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I'll have to put my thinking cap on Ken, as that is all Greek to me!
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04-06-2014, 10:19 AM
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Let me know what you are having trouble figuring out.
Here's an example:
Suppose the width of the "vee" at it's top measures 2.125" and we want to know what is the biggest diameter we can safely, securely hold.
Start with a little "safety factor", say we want the widest contact points to be at 2.075" wide. Divide that by two, equals 1.0375. Now "square" that figure, so 1.0375 x 1.0375 = 1.07640625. We know that for 45º right triangles the sides have to be equal, so in true Pythagorean Theorum fashion where we are looking for the length of the hypotenuse you would add the side adjacent squared to the side opposite squared. In this 45º case, 1.07640625 + 1.07640625 = 2.1528125. Now the square root of THAT number is the length of the hypotenuse. More specifically its the distance from the contact point of the round on the 45º surface to the center of the round, 1.4672465709620861131317520513676. That hypotenuse is the radius of the round, so double that is your maximum DIAMETER, 2.934493.....bla bla bla
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Thanks Ken - I understand it. I was having a little joke with the "its all Greek to me", given that Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician... I'll measure them up next time I'm in the shop.
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V blocks usually come in pairs and some come with clamps. The internal width of the clamp will determine the maximum diameter of the bar.
Removing the clamps will allow for a larger diameter bar, how much larger? That just comes down to Good Mechanical Engineering Practices
What is not considered good practice is using edges (sometimes referred to as corners). Using edges is bad just not an accurate surface. This is exactly what Ken said using some Greek maths
Please note the abbreviation of the word Mathematics is Maths not Math.
Having said all that there is nothing to stop one placing a large diameter bar on a small V it just means the bar will be sitting on the V block edges and therefore not considered good mechanical engineering practice still doesnt mean it cannot be done.
Just using the eye will say if the bar is stupidly too large for the V block.
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