Tormach Fab Lab: Toolmaker Vises

If you haven't seen toolmaker vises before, then it might not be immediately clear why you might need one.  It turns out, however, that they are a very handy device to have in your work holding arsenal.  Small tool maker vises are designed to be held inside a larger machinist's vise. 

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More Fixture Plate Ideas for Workholding Setups

Last week we talked about using fixture plates for quick and repeatable  setups, and asked blog readers to send us pictures of their fixture plate set ups as part of a contest. 

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Fab Lab Skill Builder: How to use a Fixture Plate on a Milling Machine

Getting started with Fixture Plates

In our latest Fab Lab video, Mike C. demonstrates some basic techniques for setting up and using fixture plates on a PCNC mill. 

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Fab Lab Skill Builder: Working with Strap Clamps

  Using a set of Strap Clamps is a no-brainer, right?  Just put them in the T-slots and screw 'em down, simple as that.  Perhaps - but you'll find that crafty machinists always seem to be able to find a new riff for using an old standard.  I bet there's a few tricks in the video below that you might not have thought about.

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SuperSoft Jaw Remix (Ridiculous Egg Example)

My first SuperSoft Jaw movie was a good example for thin parts. But it neglected to show another strength - securely holding on to delicate objects for light machine work.

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Super Soft Jaws

We did a lot of thinking about workholding over the last half of 2010. Some of the steady readers here may have noticed some of the recent additions: the new 5" CNC Vise, and new modular jaw plates, for example.

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