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  1. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    If you check out the Gerardi factory video I posted in #20 above, they have “accessory” jaws and even jaw blocks. At about the 2min mark they start showing them. One of the special ones is the movable jaw block with the Vs in it which allows for round objects to be held vertically in three...
  2. RobinHood

    Help Needed: Fan Motor Delay Relay broken on Thermo Sphere Electric Heater Model EH-4610

    UPDATE: Thanks to a member for reminding me that I left this thread “hanging” with me temporarily wiring the fan to the aux lugs of the power contactor. I did in fact follow @YotaBota ’s suggestion about 5 months ago, and bought a “time off“ (multifunction) relay. I now use the N/O AUX lugs...
  3. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    Yes, for the $s, it was. Yes, with the provision that it does not have all the functionalities of a real Gerardi. I’ll elaborate later… Yes, I am going to keep it. It will be fully functional once I get done with it.
  4. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    Just disassembled the whole vise. It is full of grinding dust mixed with the preservative oil! It measures 88.436mm across the whole width. That is good. Yes, identical gap, just on the opposite side - the block was installed out of square. There is just enough play in the key way to...
  5. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    Well, they do make the vises in different sizes… so maybe there is one that fits your needs?
  6. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    All great questions & comments @PeterT and @Susquatch (and others). Thanks! When I have a bit of time I’ll investigate and report back what I find. Here is a factory video from Gerardi. It shows the basic construction and proper use of the Modular vise. My Clone looks identical, but I will...
  7. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    I am not sure about that. Here is why I think it is possible to tram this vise like any other. Look at the side view of the jaw plate and the fixed jaw body. The jaw sits down onto a ground reference lip when you tighten the jaw retaining bolts on the back and tap the jaw down. The jaws only...
  8. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    True, but not everyone on the factory floor got the memo… Let me explain: one of the biggest complaints the fellow in the video had about his vise was the fact that the fixed jaw was not square to the bed on his. He proceeded to fix it by hard milling the key. He ended up with too small a key...
  9. RobinHood

    Tool 6” GS / Gerardi Modular Vise Clone

    What is a “Precision Bench Vise Work Bench 4/5/6Inch Clamp Machine” you ask? Well, it is a GS / Gerardi Modular Vise clone made in China. Something was lost in translation somewhere… https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003567490150.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.781ef19c37pJRj...
  10. RobinHood

    arbors for involute gear cutters

    Here is one I made years ago. Advantage of a shop-made one is you can do the final pass(es) while the arbour is in the mill with either a lathe tool in the vice or a TPG. You’ll end up with near zero runout. In case of the R-8 system, it will always run true afterwards, even after re-installing...
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