Vice jaw replacement compatability

[The Night Tripper]

Hi All I have several big & old Engineer's vices and want to whittle down 'the collection'. One is a Record No. 3 (4") vice which I'd like to keep, partly for sentimental reasons (it belonged to my late father).

There is a small chip at the corner of one of the jaws. I see that you can get replacement jaws of an alternative make (eg Irwin), but I've seen nothing about compatability.

Any clues if it is possible to put the Irwin Jaws on a Record vice?

Thanks J^n

[Andy Dingley]

Irwin bought Record, so there's a good chance they're just the same.

Otherwise live with the chip.

[The Night Tripper]

I didn't know that - thanks.

either that, or I can swap jaws between vices (TBC). It depends what I want to end up with...

Thanks J^n

[harry]

You don't need a new jaw. Fix the chip with electric weld and smooth with Angle Grinder. There are special hard welding rods for this sort of thing.

[jkn]

And the assumptions this makes are [left as an exercise to the reader] ...

[polygonum]

Takes a lot of skill because they are hard... :-)