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Mill Vice Stop - doubleboost - 05-16-2012
Hi
Lads
Needed one of these for some time now
I am just making it up as i go using what materials i have to hand
The side of the vice was machined square and a 12 mill hole drilled and tapped in the fixed jaw
![[Image: P5160089.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5160089.jpg)
I cut some threads on a bit of 18 mill stainless bar that my wife rescued from a scrap barbecue at work, they used to roast whole pigs on it (got her well trained)
This gave me a chance to use my ER32 collet holder to machine a square on one end.
![[Image: P5160082.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5160082.jpg)
![[Image: P5160090.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5160090.jpg)
The bar screwed in to the vice
![[Image: P5160084.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5160084.jpg)
![[Image: P5160091.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5160091.jpg)
![[Image: P5160086.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5160086.jpg)
I checked the alignment with my height guage it is less than 3 thou over 12 inches
John
RE: Mill Vice Stop - stevec - 05-16-2012
Too bad you machined the square to a size suitable only for an adjustable wrench
Just kidding, looks nice and robust.
RE: Mill Vice Stop - doubleboost - 05-16-2012
It is actually machined to precisley 21/32 but i dont have a spanner
John
RE: Mill Vice Stop - DaveH - 05-16-2012
Nice John,
.003" over 12'' is pruuty good
Now what goes on that 12" bar
DaveH
RE: Mill Vice Stop - doubleboost - 05-16-2012
I will find out tomorrow nite
RE: Mill Vice Stop - ETC57 - 05-16-2012
Very nice John,
I'll be looking forward to tomorrow!
I like surprises.
Jerry.
RE: Mill Vice Stop - krv3000 - 05-17-2012
hi a job well dun
RE: Mill Vice Stop - doubleboost - 05-18-2012
Hi
I found a nice bit of metal under the bench should make a good block for my vice stop
![[Image: P5180020.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180020.jpg)
First job was to fly cut it square
![[Image: P5180021.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180021.jpg)
![[Image: P5180026.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180026.jpg)
R8 adapter makes a good tube square
![[Image: P5180028.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180028.jpg)
A 45 degree tool was then used to break the sharp edges
Once this is set up you just turn the block over to do all 4 edges at one setting
![[Image: P5180033.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180033.jpg)
![[Image: P5180036.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180036.jpg)
Not a bad result considering what i started with
![[Image: P5180041.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180041.jpg)
![[Image: P5180038.jpg]](http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/P5180038.jpg)
John
RE: Mill Vice Stop - EdK - 05-18-2012
John,
Nice Moire pattern in that last picture. Your mill is trammed nicely.
Ed
RE: Mill Vice Stop - RobWilson - 05-18-2012
is that the DRO bracket your cutting up Rob