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Workholding

How-To 

The Basics of Soft Jaws

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 Chris Fox carvesmart, soft jaws, Workholding

Soft jaws are one of the simplest methods of customized workholding. Basically, you create an inverted version of your part within the jaws of your vise, and …

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General 

Fixture Plates and Why You Should Use Them

October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 John Saunders fixture plate, fixturing, John Saunders, Saunders Machine Works, tool plate, Workholding

Machining parts is easy… work-holding is the hard part! Fixturing, part setups, and work holding is a never ending skill …

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Shop Talk 

Why You Need a 3D Printer in Your Shop, and Why You Don’t

July 20, 2017January 23, 2018 Chris Fox 3d printing, CNC Shop, prototyping, Workholding

Over the last decade, 3D printing has grown in popularity and decreased significantly in price. Even though 3D printing is a long way from bettering CNC machining in speed, materials, or reliability, additive manufacturing technology may have a place in everybody’s shop …

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General How-To 

Workholding of the Month: Precision Toolmaker Vises

March 16, 2017May 26, 2017 Chris Fox machinist vises, sine vises, toolmaker vises, Tormach, Workholding

Traditional vises use a screw to tighten the two jaws together and hold your work. This works fairly well in most applications, but sometimes a toolmaker vise …

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General How-To 

Workholding of the Month: Awkward, Oval Cast Iron Part with John Saunders

January 6, 2017January 5, 2018 John Saunders cast iron, CNC, John Saunders, Keith Rucker, odd shaped part, PCNC 1100, Workholding

As part of a collaboration with Keith Rucker, John Saunders used some creative workholding to mill a cast iron part …

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News 

Workholding of the Month: Chucks

October 18, 2016July 17, 2017 Chris Fox 4th Axis, chucks, lathe, tool holding, turning, vise, Workholding

While there are a number of ways to hold work, when there aren’t many (or any) flat surfaces, a standard vise can complicate things …

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Shop Talk 

Stop! Don’t Take That Part Off the Machine Just Yet!

October 14, 2016July 17, 2017 Bob Warfield CNC Cookbook, G-Wizard, inspection, QC, revisions, tolerance, Tormach, vise, Workholding

Your G-code program has ended and all looks well with the part. What’s your next move? For most, the next move is to pull the part out of the machine and chuck up another blank to start machining the next part …

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Shop Talk 

A Guide to Selecting the Right Vise for the Job

October 7, 2016October 16, 2017 Joe Gray choose, CNC, machinist, Mill, select, technology, toolmaker, Tormach, Vises, Workholding

A good vise is a fundamental tool for precision machining. In addition to choosing the right size vise for your machine, identifying the right types of vise for workholding is critical…

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