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Pipe vise -- a project for making jaws
In the spirit of making tools when possible, I have a feeling that I
could mill jaws that would go over my current vise and would be designed for holding a pipe. I would mill serrations that would hold a pipe. What type of steel would you recommend? thanks i |
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Pipe vise -- a project for making jaws
On Sep 24, 2:26 am, Ignoramus9581
wrote: In the spirit of making tools when possible, I have a feeling that I could mill jaws that would go over my current vise and would be designed for holding a pipe. I would mill serrations that would hold a pipe. What type of steel would you recommend? thanks i 4130 would be a reasonable choice and heat treat it after machining. Dan |
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Pipe vise -- a project for making jaws
On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:26:24 -0500, Ignoramus9581
wrote: In the spirit of making tools when possible, I have a feeling that I could mill jaws that would go over my current vise and would be designed for holding a pipe. I would mill serrations that would hold a pipe. What type of steel would you recommend? thanks i M2, D2, O1 Yes, its easy. Gunner |
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Pipe vise -- a project for making jaws
Rather than going to all the trouble of milling and heat treating a
set of jaws, I suggest the following: Purchase an ordinary pipe vise, the "U" shaped yoke type or chain type that can be bolted to a flat surface. A quick look on Ebay indicates that if you are in no hurry you can get a yoke type vise for less than $10. Bolt the vise to one leg of a short piece of angle and clamp the other leg in your vise jaws. It is best to use large angle such as 3" x 3" x 1/4". In my case I welded a thin strip of metal strap on one leg of the angle so it was below the jaws of the vise when clamped. This prevents the angle from slipping out of the vise when a lot of torque is applied to the pipe. I would not need to do this on my current vise as it clamps tighter than my old vise and has serrated jaws. A real pipe vise usually works better than a jury-rigged system. |
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