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Something I gotta make soon.
Today I wasted a lot of time making a 3" sq block into 2 1/2" square. We have a decent
saw, I should have used it in retrospect. Like many horizontal band saws it has a swinging clamp which means you have to have something long or a spacer on the other side of the movable jaw. Not wishing to dick with the swinging clamp and short stock had me using the mill. I'm thinking a bit of square stock with a hole tapped for a 3/8 bolt that covers at least an inch of range will be quite usefull. Wes |
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Something I gotta make soon.
A popular modification for the lowly, but very practical 4x6 horiz-vert
bandsaws, is to drill and tap the farther end of a jaw to install a "jack bolt" into. Then when a short piece of stock needs to be cut, but it's not long enough to keep the vise jaws parallel for a secure grip, the bolt can be used to adjust the jaws for a secure grip. -- WB .......... "Wes" wrote in message ... Today I wasted a lot of time making a 3" sq block into 2 1/2" square. We have a decent saw, I should have used it in retrospect. Like many horizontal band saws it has a swinging clamp which means you have to have something long or a spacer on the other side of the movable jaw. Not wishing to dick with the swinging clamp and short stock had me using the mill. I'm thinking a bit of square stock with a hole tapped for a 3/8 bolt that covers at least an inch of range will be quite usefull. Wes |
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"Pete C." wrote:
Just use a 1/2-13 clamping stud from a mill Wes. Take two of the "connector" nuts and use them, one on rech end, to fine tune the length. Or use a step block pair from your clamping set and go in 1/16" increments. Oblivious solutions that should have been obvious. Keep them coming. Thanks Pete, Wes -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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"Wild_Bill" wrote in message ... A popular modification for the lowly, but very practical 4x6 horiz-vert bandsaws, is to drill and tap the farther end of a jaw to install a "jack bolt" into. Then when a short piece of stock needs to be cut, but it's not long enough to keep the vise jaws parallel for a secure grip, the bolt can be used to adjust the jaws for a secure grip. I have also found that not only do you need to deal with the jaws in the horizontal plane but also in vertical: Small parts were getting lifted up by the jaws. This I cured by a small C-clamp... -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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On May 7, 5:32*pm, Wes wrote:
Today I wasted a lot of time making a 3" sq block into 2 1/2" square. *We have a decent saw, I should have used it in retrospect. Like many horizontal band saws it has a swinging clamp which means you have to have something long or a spacer on the other side of the movable jaw. *Not wishing to dick with the swinging clamp and short stock had me using the mill. I'm thinking a bit of square stock with a hole tapped for a 3/8 bolt that covers at least an inch of range will be quite usefull. Wes Here's another idea (in addition to the others already posted). Make or modify a set of parallel clamps that work the reverse of the normal ones (so that the screw closest to the work is in compression not tension): http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?P...MITEM=412-1625 |
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On May 7, 4:35*pm, "Wild_Bill" wrote:
A popular modification for the lowly, but very practical 4x6 horiz-vert bandsaws, is to drill and tap the farther end of a jaw to install a "jack bolt" into. Then when a short piece of stock needs to be cut, but it's not long enough to keep the vise jaws parallel for a secure grip, the bolt can be used to adjust the jaws for a secure grip. -- WB ......... "Wes" wrote in message ... Today I wasted a lot of time making a 3" sq block into 2 1/2" square. *We have a decent saw, I should have used it in retrospect. Like many horizontal band saws it has a swinging clamp which means you have to have something long or a spacer on the other side of the movable jaw. *Not wishing to dick with the swinging clamp and short stock had me using the mill. I'm thinking a bit of square stock with a hole tapped for a 3/8 bolt that covers at least an inch of range will be quite usefull. Wes I did the tapped corner hole and it sort of works. Problem is, it wants to tilt the movable jaw backwards if much pressure is applied. I seldom use it anymore. I will try the trick of using two mill hold down studs and a joining nut. If placed at the bottom of the jaws, it just might do the trick. Paul |
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On May 7, 7:47*pm, Wes wrote:
... Oblivious solutions that should have been obvious. *Keep them coming. Wes C-clamp the work to the fixed jaw. Check that the clamp won't block the descending saw frame. Back off the sliding jaw and use a tee-nut clamp kit in its curved slot. jsw |
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On Fri, 07 May 2010 18:32:35 -0400, Wes
wrote: Today I wasted a lot of time making a 3" sq block into 2 1/2" square. We have a decent saw, I should have used it in retrospect. Like many horizontal band saws it has a swinging clamp which means you have to have something long or a spacer on the other side of the movable jaw. Not wishing to dick with the swinging clamp and short stock had me using the mill. I'm thinking a bit of square stock with a hole tapped for a 3/8 bolt that covers at least an inch of range will be quite usefull. Wes Hey Wes, Ummmmm.....isn't that what adjustable parallels were invented for?? A magnet alongside keeps it in place until you're ready. You can even get a cheap set and change that stupid little slotted screw to a "knob" thingy so it's really quick, at least on the ones over two inches. Brian Lawson, Bothwell, Ontario. |
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