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  • articulated vise skirt bellows replacement

    From legg@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 14 12:41:45 2023
    A small articulated bench vise has a rubber skirt bellows
    that needs replacement.

    No brand name anywhere on the thing. Have had it for years.

    Anyone familiar with the part?

    http://ve3ute.ca/query/231214-articulated-vise-skirt.jpg

    It covers the ball joint, preventing ingress of shavings and
    lube contaminants. Is beyond simple repair with adhesives.

    RL

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  • From BobEngelhardt@21:1/5 to legg on Fri Dec 15 08:08:46 2023
    On 12/14/2023 12:41 PM, legg wrote:
    A small articulated bench vise has a rubber skirt bellows
    that needs replacement.

    No brand name anywhere on the thing. Have had it for years.

    Anyone familiar with the part?

    http://ve3ute.ca/query/231214-articulated-vise-skirt.jpg

    It covers the ball joint, preventing ingress of shavings and
    lube contaminants. Is beyond simple repair with adhesives.

    RL


    Google "car shift lever boot". E.g.: https://www.zoro.com/crown-automotive-shift-boot-52078558/i/G4079814/

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  • From legg@21:1/5 to BobEngelhardt@comcast.net on Fri Dec 15 10:14:41 2023
    On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:08:46 -0500, BobEngelhardt
    <BobEngelhardt@comcast.net> wrote:

    On 12/14/2023 12:41 PM, legg wrote:
    A small articulated bench vise has a rubber skirt bellows
    that needs replacement.

    No brand name anywhere on the thing. Have had it for years.

    Anyone familiar with the part?

    http://ve3ute.ca/query/231214-articulated-vise-skirt.jpg

    It covers the ball joint, preventing ingress of shavings and
    lube contaminants. Is beyond simple repair with adhesives.

    RL


    Google "car shift lever boot". E.g.: >https://www.zoro.com/crown-automotive-shift-boot-52078558/i/G4079814/

    Good suggestion.

    Most of these automotive parts are larger and use screws.

    I could probably cut one down and glue it - 4.5 x 3.0 inches.

    . . . or I could sew one out of vinyl upholstery material.

    Rubber boots are still the ~cheapest footwear out there and
    one of the few things still manufactured in Canada.

    RL

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