay to mcmaster it very findable

 

[sobrbiker883]

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You don't need a barrel block for your Savage. Just pad the receiver in a vise (don't gorilla squeeze it), slide the wrench over the barrel, engage it on the lock nut and loosen the lock nut.
Sometimes a rap with a rubber mallet is needed to bust the lock nut loose, but doing a Savage barrel is nothing like unscrewing a tube from an action that doesn't use a lock nut (like say an R700 where you need to clamp the barrel and use a wrench on the action).

 

[LongArm]

Re: wooden vise inserts/jaw protectors?

I have found that using wood is very frustrating, however that is all I have to use. I would definitely try to find a different material to put into the wheeler vise. I use the wheeler vise and like it but the wood sucks, and most of the time splits.

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: wooden vise inserts/jaw protectors?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pdm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Get an action wrench it makes barrel removal alot easier </div></div>

you mean the type that goes in the lugs right?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: McLarenRoss</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I got mine from McMaster-Carr. It was pretty cheap and works well. </div></div>

any pics? was it vise pads/block or ??