Blake Ashley wrote:
> I can point to one disadvantage of a shoulder vise -  a skinny little
> girl can break it without even trying very hard.  Just give it a good
> turn after it has bottomed out and CRACK! that cantilevered arm is
> history.  
> 

Maybe on your bench. On my bench the maple arm is 2 1/4" by 4" and the 
center of the screw is about 6" out. Ain't no little girl that will 
break that. The 1/2" steel bolt holding the arm to the bench would fail 
first. That won't happen any time soon, either.
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Tom Price (tomprice03@g...)
Will Work For Tools
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