Compound Sine plate / Do you use one?

[Kevin54]

Do any of the machinist on here use one? I know that with a standard mill they are invaluable. With a 3-Axis mill, they are not needed. I just wonder how may people use one today? In the Toolroom that I work, I haven't used one in years.

 

[Jim Johnstone]

One of our machinists here at work is building his own sine grinding vise for the manual grinders. You're right tho, he doesn't use one on the CNC at all.

 

[larry_g]

As an amature I'm still working on getting things flat and at right angles to each other. Compound angles are not even on my radar.

lg

 

[rsanter]

I want one but only if I can get a screaming deal
otherwise I wouldnt use it enough

bob

 

[A_Pmech]

Eventually, I will build one. I haven't encountered a need that can't be met with a sine plate or bar yet.

 

[Bob-B]

I use one on occasion on the surface grinder. Haven't used it on a mill in years. All that is CNC now.

 

[Travis E.]

I use sine bars and plates almost every month on manual mills.

 

[pro machine Engineering]

i havent used a sign plate since I got out of school 25 years ago

 

[Kevin54]

I use a sine plate and sine bar. My Sine plate I made probably 20 years ago and I have various lengths of sine bars I've made over the years. They are invaluable with a 2 axis mill. A compound sine plate, it's probably been 2 years since I have used one for production. Most people I know doesn't know how to set them up correctly or the draftsman that we get our prints from doesn't understand compound angles. Go figure!!!

 

[Tripp P.]

In a grinder I use to. Nowdays in our shop the diemakers send everything to cnc. I just run it all through a 5-axis. At home I'm still using angle plates and sine bars.