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| awemawson:
Funnily enough I found a box of topped and tailed bean cans stored with my foundry bits since my move 7 years ago - I'm surprised that I didn't chuck them ! Norman I've not forgotten the Sodium Silicate - first bottle I set ready the wife used as a puppy toy and is now in bits :bang: Waiting for large lemonade bottle to empty which shouldn't take long as more grandchildren coming at the week end - yikes run for the hills :bugeye: |
| NormanV:
Steve, I have to remove the top fillet, I'm not sure about the bottom ones. I may have to remove them to make space for the mounting bolts. I was intending putting pins in the bottom to engage with the Tee slots to set the vice square to the mill. Andrew, Thanks, I'm in no particular hurry. Enjoy the grand kids! |
| vtsteam:
It would be nice if you could keep those side fillets at the fixed jaw end, For a hold down at the fixed jaw end, my vise has a lug extending off the main casting, and two lugs on the side of the base casting. If you wanted a lug at the fixed jaw end you could shape one out of the gate. To get more material you could cut that sprue off horizontally, flush with the top of the gate. Here's a pic to explain the lugs: |
| NormanV:
I have checked the casting against the milling machine table and find that I won't need to machine away the side fillets. This black dots on this photo show where the fixing bolts will go. I plan to have hollow dowels on two of them to locate the vice. |
| Arbalist:
You're doing great so far, looking forward to seeing how this turns out Norman! |
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