Behind the scenes........pics.

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Sometimes your setups can be as simple as a parallel, some rubber bands, and some scrap aluminum flat stock.


But those simple little components can make a HUGE difference to your level of productivity!




It's how they all go together that can make the difference between a really good money making job, or one you struggle with every time you open the vise.

Whenever we come up with a solid proven setup that is outside the norm, we take pictures and file them away for reference for the next run!

The setup below is for machining the width of some .125" x 1.250" x 2.5" lg. pieces of 1018 to an oddball size width 1.215".

The pieces are loaded into the vise standing on their sides and with this setup, we can sandwich 12 pieces together in the vise at once in both vises.

The face mill takes one pass to make the size required and it takes 60 seconds to load, mill, unload.

With 24 pieces being completed per cycle, it gives a throughput of 1,440 pieces per hour!