Precision Vise Jaw Plates

An improved vise jaw plate assembly including first and second vise jaw plates for mounting on opposing first and second vise jaws, respectively, of a vise, each of the first and second vise jaws having first and second jaw plate attachment holes that are elevated a first distance from a deck surface of the vise, the improvement comprising each of said first and second vise jaw plates having:

• parallel front and back sides and a bottom side being substantially flat and orthogonal to said front and back sides;
• a plurality of equally sized holes arranged in a pattern and extending through said front side and terminating at a position intermediate said front and back sides;
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• first and second mounting bores spaced horizontally between said left and right sides and extending through said front and said back sides and arranged for cooperative alignment a with the first and second vise jaw mounting holes, respectively, each of said first and second mounting bores having a first frustoconical portion extending through said front side, a second frustoconical portion extending through said back side, and a straight bore portion joining the confronting narrow ends of said first and second frustoconcial portions;
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• each said first and second mounting bores elevated a second distance from the deck surface of the vise as measured when said bottom surface is rested upon the deck surface, said second distance of said first and second mounting bores being greater than the first distance of said first and second jaw plate attachment holes.

A vise jaw plate and vise assembly, comprising:

• a vise having opposed first and second vise jaws, each of said first and second vise jaws having first and second jaw plate attachment holes that are elevated a first distance from a deck surface of the vise;
• first and second vise jaw plates, each of said first and second vise jaw plates having parallel front and back sides and a bottom side being substantially flat and orthogonal to said front and back sides, a plurality of equally sized holes arranged in a pattern and extending through said front side and terminating at a position intermediate said front and back sides, first and second mounting bores spaced horizontally between said left and right sides and extending through said front and said back sides and arranged for cooperative alignment a with the first and second vise jaw mounting holes, respectively, each of said first and second mounting bores having a first frustoconical portion extending through said front side, a second frustoconical portion extending through said back side, and a straight bore portion joining the confronting narrow ends of said first and second frustoconcial portions, and each said first and second mounting bores elevated a second distance from the deck surface of the vise as measured when said bottom surface is rested upon the deck surface, said second distance of said first and second mounting bores being greater than the first distance of said first and second jaw plate attachment holes;
• said first vise jaw plate mounted to said first vise jaw a threaded fastener extending through cooperatively aligned said first mounting bore and said first jaw plate attachment hole thereof and by a threaded fastener extending through cooperatively aligned said second mounting bore and said second jaw plate attachment hole, wherein said bottom surface of said first vise jaw being fully seated against said deck surface;
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• said second vise jaw plate mounted to said second vise jaw a threaded fastener extending through cooperatively aligned said first mounting bore and said first jaw plate attachment hole thereof and by a threaded fastener extending through cooperatively aligned said second mounting bore and said second jaw plate attachment hole, wherein said bottom surface of said first vise jaw being fully seated against said deck surface.