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A Couple of Nice Tools - EdK - 06-20-2012
Here are a couple of nice tools worth considering.
Speed Hammer
Smart Stop
http://www.piersonworkholding.com/
I especially like the Speed Hammer after viewing Tom's video on dialing in the vise jaws on a mill.
Ed
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - TomG - 06-20-2012
I like the Smart Stop. It seems I'm always fiddling with the threaded stop I use now. It would be much easier to just loosen a couple of set screws to set the stop. It also looks like a great project idea.
Tom
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - Highpower - 06-20-2012
I like the speed hammer idea - cool.
But that reminds me of a question I have been meaning to ask for some time now....
I have one of these double "quickie handle's" for my 6" vice and I love it.
![[Image: 5826.gif]](http://www.penntoolco.com/images/catalog/5826.gif)
My problem has been finding somebody that makes one for a 4" vice.
I would love to have one for my smaller vice (9/16" hex) as well, but I only ever see them in the larger 3/4" hex size.
I don't suppose anyone knows if such a thing exists? And no....... I can't afford to purchase a $$$ hex broach to make one.
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - RobWilson - 06-20-2012
I was thinking the Vacuum chuck looks an interesting project
Rob
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - November X-ray - 06-20-2012
(06-20-2012, 11:18 AM)Highpower Wrote: I like the speed hammer idea - cool.
But that reminds me of a question I have been meaning to ask for some time now....
I have one of these double "quickie handle's" for my 6" vice and I love it.
My problem has been finding somebody that makes one for a 4" vice.
I would love to have one for my smaller vice (9/16" hex) as well, but I only ever see them in the larger 3/4" hex size.
I don't suppose anyone knows if such a thing exists? And no....... I can't afford to purchase a $$$ hex broach to make one.
I made one long ago using two deep well 6 point sockets welded to a piece of flat bar at each end on opposite sides. It works but it ain't nothing fancy like those in the pictures! The un-used socket is the handle, but now that I see these fancy ones, I may need to hit a pawn shop and buy some more sockets to weld in the middle making it more "speed" wrench capable.
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - Highpower - 06-20-2012
(06-20-2012, 11:29 AM)November X-ray Wrote: I made one long ago using two deep well 6 point sockets welded to a piece of flat bar at each end on opposite sides. It works but it ain't nothing fancy like those in the pictures! The un-used socket is the handle, but now that I see these fancy ones, I may need to hit a pawn shop and buy some more sockets to weld in the middle making it more "speed" wrench capable.
You sir, are my savior!
You just gave me an idea. I could just pick up another one of those handles ($20 at Enco), bore out the 3/4" hex's and slip in a couple of 9/16" sockets.
Now why didn't I think of that???
THANKS!
Willie
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - November X-ray - 06-20-2012
The handles in the pictures are aluminum, not sure what the ones are made of from Enco, but how would you fasten them to transfer the torque,,,,roll pins perhaps?
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - rleete - 06-20-2012
JB Weld. It will hold quite well.
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - stevec - 06-20-2012
I justused an interference press fit.
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No JB weld needed, with enough of a press even the aluminum will hold the socket tighter than one could apply enough torque to move it. (Unless one applied a cheater bar long enough, but then you'd be in danger of tipping over the mill
)Oh, btw, I did turn the OD of the socket to a non-tapered OD.
RE: A Couple of Nice Tools - doubleboost - 06-20-2012
The use of a hex socket
John