09-09-2012, 08:48 AM
Like a bad comedian getting the hook onstage, the return stroke would cause the clapper to open up to about a 45 degree angle with the toolbit about an inch or two above the work. At the end of the return (start of the cut), the clapper would CLAP! loudly. I was cutting air and with one hand operating the compound up/down when I noticed the slide would drop down at the CLAP! so I restrained it a bit and now it can't be heard. It was like hitting the compound with a hammer on each stroke.
Some sort of spring holding it back is a better idea than the setscrews - free to lift about 1/4" and the spring restraining it from any further. That way if an accident happens (loose in the vice) it would stand a better chance of not breaking things.
Now I need to make some tee-nuts.
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Some sort of spring holding it back is a better idea than the setscrews - free to lift about 1/4" and the spring restraining it from any further. That way if an accident happens (loose in the vice) it would stand a better chance of not breaking things.
Now I need to make some tee-nuts.
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