From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 5/28/2025 3:08 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Jim Wilkins"  wrote in message news:10180uf$3f1t7$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:1017hpe$3bs4n$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > My first mill vise was a piece of aluminum bolted across the table of my   
   > Taig, a flat strip of aluminum, and a piece of aluminum angle.  I'd run   
   > bolts through the angle, slide the strip under the flat leg, push the   
   > vertical leg up against the stock and tighten it down forming a lever   
   > clamp on the edge of the stock.  This allowed me to machine the entire   
   > face.  I'm sure you get it, but if not I could pencil up a sketch pretty   
   > quick.  I think the only reason I didn't send stock flying is because of   
   > the very low cutting loads.   
   >   
   > Bob La Londe   
   >   
   > -------------------------------   
   >   
   > As I imagine it the strip under the horizontal leg's outer edge tilted   
   > the vertical leg of the angle against the stock when you tightened the   
   > hold downs.   
   >   
      
      
   Eggszakary!   
      
      
      
   --   
   Bob La Londe   
   CNC Molds N Stuff   
      
   --   
   This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.   
   www.avg.com   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)