Todays Project - What did you do today?

[DaveH]

Graham,
That is a great tool, nicely shown as well

DaveH

[EdK]

I finished up the shaping of the clamps for my vise work stop. All I need to do is cut them in half and hope they work.

Ed

   

[stevec]

Ed, "cut them in half" this way or that way? Wha?

[EdK]

(05-25-2013, 06:47 PM)stevec Wrote: Ed, "cut them in half" this way or that way? Wha?

Steve,

See image below. The thumb screw tightens the clamp onto the rod. Does that help?

Ed

   

[dallen]

nice thread, looks like its left hand

[mattinker]

(05-25-2013, 05:18 PM)EdK Wrote: I finished up the shaping of the clamps for my vise work stop. All I need to do is cut them in half and hope they work.

Ed

I know these as split cotters. An extremely good clamping device! My first choice whenever possible.

Regards, Matthew

[EdK]

(05-25-2013, 07:54 PM)dallen Wrote: nice thread, looks like its left hand

Good eye! They're actually right hand threads but I mirrored the CAD symbol so they ended up looking like left hand threads.

Ed

[EdK]

(05-25-2013, 08:19 PM)mattinker Wrote:

(05-25-2013, 05:18 PM)EdK Wrote: I finished up the shaping of the clamps for my vise work stop. All I need to do is cut them in half and hope they work.

Ed

I know these as split cotters. An extremely good clamping device! My first choice whenever possible.

Regards, Matthew

Yup, split cotters. I couldn't remember the correct name for them.

Ed

[stevec]

Ed, I shoulda known. I, too, have truble remembering things, aah... what were we discussing?

[sasquatch]

Ed was saying he hoped the apple crop in Nova Scotia was good this year. lol