1911 Vise Pads for Government Frame

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This is a pair (left and right) of vise pads/jaws/block for locking a 1911 pistol frame. It was designed using a government frame as a pattern but would conceivably work just as well with a commander frame since the pads don't cover the dust cover end, just the grip side. Would not work as is for the Officer frame since the grip is smaller. IMPORTANT: It is designed to be printed in TPU. I used a TPU with the common 95A durometer. It's meant to be flexible and to protect the frame so it grips in a vise properly without damaging the frame. While I was working on cutting the grooves for checkering the front strap of one of my frames, I realized locking the frame in a vise using leather strips required more locking pressure than i wanted, especially with a carbon steel frame. I also felt it allowed for rotational movement and with the pressure I needed to apply for checkering I needed a better solution. Notes: -Covers both sides of the frame with 5mm of semi-solid flexible TPU material -Designed to be used with a frame with all parts removed but does not require the removal of the plunger tube and the ejector blade. -Exposes the front strap of the grip so it can be used for checkering -Exposes the top of the grip slot (see picture), that I used to attach a large zip-tie as a stop lock for the checkering process. -Exposes the plunger tube which should remain recessed. Be sure to check this when mounting in your vise to make sure you don't damage the finish on the plunger tube. -Exposes the ejector blade and is reduced so that there is no pressure on this piece while locked in a vise. -The nodules that align with the grip screw holes are not perfectly aligned. I was going to correct this until I realized they were aligned just wrong enough to hold the pads in place but not enough to prevent the pads from lying flat against the frame. I wanted to make the locking surface as thin as possible (5mm) to inhibit movement in the vise as much as possible while providing sufficient protection. You may choose to bolster this thickness or cover the slot that reveals the plunger tube. I did not cover the dust cover/ramp/recoil lug end of the frame as I personally don't feel this is a good location to mount the frame in a vise, but you may proceed as needed. FYI, 70% infill to make it semi-solid but allow significant flex. If you run it at 20% it won't work the way you want.