Electric Vise?

[whydontu]

Am I wrong, or is this the stupidest thing you’ll see today?

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[mickeyf]

is this the stupidest thing you’ll see today?

Depends. What else have you seen?

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Am I wrong, or is this the stupidest thing you’ll see today?

No, I walked by a mirror earlier....

Just wait until the vise wont work because you didn't pay your monthly subscription, or your social scores takes a dive.....NO VISE FOR YOU!. You come back, ONE YEAR!

 

[skippyelwell]

Hmmm

 

[Susquatch]

Am I wrong, or is this the stupidest thing you’ll see today?

No. That 20mm-20tpi thread on my mill is the dumbest thing I've seen today.

But I don't have any interest in one of those either.

Since you found it you should buy one, try it out, and let us know what we are all not missing.

 

[mickeyf]

20mm-20tpi thread

For real? Not 20mm 1.25mm pitch? That's only like 0.0007875 off? (Of course I guess over the length of the screw that could get pretty bad. You didn't say whether it's a feed screw or just holding a sheet metal cover on... But 20tpi makes it simpler to use imperial dials, so there's that.)

 

[mickeyf]

OK, I had to watch the video. The guy who demonstrated "wood working and carving" must have been recruited from marketing and was liable to shove the blade into his finger. I guess the vise wasn't quite enough to hold his work piece by itself.

And no mention of detecting that your finger is in the vise, à la "saw stop".

I confess, I have a socket with an adapter for a cordless drill that I use for a fast feed to open and close my mill vise, and it can save time.

 

[Susquatch]

For real? Not 20mm 1.25mm pitch? That's only like 0.0007875 off? (Of course I guess over the length of the screw that could get pretty bad. You didn't say whether it's a feed screw or just holding a sheet metal cover on... But 20tpi makes it simpler to use imperial dials, so there's that.)

Yup, for real. It was a very important thread. The one that holds the knee crank on my mill.

Thread 'Identifying an odd thread.'

Feb 10, 2025

Seems a repeat problem for me is properly identifying an odd thread.

Is it metric or imperial?

Thread gauge can be difficult to use.

Custom threads make everything difficult.

My standard process, is to make an educated guess, then use thread checkers and fastener gauges. But if that doesn't work, I mic the OD or ID, use threading charts to identify possibilities, and test fit if possible.

But quite often it doesn't seem to work very well.

What process do you use?

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