On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:02:21 -0400, "Wild_Bill"
wrote:
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You nailed it again, George.. Toe clamp, and Mitee-Bite were the words I
wasn't remembering.

There are other manufacturers of toe clamps which work very well for a wide
variety of workholding tasks.
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Thanks for the kind words.

Here are some URLs that may give you some additional ideas.
[All it takes is money]

http://www.carrlane.com/catalog/inde...3B285352415559
http://www.carrlane.com/catalog/inde...252a5e435f5754
{could also be made to expand with set screw (or two) in
place of the SHCS -- looks like a fairly simple HSM project
if made in 2 pieces, possibly with a hex shank for easy
gripping in 3 jaw chuck -- be sure and pop a "dutchman" for
easier reclamping/centering.}
http://www.penntoolco.com/catalog/pr...ategoryID=1569
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=499&PMCTLG=00
http://www.wttool.com/index/page/cat...gory_id/18066/
http://www.wttool.com/index/page/cat...gory_id/18061/


-- Unka George (George McDuffee)
...............................
The past is a foreign country;
they do things differently there.
L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author.
The Go-Between, Prologue (1953).