What Did You Buy Today?

[erikmannie]

damn, your going to ruin a good chuck..

True, but it will see a tremendous amount of use in the positioner.

But no, probably not helping the resale value of the chuck:

 

[wachuko]

I want to start a few projects... figured this would come in handy... thought about making one, but I rather spend the time on the other projects....I might modify it and add holes for pins...


6" x 8" x 1/2" MIC 6 Aluminum Fixture

 

[NCjeeper]

^^^^
For those prices I don't blame you. Buying the material just to do it yourself would cost half of that.

 

[mmcmdl]

I thought someone on here made and sold them ???

 

[wachuko]

I thought someone on here made and sold them ???

Ohh... did not know... Who is it?

Let me search on it...

EDIT: Is that @Jake2465 ? - https://www.daytoncncproducts.com/

The fixture plates and clamps

Mic6 alu plate will get you a long way to the tolerances you're after and I think it might be a little harder (not to machine though) than regular 6061. Not 100% sure on that last part, but I know that mic 6 is used for fixture and tooling plates where higher tolerances are required, but not so...

www.hobby-machinist.com

Arghhh.... @mmcmdl - you are guilting me into buying another one... I see...

 

[mmcmdl]

Not sure who it was , but easy to make one also . I wouldn't go drilling and tapping all the holes though . Drill and tap when a job comes along .

 

[IamNotImportant]

what can i use this for?

I want to start a few projects... figured this would come in handy... thought about making one, but I rather spend the time on the other projects....I might modify it and add holes for pins...


6" x 8" x 1/2" MIC 6 Aluminum Fixture

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Can you make some threaded pins so that you don't have any blind holes that are hard to clean out?

 

[woodchucker]

what can i use this for?

Can you make some threaded pins so that you don't have any blind holes that are hard to clean out?

Why blind holes?
Threaded holes are not as true as pin holes. Pin holes should be much truer to 90 A thread has play. A pin hole is reamed, and accurate.

 

[wachuko]

what can i use this for?

Can you make some threaded pins so that you don't have any blind holes that are hard to clean out?

Use it for holding down parts without having to deal with t-slots... just easier to clamp something down to the table and minimize the mistakes a newbie like me can make that would drive a cutting tool into the table... reason why these are call sacrificial plates...

I like the idea of just using threaded pins... I do not know enough to comment on the difference of doing that vs using just pins...

Well, I see Jeff replied! Thank you!

Why blind holes?
Threaded holes are not as true as pin holes. Pin holes should be much truer to 90 A thread has play. A pin hole is reamed, and accurate.

 

[IamNotImportant]

Why blind holes?
Threaded holes are not as true as pin holes. Pin holes should be much truer to 90 A thread has play. A pin hole is reamed, and accurate.

i am just trowing stuff out there.. it is a learning process for me when it comes to "fixture" plates and the like..