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Gallery, Projects and General => Project Logs => Topic started by: PhiberOptix on September 09, 2009, 11:48:12 AM
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This is the stage I was at Last night, basic stuff just milled out a large portion and a quick lick with a fly cutter
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0500.jpg)
todays efforts
milled a slot in the side and center drilled, pilot drilled, and 8mm drilled and couter sunk the holes
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0502.jpg)
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0503.jpg)
milled a slot thru the base
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0504.jpg)
then 5mm slot for running guides for the back jaw
this is as far as i got
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0506.jpg)
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Looking good there. :headbang:
That's a bit of a chicken and egg situation I suppose - helps if you've got a machine vice in order to make a machine vice. :scratch:
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That is starting to look very nice. Very professional looking. Keep up the build log!
Eric
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That's looking good, I'd be very interested to see the next stages... :thumbup:
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Good going on that vice Andy :clap:
:beer:, Arnold
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Nice 1! Looks like you have :proj:
I had one of those sort of vices many moons ago when I had a little sherline milling machine. The vice was brilliant! The machine was really accurate to give it its due but a just for small things! Didn't have a quill feed either which limited it a bit!
Nick
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turning the chamfer on the mushroom ring now need to drill it and part it off
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0513.jpg)
Fly cut finish on back of rear jaw ready for drilling for locking mechanism
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0514.jpg)
vice and parts for locking mechanism so far
(needs a longer caphead the biggest i have it too short)
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0518.jpg)
once I get a longer caphead tomorrow i can give the vice a final fly cut
also thinking of making some alternative jaws in brass and stainless to fix to the existing ones
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Looks great, I found my vice very accurate and possible to get a high clamping force. good design as it's always pulling the jaw down as well.
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Interesting project. Is that aluminum you are working on?
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Interesting project. Is that aluminum you are working on?
Yes its Aluminium (Aircraft grade) It is to be used for Aluminum only until I make some Brass and Stainless Jaws for her
I may even have her anodised
regards
Andy
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Just wondering, how are you going to clamp it down to the table?
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Is there spesific english language term for that kind of machine vice? I'm willing to build one(two, maybe three) small(er) versions for special purposes.
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Just wondering, how are you going to clamp it down to the table?
I'm not lol, its going sideways in the vice it was made in
but...
I guess you can put longer pins thu the side holes and clamp down on them
or mill clamping slots in the ends & sides
I have seen blocks with pegs in the side just for clamping these down
but mines going in another vice so you adapt/mod your to you needs
regards
Andy
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Is there spesific english language term for that kind of machine vice? I'm willing to build one(two, maybe three) small(er) versions for special purposes.
I have only ever know them as a machinist's vice I am unaware of any specific name
I'm sure it probably has one I just dont know it, maybe someone could enlighten us
Andy
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First ones on here
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Workholding/Machine-Vices
I use a 1" one all the time for holding small stuff in my larger vices.
Bogs
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I've seen them called tool makers vices before, think they are all ground, high precision things though.
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Andy, nice project you have started there. I am been kicking around building one also probably this fall when things slow down a bit. keep up posted with your build..:)
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The starts of a small vice been fly cut
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0524.jpg)
sorry go carried away and forgot to take pics
All done except the polishing
BIg brother and the little one
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0526.jpg)
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and after a quick polish the baby of the two vices vice looks like this
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0537.jpg)
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I do like your vices :lol:
Esp the dinky one as I could do with one of those. I have some bars of cast steel I may have a go with......on top of all the other things I want to do of course....... :doh:
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Is there some kind of T-piece, where tightening screw goes?
I have seen that kind of vices only on pictures(http://emoticons4u.com/crazy/1261.gif).
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Is there some kind of T-piece, where tightening screw goes?
There is a plan on
http://www.projectsinmetal.com/free-metalworking-project-plans-toolmakers-screwless-vise-mill/
Hope this works / helps
Gerhard
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Is there some kind of T-piece, where tightening screw goes?
I have seen that kind of vices only on pictures(http://emoticons4u.com/crazy/1261.gif).
yes there is a 'T' piece
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0538.jpg)
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0540.jpg)
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/phiberoptix/000_0539.jpg)
All I used was a slice of round stock drilled and taped to match the locking cap head
and an off center hole thu the side for the locking pin (in this case a 1mm wire)
also there is a slot milled in the underside of the jaw to locate the slice into
to stop it rotating whilst putting the pin thu
There are plans for this vice but i did not use any
Hope this helps
The same method was used in her bigger sister
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Thanks for the replies! They helped me to understand the mechanism :beer:.
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Good going Andy :clap: :clap:
And to think you groaned about Tiny being small :lol: - come to think of it, have you found a compressor yet ?
:beer: Arnold
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Good going Andy :clap: :clap:
And to think you groaned about Tiny being small :lol: - come to think of it, have you found a compressor yet ?
:beer: Arnold
Hi Arnold
Small is an understatement - drilling sidways tru a 1/16th wire with a #57 drill bit and then make a pin to go into that hole - god did I need zoom eyeballs for that :lol: had to resort to making a jig in the end.
No havent found one low enough (3-5 psi) I thought about canned air too but rejected that idea when I saw the cost so now going with the 'Build a boiler'
and run her off steam and hopefully the elbow engine too, so so many projects ;)
Andy