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05-16-2012, 05:32 PM

Hi
Lads
Needed one of these for some time now
I am just making it up as i go using what materials i have to hand
The side of the vice was machined square and a 12 mill hole drilled and tapped in the fixed jaw
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I cut some threads on a bit of 18 mill stainless bar that my wife rescued from a scrap barbecue at work, they used to roast whole pigs on it (got her well trained) Big Grin

This gave me a chance to use my ER32 collet holder to machine a square on one end.
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The bar screwed in to the vice
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I checked the alignment with my height guage it is less than 3 thou over 12 inches Big Grin

John

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05-16-2012, 05:40 PM

Too bad you machined the square to a size suitable only for an adjustable wrench Rotfl

Just kidding, looks nice and robust.

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05-16-2012, 05:50 PM

It is actually machined to precisley 21/32 but i dont have a spanner Slaphead

John

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05-16-2012, 05:51 PM

Nice John,

.003" over 12'' is pruuty good Thumbsup

Now what goes on that 12" bar Chin

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05-16-2012, 05:53 PM

I will find out tomorrow nite

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05-16-2012, 08:55 PM

Very nice John,

I'll be looking forward to tomorrow! Drool

I like surprises. Smiley-dancenana

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05-17-2012, 04:36 AM

hi a job well dun

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05-18-2012, 04:32 PM (This post was last modified: 05-18-2012, 04:36 PM by doubleboost.)

Hi
I found a nice bit of metal under the bench should make a good block for my vice stop
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First job was to fly cut it square

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R8 adapter makes a good tube square

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A 45 degree tool was then used to break the sharp edges

Once this is set up you just turn the block over to do all 4 edges at one setting
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