Edge vice problems

[Mog]

I am finding my edge x will not grip my ttech grips, to the extent the throw is adjusting itself as I work. I am also finding it hard to adjust the throw, on examination I see that the inner part of the vice collet has a horizontal groove all the way round midway down, the back stem gets jammed on this stopping me adjusting without completely unscrewing the vice.is this meant to be there? Also I have examined my drive bars as I had problems getting the throw I wanted , thinking I was using the wrong length one but they appear identical in length? Anyone having similar issues , any ideas?

[tat2dru]

I feel the same way with the ttechs, so I took a ttech drive bar and cut it and made one of my own, or you can unscrew the plunger ball off the ttech one and screw it on the edge pin

[Ofeloner]

I'd suggest e-mail ing fkirons..they are amazing at helping..

[Mog]

Yeah I plan to, just hope I'm not asked to send it over as am in UK. Tat2dru thanks for suggestion- I already put a ttech ball on the end, but as for cutting down, how does that work when the drive bars are screw-on ( ps am abroad at minute so can't look at my machine, maybe I'm missing what you mean?)

[Gregr]

I took my fk pin and cut some off with wire snips, filed it down smooth and put a ball off a kingpin bar on it, it fit snug and hasn't been an issue so far. It seemed to long to use with the kingpin disposable tubes and that helped a lot.

[Mog]

Ok so you removed the whole of the edge drive bar and replaced with the king pin one? I never knew it was removable....apart from the screw off part? So am I the only one having issues with the vice gripping tubes? It's only started doing it the last while for some reason...

[Gregr]

No, I filled down the screw off part of the fk bar and pushed a ball off of the kingpin plunger onto it. Just made the fk bar shorter, but it helped me get the stroke I wanted with the tubes I liked. It also grips the tube better since there is now more back stem in the vice. Before it was barely holding on.

[Mog]

Ah ok I get you, thanks will give that a try

[Mog]

Thanks that has totally sorted that issue, now I just have to sort the groove on the inside of the vice collet, gonna try file it smooth but will check with fk irons first case I fuck it up somehow....

[Gregr]

Glad to help👍