48James
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My dad is building his own vise. We are looking for any pics or tips of any vises that you made.
Any one ever make their own vise?
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toolman1967
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Made my own one in HS metal shop. Casted it myself, still have it and use it. Not sure what you need. but I will try to get a pic and answer any questions you might need.
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One of the projects at the trade school I attended was to build a vise that had been cast at a local foundry. It gave us a chance to use our skills and the different machine to complete the project. I still have that vise. I will try and post some pictures.
Good luck with your project.
Good luck with your project.
I made a precision grinding vise in tech school. Machined it out of a solid chunk of tool steel, heat treated it, and ground flat, square and parallel within .0002 . I don't have any pictures if the actual vise I made (it's in the bottom of my toolbox at work), but it's basically a copy of the Hermann Schmidt version.
https://www.hschmidt.com/productcart/pc/Precision-Grinding-Vise-4-Capacity-VO-4-15p213.htm
Probably not quite what you were looking for though.
https://www.hschmidt.com/productcart/pc/Precision-Grinding-Vise-4-Capacity-VO-4-15p213.htm
Probably not quite what you were looking for though.
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toolman1967
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I had to make one the first week I worked at a machine shop. If you couldnt make it, you didnt make it...
MBeaty
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Thanks for the link! I found that quite a while back but could not remember where I saw it and have been looking for quite some time.
I seem to remember A_Pmech was toying around with the idea of building a vise a while back, but I am not sure what became of it. Hopefully he can chime in here.
I have made a couple. Nothing to fancy though, just cold rolled steel.
Have a 3D Auto-Cad drawing, me and my Nephew made one Saturday.
Could post it up, if you want it. You would have to able to read Auto-CAD Drawings though.
Its done with the 2002 version of Auto-Cad
Have a 3D Auto-Cad drawing, me and my Nephew made one Saturday.
Could post it up, if you want it. You would have to able to read Auto-CAD Drawings though.
Its done with the 2002 version of Auto-Cad