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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 2440852, member: 4654"]I did think of that but after thinking about it for a while the parallels are only there to prevent the cutting head from fouling the vice, if these are at the right height to only allow a minimum clamping area at the top jaws of the vice then they need not be of different heights. I will admit the different heights on others I've seen has bothered me but being in pairs and numbered and parallel I can't think what else they would be? They are made of spring steel and coated in brass, they would have been bent into shape then hardened, they only vary in length really not much play in depth and none in height? perhaps they were made for a special machine or process?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 2440852, member: 4654"]I did think of that but after thinking about it for a while the parallels are only there to prevent the cutting head from fouling the vice, if these are at the right height to only allow a minimum clamping area at the top jaws of the vice then they need not be of different heights. I will admit the different heights on others I've seen has bothered me but being in pairs and numbered and parallel I can't think what else they would be? They are made of spring steel and coated in brass, they would have been bent into shape then hardened, they only vary in length really not much play in depth and none in height? perhaps they were made for a special machine or process?[/QUOTE]
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