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  1. Bradells

    Is there a better way of holding this piece.

    Yup, the pin is in the dovetail .. Easier to draw than a reciprocating dovetail ... Although, per the original drawing, the slot does pass along through the dovetail plane .... I got sidetracked just looking at the first setup picture, and my brain went "well if they couldn't hold it on the top...
  2. Bradells

    Is there a better way of holding this piece.

    Another option, is to use the vice and a set of parallels to raise the part up high enough to get the saw in.. ... my Univ drafting professor hated me (well, my work actually) .... I grew up doing a really rough, barely intelligible 'sketch' with the important numbers, then headed off to the...
  3. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    The new garage has a 14-30R (aka 'Dryer Plug') on the wall along with a single 5-15 outlet. At work, we have a few 30A power distribution units from a few generations of equipment ago that aren't being used. I called the boss up and discussed how much $$ it's worth not to inventory one every...
  4. Bradells

    Is there a better way of holding this piece.

    Another option would be to place it in the top side of the vice on parallels to raise it up to clear the vice. I was getting thrown off by your dovetail feature with the first reply ... This would be the 'safer' and easier way to go (as the vice is usually indicated in already) Brad
  5. Bradells

    Is there a better way of holding this piece.

    Only one gotcha with the above... if those dovetails aren’t the full width of the part, you’ll need a spacer below, else you could ‘tip’ the part. Brad
  6. Bradells

    Is there a better way of holding this piece.

    I’m guessing this is your last major operation on the part? I’d personally put this part on a tooling plate, blocked in with clamps on the base, and held down from the top at the dovetail with some round stock (or a made to fit piece in the dovetail) Another option (if you were to start...
  7. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    I’ve done this a few times. Dremel with cutoff disks are your friends. I haven’t drilled into them, I just use the existing holes, or add in clamps... We’ll see with this one! Brad
  8. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    In my quest for a longer 'poor mans DRO' I found some inexpensive 8" Callipers from the Jungle Delivery Specialists. Seeing 2 ads for what I presumed to be the same device, I decided to see if one was worth the extra $1 or not. They came in the same packaging... Nearly identical ...
  9. Bradells

    The swarf shop

    Today was a busy day. We're back at work for 3 days a week, so today is the start of my super long weekend .... It started off with the Ms. fleeing the country this morning (international work/conference), and then a phone call to go into work .... Great ... Work was quick, and there were some...
  10. Bradells

    Hi, What’s up? Hello, From Calgary

    Welcome Alex! Brad
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