French 4 pdr’s 1809

[FierceKitty]

At least you know how to spell vise.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Wrong again Alexander, I only have vices !

[Techno]

At least you know how to spell vise.

Yep.....But, in truth, I still want to spell it with a 'C'.....The 'S' still looks wrong. 

I've always pronounced that little bit of kit as a 'vice'.

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

Your only vice is an inexplicable inclination to self-mutilation instead of making some more peltasts, Cossacks, variant Mexicans, Ming and Koreans, Tang, and the Great Cat God.

[steve_holmes_11]

My effort was stabbing myself down the side of the thumb nail, and snapping the bit that the vise was holding.

However.....I DO find that they've most useful if you crush a fingernail, (however you fancy ) and end up with a 'blood blister' under the nail...(Painful)
I've used a vise, with a 0.7mm or a 0.5mm bit to VERY slowly drill through the nail, until I've released the blood, without going into the skin underneath.

Instant relief.....But don't try this at home children, without supervision, or unless you're a complete twerp, like me. (Again...sadly, the above is quite true....3 or 4 times, and counting )

Cheers - Phil

That sounds like an improvement on the traditional heated needle.
Less chance of pushing through and inflicting a under-nail burn.
Less of a horse glue small afterwards too.

[Terry37]

One tip when you're going to drill a hole in metal - ALWAYS make a guide hole first. Normally figures are made of a metal soft enough to allow this. I use dissecting needles to make teh guide hole. It doesn't need much of a hole or a deep one, just something to guide the bit until it bites the metal. I also always start with a small bit first and work up to the size hole I need.

Here are some cheap dissecting needles form Amazon. I got mine back in the 70's when I first started building wooden sailing ships from scratch/plans, so mine have wooden handles, while hje ones today come with plastic. But, no worry there as it's hte needle end that matters.

https://www.amazon.com/Edu-Labs-Assorted-Multicolor-Dissecting-Teasing/dp/B07D9JXZF6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3MHT3KGT8G04A&keywords=dissecting+needle&qid=1580354311&sprefix=dissecting+needle%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-3

Hope this helps,

Terry