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266017 Erik Levin 2018‑06‑17 Re: I have seen this before, but I can't identify it
On Saturday, June 16, 2018, 7:43:32 PM EDT, Peter McBride
 wrote:
 
 > They are are hand vice for broaching (reaming) the hole in watch hands to
size.
> I’ve a couple in a draw next to my bench. I use them to hold long, say 40mm
plus, pieces of gold or platinum as I saw or file.
> Cheers,
> Peter


Ah! Thank you. Now I know why they look so familiar, as well. I have never used
one, but have probably spent hundreds (thousands?) of hours with one in view. I
added broaching to my search for hand vise, and a good number of matches. Funny
how you can find things more easily if you already know what they are.

Recent Bios FAQ