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Mill stop....
Bernd:
--- Quote from: Divided he ad on February 06, 2009, 03:02:42 PM ---Bernd, That looks quite sturdy :thumbup: I have one thing to question.... Is it ok to use when the part is not held in the vise inline with the 'T' slots? .... Or do you just use the edge of the stop with the head section pivoted?
.... I was in the middle of scribling ideas down when I thought :doh: The 'T' slots are not always in line with the work!... Hence the freedom to position and clamp I arrived at :) (still got the abandoned C-o-C somewhere!)
Ralph.
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Since it's only a stop and not used to hold the work from moving it would be ok to use the stop at an angle. Remember all you need is something to index your part to. It doesn't have to be in line with the jaws. I could set it up with the bar pointing toward the back of the machine as long as the part touches some place on the stop and the next several parts touch the stop in the same place.
Ya, I know clear as mud. :) If not I'll take a few pics with the stop at different angles.
Bernd
Divided he ad:
There's no need Bernd.... I figured this out whilst drawing it....
As you may be able to make out off my scribble, it was intended to use a large piece of stainless hex (the stuff I used in the camera mount) and screw directly into a 'T' slot and the head pivot and be clamped by a grub screw or similar.
I just decided that I wanted it to be alignable with the workpiece if it was held deeper into the jaws, hence the narrow tip and the option to make thinner bits or shaped parts that could be screwed onto a different threaded rod.
I always have parallel tipage when trying to clamp small parts close to the edge of the mill vise, you push down or tap lightly with you lead hammer and the parallel tips up because it has an unsupported edge beneath the vise jaws of about 25mm!
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this type, just it did not fit my final image and requirements, so I went outside and made one I designed as I went along :dremel:
Thing is we all have a way of stoping work from going too far!!.... I've just got to get my lazy ass out into my shop and use it now!! :poke: to self!! ::)
Oh... Search of images on photobucket for "mill(ing) backstop" = 0 and "mill stop" just brings up mine one other mill stop, a Z travel stop and a grinding stop thingy!
Google images comes up with vey few for "mill(ing) backstop" and for "mill stop" quite a few different designs and shapes! One like yours there too Bernd :thumbup:
Ralph.
Bernd:
Ralph,
There's another way to keep the stop close to the vise. I remembered this stop came with the mill when I bought it. Unfortunatley I couldn't find the bolts and had to use a bit of threaded rod, but it will give you the idea. This mill stop attaches to the back of the vise so you don't need to worry about getting it in a mill slot.
Should give others an idea that there is more than several ways to make and attach a mill stop.
I went back to look at the pics you posted. You can move yours around because you are using a clamp to hold it down, allowing you presicely place the stop were you want it.
Bernd
HS93:
--- Quote from: bogstandard on February 04, 2009, 08:40:23 PM ---Ralph,
The reason for the fractions is our colonial friends, we've all got one now, they need to make theirs, and if I mentioned metric, they would have a lynch mob after me. :lol:
John
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I did it once and they started tipping tea in to a Harbour :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:
Peter ::)
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