[Anthony Filetti]

As part of a competition last year I won a carving vise. I am considering a larger carving and would like to utilize this new tool. Howver before I do I am wondering a couple of things.

1. Do you put a wood spacer between the baseplate and the carving to protect the carving tools?

2. And the baseplate has some "pins in them" they are not 'sheer pins' nor 'cotter pins' but are tubular with a slot in them along the length of the pin. I am wondering what these pins might be for. Anyone know what I am talking about?

Thanks for the help.

Tony

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

in the west they are called "roll pins" they have a bit of a spring and are there so you can remove them if necessary, just use a punch and a hammer and lightly drive them thru, they will go back in the same way...they have another name for them back east, not sure but think they are called cinch pins??

[Anthony Filetti]

Hi-Ho, thanks for the info, these pins are in the baseplate, but for life of me I can't figure out their purpose...

[Whiskers]

I've worked on everything from aircraft to robots to industrial maint, machinist, welder, tool and die maker form the east coast to the west coast " roll pins out here too" (KY)

[big_Wayne_P]

I live in Texas now
spent the first 49 years of my life in Georgia

They were roll pins in Ga
roll pins in Tx


Sheer pins are used on things like boat motor propellers
designed to break if the prop hits something

Roll pins are made from much harder steel

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

They're normally used to hold stuff together, but I take it that these are just stuck in the baseplate? ing a picture might help.

[Anthony Filetti]

Ed,
cann't take a picture right now (@ work), but the pins are inserted into small holes in the baseplate but only protrude from the bottom...

...at first I thought that maybe they were placed there to server as "stops" since the vise can swivel into all kinds of wonderful directions but further testing proves that they do not...If I get a chance I'll take a pic when I get home tonight..

[Just Carving]

I'm a draftsman in New Jersey and I've heard some people call them "Spring Pins".

Bob

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

well I used to have a "magnatrac" crawler...its from minnesota and they called them cinch pins...so maybe I assumed too much thinking it was "back east".....ya, you betcha! LOL

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

I dunno I grew up in MN and we always called the roll pins ... they must be the mechanical version of the osage orange tree. Thing of a thousand names.