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MYTEC HOME CLAMP ON VISE, 2R5 INCH THE MYTEC VISE, SHOWN IN FIGURE 9, IS
DESIGNED FOR HOME USE, ALTHOUGH PICKING UP THE UNIT AT CLOSE TO 4 POUNDS
SUGGESTS IT IS FAIRLY HEAVY DUTY.  THE JAWS ARE MADE OF STEEL SCREWED ONTO
THE CAST BASE.  THE JAW SURFACE IS 2 INCHES WIDE BY 1/2 INCH HIGH, AND THE
BOTTOM OF EACH JAW SURFACE HAS A RECTANGULAR NOTCH.  SOFT JAW COVERS ARE
INCLUDED TO PREVENT SCRATCHING.  THE JAWS RIDE ON TWO SLIDING SIDE SURFACES
AND A SINGLE CENTER SCREW.  THE DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE JAWS TO THE
SCREW IS 7/8 INCH.  THE TOP ASSEMBLY CAN BE ROTATED 360 DEGREES AND LOCKED
INTO POSITION WITH A LEVER ON THE SIDE.  THE UNIT AS DELIVERED NEEDED A BIT
OF FORCE TO TURN THE LOCKING LEVER FOR THE FIRST TIME.  A SCREW WITH A JAM
NUT UNDER THE JAW HEAD CAN BE ADJUSTED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE ROTATION
TENSION.  THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SUGGESTS APPLYING A FEW DROPS OF OIL TO THE
JAW SCREW.  HOLDING THE UNIT ON MY LAP, I TURNED THE JAW OPENING ADJUSTMENT
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