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1. 
   roc | Jun 14, 2012 11:21pm | #1

   >Thanks Being Said<

   Thanks for saying thanks

   Well . . . I was going to say what I am going to say later.  But I was going to say it earlier.  But that would just seem rude and unhelpful.

   So

   I will be helpful first and then say what I was going to say.

   Don't worry if that is hard to follow I am just having fun with silly words.

   Anyway :

   Racking while clamping small stuff . . . did I understand that your vise has a built in feature ?  I am thinking you mean the adjustable jaw tilt out of parallel feature.  Or maybe you mean it has the one I am going to sugjest.

   Hear is what I added to my "rails in the way" Record vise ( see the photo in the link of the all thread bolt through the corner of the front jaw (there is a nut imbedded in the soft wood jaw liner). This helps keep the jaws parallel when clamping on one side of the vise.

   http://forums.finewoodworking.com/fine-woodworking-knots/general-discussion/record-vise-question

   Now

   I was going to say this is why I stopped using the rails in the way and went with a more realistic and useful woodworkers vise (s).

   http://forums.finewoodworking.com/fine-woodworking-knots/general-discussion/tail-vs-end

   A guy (or gal) needs more than one vise in my opinion.

   These rails in the way vises are good for clamping big hunks of wood centered in the jaws , for what ever reason one would do that . . . working on wood forms for castings or what not . . . I would highly recommend rethinking the usefulness of the rails in the way vise for cabinet making.

    I did.

   PS: I am not a carver but maybe consider one of these :

   http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=31172&cat=1,41659,41667&ap=1

2. 
   RalphBarker | Jun 16, 2012 11:08am | #2

   Give your vise a wedgie?

   Another option would be to tap a wooden wedge between the vise jaws at the opposite end, once the vise has been tightened moderately on the workpiece.

3. 
   BruceS | Jun 16, 2012 04:29pm | #3

   I have a type T3 and it is my main vise and I don't know of a way to "lock in" the "bevel".    But a fair warning would be NOT to put a wedge on the opposite end and create a gap in the middle when clamping.   Emmerts are cast and you sure dont want to crack or break it.     If you don't have a wood handle on yours,  PUT ONE ON IT !  They originally came with wood handles for a reason,  break the handle and not the vise.