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Originally posted by RichR View PostHi jkopel
That's an interesting looking vise, though I can't visualize which jaw moves and how. Did you make it? Maybe you could post a couple more pictures?
Useful for CNC, and just generally. Makes it a bit easier to index a part off the fixed jaw when it's right in front of you, rather than buried under the spindle and ram. Useful for CNC as if you home off the fixed jaw, all the Y moves on a part held in the vise are in the Y+ quadrant, so every move commanded is just the positive displacement off the fixed jaw. Makes life just a little easier if you're doing things conversationally or hand-coding.
I love that Dumore high speed drill. Super art-deco and very cool.
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Thanks guys.
As for the vise, what Sun God said.
It was made by a company called Hurco (I think) that is not making them anymore.
The guy who made them is a member over on PM as it turns out, I did not know what it was when I bought it from a friend (who did not know either).
The stationary jaw in the front took a little getting used to, but now I love it.
It is massive and smooth to use, and it also has slots in the bottom so you can stand it on its side (which I did to hold the knee adapter while cutting the teeth).
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Shop made tools? Strange thing, I started out with model building and ended with making tools and gadgets for the shop.
A few to be shown here:
G.H.Thomas Versatile dividing head made from the Hemingways Kit:
Ball turner for my 9x20 lathe, using DC** inserts:
Stefan
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Great work and photos Stefang! Welcome to the Forums!
I have another small batch of photos..
Saw arbors:
Low profile clamps:
Set of screw jacks:
Stefan
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Beautiful work, Stefan!! I especially love those low profile clamps, I will be making myself some of those! They would have been perfect for a few past projects of mine.
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The low-profile clamps would be useful to me for thin plates too big to fit in my Kurt D675 vise. Otherwise, I'll use the vise and save cranking the knee up by several inches.
I feel that kind of clamp on thinner parts also tends to bend them up in the middle, something a vise doesn't do with the longer clamping surfaces involved. Less pressure on the low-profile clamps would be required if they had knurled or serrated surfaces at the clamping points. Do they have that?
The saw arbors are what have MY attention. Very nice!Last edited by PixMan; 09-02-2014, 08:26 PM.
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