4" Vise Jaws, Universal Soft Vice Jaws Pads Covers with...

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"My vice is a 5" so I cut them down. I liked was that the rubber inserts slide out making it easy to cut the rubber about a centimeter larger than the metal to allow some overhang. The location of the magnets allowed the cuts to be made without contacting the magnets or needing to cut both ends. The rubber is tight enough in the aluminum that I wouldn't worry about it sliding out in movement or shifting, and its almost dense enough that anything cylindrical shouldn't make contact with the aluminum to cause marring. The rubber does have a slight tackiness. The two plates stick to each other when pressed with nothing in between and they also stick to your clamped object after unclamping. So I put a dry lube with teflon on them in addition to new magnets. My only issue overall is the strength of the original magnets. I'm not sure what they are made of. They chip, they spark, they aren't black like most chippable magnets. I tried them on my 30 year old super duty 360x360 bench vise and on my new heavy duty 360x360 and they stay on against plain gravity but can easily be knocked off if the vise gets bumped or they themselves get bumped, or you didn't keep the rubber either oiled or dusted depending on if you work with metals or wood or plastics. But, as a fabricator, I buy rough ideas and then I make them up to par myself. Seeing as I dont have an aluminum caster, or a rubber caster, nor a electrical magnetizer, but I do have access to a hacksaw, a drill and other magnets, these are great. Cut em to length, pop out the old magnets, adjust the holes and glue new magnets and bam, ready to work for you for a lifetime."