vise tip

[Frank P]

hello out there
here s a tip that works out very fine to me, only I regret i never came sooner to the idea
the GRS ball vise comes standard with a vertical groove in the middle of one jaw...

I made a horizontal one on the other... and it makes life much easier to hold odd shapes and tilted things..
hope it helps someone like it helped me...
have a nice Weekend
Frank

 

[Crazy Horse]

My GRS vise has a Vertical groove (Up & Down) on one jaw. A Horizontal (Left to Right) could prove beneficial. How did you do it? What did you use to cut the "V" groove?

 

[Frank P]

thanks for pointing me to writing mistake ;-)
a very big v cutter was used on very big cnc

 

[Ed Westerly]

Maybe the folks at GRS will see this and add the feature to their vises in the future. We can only hope. Thanks for showing the mod.

 

[wowilson]

Anyone who rides a Royal Enfield must be clever. Cool idea on the vise.

 

[monk]

nice, useful idea at times.

 

[sam]

I like this idea and I'd really like to try it.

 

[Beathard]

I like the idea. I'm wondering if it would be better in a fixture that fits into the holes on the top instead of the face of one side. Hmmm?

 

[Crazy Horse]

A basic piece of steel the same size as the face of the vise jaw with a horizontal "V" groove would work just as well without having to cut into the block's jaw. In fact, one could use a piece of white oak or rock maple.

 

[Frank P]

A basic piece of steel the same size as the face of the vise jaw with a horizontal "V" groove would work just as well without having to cut into the block's jaw. In fact, one could use a piece of white oak or rock maple.

sure would work too, give it a try and you will not regret having made one

 

[Brian Marshall]

As will lead in certain circumstances...


B.

 

[Ron Spokovich]

I am NOT deriding the work & thoughtfulness of a fellow engraver, but I don't lean toward screwing up my MagnaBloc jaw by machining a groove into it. The 'floating' jaw that is offered as an accessory can have a groove machined into it, at some point above the center, and simply flipped over. Being a Journeyman Machinist, I can think of a whole raft of ideas using the top jaw pin holes to accommodate various pins & plates. Most likely, GRS doesn't presently offer too many things for the top holes in the jaws, as there are too many things to offer, and they probably wouldn't sell. Too, everyone comes up with their own ideas of what they need, and GRS would be stuck with inventory that wouldn't move.

 

[Brian Marshall]

<"and GRS would be stuck with inventory that wouldn't move.">

Unlike collets, "round" graver blanks - otherwise known as drill bit blanks, and collet holders/adapters... soon to be known as "nozzles"?


B.

 

[Frank P]

Ron,
"screwing up" a jaw is a slightly exagerated definition of it ... IMHO ..
there s already a standard vertical groove in one jaw...and holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the mechanism still works fine....

but your "whole raft of ideas" sounds interesting... why not sharing them?
So anyone can make something for themselves , for proper Needs..

 

[Ron Spokovich]

Looks like the best thing for me to do is draw up some stuff, and figure out how to send photos of the sketches with my CoolPix. Not having the I.Q. of an eight year old, when it comes to computers, I guess I'll just give it a twirl. Since I'm doing some consultation & machining for a subcontractor who's involved with a product for a major, local plant it won't be immediately. But, ASAP, as it might conjure up some ideas with you guys, too. Since everyone doesn't have a machine shop at their disposal, I'll try to make the stuff as 'drill press friendly' as possible. There is usually a way to get around things.

 

[Frank P]

here s Crazyhorse`s thought of it.. ready for 3D print.. and no "screwing up the jaw"
positioning vise dimensions, should work for other ones too I guess ...

if somebody is interested PM me and I send you STL file of it, as it is impossible to upload it here..
.

 

[Tim Wells]

Doing this would take me literally not more than 10 minutes in my mill.