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osage outlaw:
I saw these made on a woodworking show and thought they looked like a good idea.  I picked up a 10 pack of rare earth magnets at Harbor Freight for $1.58.  I used 6 of them on the pads.  I probably could of used 4 because they are super strong.  The wood and leather were scraps I had laying around.  I drilled holes and used epoxy to glue the magnets in the wood.  My leather pads are a little crooked.  Right as I put them on, the phone rang and I was waiting on a call.  By the time I got back, the super glue had set up.

Lee Slikkers:
Very cool!

I have a vise that has removable "jaws" so I unscrewed the jaws, cut a piece of thick leather, punched holes to match the screw holes and "trapped" the leather between the vise and the jaws and it works pretty decent.  I see you have a nice, good "old timey" vise so this is a nice tip to use on those type of vises.

PEARL DRUMS:
Nice! That beats my boat carpeting pads.

Del the cat:
I just use an offcut of old carpet some special Bowyer's Pure Wool Carpet carefully fashioned to fit the vice. ::)
Del

osage outlaw:
That was my grandfathers vice.  He used it for many years before he passed.  I recently rescued it out of his old workshop and put it in mine. 

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