Just One Fixture - Improvised Micro-Jacks and more Custom Clamping Rods
Channel: Adventures with a Very Small Lathe
Date: 2019-01-09

Using the Vice Stop for the first time turned out to require some improvisation and inventiveness. Without time to make or buy the right tool for the job, I had to come up with solutions to fit clamps into tight spaces, and make sure the part was rigid enough to cut well.

I solved these problems with some custom length clamping rods, and some improvised machinists' micro-jacks. Projects to make more permanent solutions to these problems have already been added to the project queue.

Machining is 90% workholding, and Just One Fixture is a series of videos in which I describe fixtures I've used for my projects, and how I made them.

Materials:
A2 Stainless Steel M6 threaded rod
A2 Stainless Steel M6 cap screws
A2 Stainless Steel M6 flange nuts
M6 T-slot nuts

Machines:
Proxxon PD 250/e Lathe
Proxxon FF 230 Milling Machine

Music:
Easy Lemon 30 Second by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200078
Artist: http://incompetech.com/