Mill Vice Stop

[doubleboost]

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

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)
This gave me a chance to use my ER32 collet holder to machine a square on one end.


The bar screwed in to the vice



I checked the alignment with my height guage it is less than 3 thou over 12 inches
John

[stevec]

Too bad you machined the square to a size suitable only for an adjustable wrench
Just kidding, looks nice and robust.

[doubleboost]

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

[DaveH]

Nice John,

.003" over 12'' is pruuty good

Now what goes on that 12" bar

DaveH

[doubleboost]

I will find out tomorrow nite

[ETC57]

Very nice John,

I'll be looking forward to tomorrow!

I like surprises.

Jerry.

[krv3000]

hi a job well dun

[doubleboost]

Hi
I found a nice bit of metal under the bench should make a good block for my vice stop


First job was to fly cut it square





R8 adapter makes a good tube square


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



Not a bad result considering what i started with





John

[EdK]

John,

Nice Moire pattern in that last picture. Your mill is trammed nicely.

Ed

[RobWilson]

is that the DRO bracket your cutting up

Rob