WWJPD (What would Joe Pie Do)

[trlvn]

I know he is not everybody's cup of tea but I enjoy watching Joe Pie's Youtube channel. He has done several series of videos on building miniature machine shop tools where he shows extraordinarily creative ways to hold and produce very tiny parts. But his video this weekend on making a hinge for his current project (a miniature milling machine) was utterly mind-bending:

Any normal work-holding approach would just crush such an itty-bitty piece of brass. If you haven't seen it, I'd encourage you to watch at least the first few minutes of the video.

Those few times I've come up with a good solution to a work-holding problem that I'm struggling with, I tell myself that I'm "channeling my inner Joe Pie"!!

Craig

 

[Dan Dubeau]

The millturn fixturing method. I use this a lot at work for special fixture and gauge pins. I don't generally use the spindex, but my er32 collet blocks (hex or square), as it also allows me to stand it up and hit that 5th side.

I have used a spindexer as well, but prefer the ER blocks when I can. They each have their merits, but overall the Millturn method like this is an awesome arrow to have in your quiver.