Vise jaws for holding irregular shaped objects and method of installing them on prior art vises

A method for installing and using a morphing jaw assembly on a vise, the method comprising:

• providing a vise, the vise including a first jaw, a second jaw, and a screw, the first jaw and the second jaw opposing each other, the screw configured to open or close the first and second jaws relative to each other based on rotation of the screw, the first jaw and the second jaw each having a hole configured for receiving a dowel pin;
• providing a first morphing jaw and a second morphing jaw, each morphing jaw including:
• four first-tier clamping members, each first-tier clamping member including a front clamping surface and a rear radius surface,
• two second-tier bow members, each second-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the four first-tier clamping members, and
• a third-tier bow member, the third-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the two second-tier bow members,
• wherein the bottom surface of at least one of the third-tier bow member and at least one of the two second-tier bow members includes a hole configured for receiving a dowel pin;
• providing a first dowel pin and a second dowel pin, each dowel pin having a first end and a second end;
• inserting the first end of the first dowel pin into the hole of the first jaw;
• inserting the first end of the second dowel pin into the hole of the second jaw;
• inserting the second end of the first dowel pin into the hole of the first morphing jaw;
• and
• inserting the second end of the second dowel pin into the hole of the second morphing jaw.

A method for installing and using a morphing jaw assembly on a vise, the method comprising:

• providing a vise, the vise including a first jaw, a second jaw, and a screw, the first jaw and the second jaw opposing each other, the screw configured to open or close the first and second jaws relative to each other based on rotation of the screw, the first jaw and the second jaw each having a hole configured for receiving a dowel pin;
• providing a first morphing jaw and a second morphing jaw, each morphing jaw including:
• eight first-tier clamping members, each first-tier clamping member including a front clamping surface and a rear radius surface,
• four second-tier bow members, each second-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the eight first-tier clamping members, and
• two third-tier bow members, each third-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the four second-tier bow members,
• a fourth-tier bow member, the fourth-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the two third-tier bow members,
• wherein the bottom surface of at least one of:
• the fourth-tier bow member, at least one of the two third-tier bow members, or at least one of the four second-tier bow members includes a hole configured for receiving a dowel pin;
• providing a first dowel pin and a second dowel pin, each dowel pin having a first end and a second end;
• inserting the first end of the first dowel pin into the hole of the first jaw;
• inserting the first end of the second dowel pin into the hole of the second jaw;
• inserting the second end of the first dowel pin into the hole of the first morphing jaw;
• and
• inserting the second end of the second dowel pin into the hole of the second morphing jaw.

A method for installing and using a morphing jaw assembly on a vise, the method comprising:

• providing a vise, the vise including a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw and the second jaw being configured to open and close relative to each other, the first jaw and the second jaw each being configured to receiving a dowel pin;
• providing a first morphing jaw and a second morphing jaw, each morphing jaw including:
• first-tier clamping members, each first-tier clamping member including a front clamping surface and a rear radius surface,
• second-tier bow members, each second-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the first-tier clamping members, and
• a third-tier bow member, the third-tier bow member including a bottom surface, a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a rear radius surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface magnetically coupled to a corresponding rear radius surface of at least one of the second-tier bow members,
• wherein the bottom surface of at least one of the third-tier bow member and at least one of the second-tier bow members includes a hole configured for receiving a dowel pin;
• inserting the dowel pin of the first jaw into the hole of the first morphing jaw;
• and
• inserting the dowel pin of the second jaw into the hole of the second morphing jaw.