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I had no free buckets to hold the derusting solution in that the vise would fit comfortably, so I had to use a plastic box that was too wide. It would not submerge fully in the 1 Liter of derusting solution I bought, I had to soak one side for 24 hours and then the other side for 24 hours. It mostly cleared the rust. I'm considering painting it now, but I don't think I'm going to.

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[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

In UK English we spell it vice for a "mechanical object used to secure things". I had never seen it spelt "vise".

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Not native English speaker, so I checked the dictionary first, and saw that vise is an accepted alternative spelling. Might not be that common apparently.

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It is more just the difference between UK English and US English, nothing wrong with using either of them this is just one of those things that I wasn't aware had a different spelling until today.

It is like tyres - UK or tires - US. Tires looks wrong to me because I grew up using tyres but they are both valid spellings of the word.

[–] Rappe@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Hmm, looks like it's the US spelling for a gripping tool, whereas UK uses vice for both a personal failing or a bad habit, and a gripping tool. I'm most familiar with US spelling since I learned most of my English from video games and TV shows as wee lad.

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