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Tool New project, a vise stop, made the cover

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Mcgyver

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Well, maybe not the Rolling Stone, but I still might buy mom five copies :)

Its a vise stop rig that lets you move the stop anywhere in three axes (the X is in 1.000" increments) so that once you set the stop to zero on dial or drp, it works for every shape and size of work or even can be removed and put back with excellent repeatability. The basic need is, the spot on the work where you need to position the stop is always changing. With this, I get better than .001" accuracy positioning the stop anywhere in the work envelope. I've found it a real treat to use. Once you zero the Y to the fixed jaw, its really nice how you know that is zero, task after task, right?. This gives you same in X direction. Once set it to zero you don't have to go through the repetitive task of finding the edge no matter the part's shape.

While moderately self serving to say so, if you haven't thought of subscribing to Home Shop Machinist, please consider it. There are preciously few outlets encouraging and distributing complete projects like this so imo its good to support it. Its takes a massive effort to put out a complete and detailed set of drawings photos and how-to article; if there was not a mag to publish it, who would bother?

:)


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Looks awesome. I subscribed to Home Shop Machinist for many years, i stopped i think due to the projects that where getting published at that time not being of much interest to me. May have to give them a second look.
 
Beautiful design and implementation. I look forward to reading the article and deciding when I will build one. Though you did miss the opportunity to make a rope knurling tool and rope knurl that clamp knob. :)
I am about to renew my digital subscription. Many back issues are available online and then there is the library at HMEC (for members) as well.
 
They were available before the pandemic at Chapters but they discontinued their metal magazines they kept the trains though go figure.
 
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What is that Gerrit?
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Hamilton Model Engineering Club, we meet at the Hamilton Steam Museum at 1930hrs 3rd tuesday of the month starting Sep 17.

https://www.hamiltonmodelengineeringclub.com there are a few forum member who attend.

We are restarting our newsletter this month. and there is a group build of a David Croft engine being started. It is in Steam and Stirling Engines You Can Build, Vol 2
 
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gerritv said:
Hamilton Model Engineering Club, we meet at the Hamilton Steam Museum at 1930hrs 3rd tuesday of the month starting Sep 17.

https://www.hamiltonmodelengineeringclub.com there are a few forum member who attend.

We are restarting our newsletter this month. and there is a group build of a David Croft engine being started. It is in Steam and Stirling Engines You Can Build, Vol 2
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ya'll need to move this closer to me ;)

IIRC this is a little column type engine and a good introductory build
 
Mcgyver said:
Well, maybe not the Rolling Stone, but I still might buy mom five copies :)

Its a vise stop rig that lets you move the stop anywhere in three axes (the X is in 1.000" increments) so that once you set the stop to zero on dial or drp, it works for every shape and size of work or even can be removed and put back with excellent repeatability. The basic need is, the spot on the work where you need to position the stop is always changing. With this, I get better than .001" accuracy positioning the stop anywhere in the work envelope. I've found it a real treat to use. Once you zero the Y to the fixed jaw, its really nice how you know that is zero, task after task, right?. This gives you same in X direction. Once set it to zero you don't have to go through the repetitive task of finding the edge no matter the part's shape.

While moderately self serving to say so, if you haven't thought of subscribing to Home Shop Machinist, please consider it. There are preciously few outlets encouraging and distributing complete projects like this so imo its good to support it. Its takes a massive effort to put out a complete and detailed set of drawings photos and how-to article; if there was not a mag to publish it, who would bother?

:)


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Read the article earlier this afternoon: congratulations on the cover!

Don’t need to buy 5 copies, George will send you four (sometimes my four copies arrive before the subscription copy). Also, if you ask him nicely, George will email you a PDF of the issue (I suggested this earlier this year - told him I’d rather have the PDF than extra copies).
 
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Thanks. I know about the author's copies, was just making fun with the lyrics, this is my eleventh :)
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Don’t blame you. I keep hoping for a cover, maybe some day (sigh).

I think I have another article coming in the next issue, and I did get a shout out from George in his Editorial.
 
Mcgyver said:
Well, maybe not the Rolling Stone, but I still might buy mom five copies :)

Its a vise stop rig that lets you move the stop anywhere in three axes (the X is in 1.000" increments) so that once you set the stop to zero on dial or drp, it works for every shape and size of work or even can be removed and put back with excellent repeatability. The basic need is, the spot on the work where you need to position the stop is always changing. With this, I get better than .001" accuracy positioning the stop anywhere in the work envelope. I've found it a real treat to use. Once you zero the Y to the fixed jaw, its really nice how you know that is zero, task after task, right?. This gives you same in X direction. Once set it to zero you don't have to go through the repetitive task of finding the edge no matter the part's shape.

While moderately self serving to say so, if you haven't thought of subscribing to Home Shop Machinist, please consider it. There are preciously few outlets encouraging and distributing complete projects like this so imo its good to support it. Its takes a massive effort to put out a complete and detailed set of drawings photos and how-to article; if there was not a mag to publish it, who would bother?

:)


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such is my ignorance of such things that I didn't know what the hell it is, until I looked at the photo and paid attention

so okay now I have another project I want to do. thanks a lot.
 
Your clickbait was successful, I must have the HSM issue! Haha. You have some nice, thoughtful features on that fixture.
So is the idea of the 1-sided dovetail that it pushes the post 'down & in' to lock it for best retention, or...?

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