i have a roughly 20 year old traveler that doesn't wobble a bit. maybe all yours needs is an adjustment
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i have a roughly 20 year old traveler that doesn't wobble a bit. maybe all yours needs is an adjustment
I really am interested in the 'wobble' of that vise and how you deal with it. Perhaps call Mrs. Renzetti and ask her? Or Ray too. :)
flybugpa - here's another option for you:
Bring your vise to the Tulpehocken Creek. I'll adjust it so it doesn't wobble. If the adjustment doesn't fix the wobble, I'll buy you lunch. If it does fix the wobble, we fish the Tully and I'll buy you lunch.:mrgreen:
My apologies to all the Renzetti fans out there, but I've never liked the Traveler precisely because the rotary mechanism seemed a bit on the weak side to me. Having said that, I've used a Regal for many years with no problems whatsoever, have never chipped a jaw, spat a hook, or had any other untoward occurrences with this fine vise. I do take care how I position my smaller hooks in the jaws, and am careful about releasing the jaws so that the hook doesn't shift position before the jaws close. As stated earlier in this thread, for smaller hooks position jaws in a near vertical orientation.
Enough was enough, I took the whole thing in the rotating section apart, found a disfunctional "plastic, poly whatevermaterial" washer cleaned it up all the way with 1000 grit sandpaper, lubed everything with super lube grease reassembled, adjusted , works fine now, no more wobble. in the last couple months i think i have overhauled everything that moves in my house.