Leather for vice jaws

[Strom]

I have an Emmert vise that I made wooden jaw liners for and use it daily. I have a project that is too delicate for the wooden jaws so I decided to use a leather liner. There must be some kind of oil or dye in the leather as it is transferring to the object I am clamping.
Have any of you had similar problems ? Solutions ?
Is there a source for undyed leather you would recommend? The size is 8x19. Thanks

 

[Mike Davis]

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[nn4jw]

For unfinished leather I get it at either Tandy in Raleigh or Zack White in Ramseur. If you aren't near either place you can order from their web sites.

 

[Graywolf]

You can go to an auto parts store and buy a rubber cork product that is used for gasket material. I use 3/32 and a 24x36 sheet is about 12dollars. I've used t in my vises for several years with good service.

 

[Strom]

For unfinished leather I get it at either Tandy in Raleigh or Zack White in Ramseur. If you aren't near either place you can order from their web sites.

Thanks for the recommendation. I called Zack White and got what I needed. Great people. Tandy here is hard to deal with.

 

[pop-pop]

You can go to an auto parts store and buy a rubber cork product that is used for gasket material. I use 3/32 and a 24x36 sheet is about 12dollars. I've used t in my vises for several years with good service.

I have used both leather and “crubber” and prefer crubber. It is durable and resists absorbing fluids like spilled BLO, etc.

 

[Strom]

Live and learn. Had never heard of crubber Thanks Pop Pop.

 

[pop-pop]

Live and learn. Had never heard of crubber Thanks Pop Pop.

Crubber of course is the aforementioned cork-rubber gasket material. I have had the best results using spray contact cement to attach the crubber.