Interesting that you aligned the vice in the center of the table. I guess I am born lazy as I tend to keep my vice fitted at the right hand end. (Other ends are available.) This allows me to clamp either a rotary table or a large item directly to the table without moving the vice. The other trick which I am sure you know about is to machine a piece of bar to fit snugly in the tee slot, turn the vice upside down and secure it to the bar in the tee slot. Clamp the vice down and machine a tenon slot in the base of the vice. Take it all apart, trim down the depth of the bar to fit into the tenon and bolt to place. (A couple of dowels if you are feeling keen.) You can now place the vice in place along the length of the table by dropping the tenon bar into the tee slot and tightening up the securing bolts. Much quicker after a bit of effort than setting the vice each time. Brilliant video as usual my friend.
It's been good so far, can't complain for the price. I always use parallels, and most cases round stock at the moving side when clamping up, no signs of wear yet, and its done a decent amount of work. All the best, Matt
Hi Matt, your last video on the electricals totally lost me. All my machine motors in my shop are either 110 volt from the mains 220 volt again from the mains, 220 volt through static 3 phase converters and lastly 440 volt 3 phase through a rotary converter using three step up transformers on each leg. I did notice a very unsafe situation in this latest video. Please take your cutting tool out of the spindle of the mill when you are moving your hands around a lot as in setting up the vise, you can get a rather nasty gash on the back of your hand if it comes in contact with a sharp end mill in the spindle while doing so. Please don't ask me how I know. Also check that the vise handle isn't long enough to get hung up on the ways of the "Y" axis when traversing the "X" axis. The handles on the 6 inch Kurt and knockoff vises could do that and it was a bad scene if the machine had a power feed table. I used to cut the handles down to avoid this but I have three leg spider handles on all the vises now. Again no question on how I know please See you on the next video.. Dick B. USA P.S. the centrifugal (or is that centrifical) casting video was very interesting
Hi Richard, Yes I need to get back in the habit of putting cutters back, I'm looking for some good boxes to sort the cutter into for storage. The handle on this vice is removable but it does clear by about 1inch!!! Which is lucky. See you in the next video! Matt.
Matt I have a block of hard wood that I have milled 25 different radius groves into with a ball endmill that I keep currently in use endmills in. The rest i keep neatly in a tool box draw untill I need them Dick B. USA
@@MattChiversWorkshop There are videos on YT how to staraighten Bridgeport bed. It is humugous when you look at it from the top, once removed and flipped over you realize that casting is thin in the middle.
Interesting that you aligned the vice in the center of the table. I guess I am born lazy as I tend to keep my vice fitted at the right hand end. (Other ends are available.) This allows me to clamp either a rotary table or a large item directly to the table without moving the vice. The other trick which I am sure you know about is to machine a piece of bar to fit snugly in the tee slot, turn the vice upside down and secure it to the bar in the tee slot. Clamp the vice down and machine a tenon slot in the base of the vice. Take it all apart, trim down the depth of the bar to fit into the tenon and bolt to place. (A couple of dowels if you are feeling keen.) You can now place the vice in place along the length of the table by dropping the tenon bar into the tee slot and tightening up the securing bolts. Much quicker after a bit of effort than setting the vice each time. Brilliant video as usual my friend.
future video??? 🤔 Send me some pictures...... of the vice idea, not those other ones again! 😂
I just ordered a 6-in vise vevor.... Hopefully it is as good as the one you got, Good video sir
Hi Christian, excellent, mine is still going strong! Not had any issues so far. Happy machining, All the best, Matt
Thanks for the video. Just ordered one for my Denford Senior Mill. Hopefully it's not too big 🤞
It's been good so far, can't complain for the price. I always use parallels, and most cases round stock at the moving side when clamping up, no signs of wear yet, and its done a decent amount of work. All the best, Matt
Mine came with two small blocks that screw to the base and sit in the table slots.
Wish this one did!! Its a job I've to do on the vice. All the best, Matt.
Got one of those, Screw a piece of rubber Fap Material on those two holes at the Front, Stops Chips going on the Threads
Thanks Steve, that’s a fantastic idea! 👍
what are the threads for ?
@@steveb936 the threads are exposed so it stops chips Buildng up on them so they don't get at the nut
Hi Matt, your last video on the electricals totally lost me. All my machine motors in my shop are either 110 volt from the mains 220 volt again from the mains, 220 volt through static 3 phase converters and lastly 440 volt 3 phase through a rotary converter using three step up transformers on each leg. I did notice a very unsafe situation in this latest video. Please take your cutting tool out of the spindle of the mill when you are moving your hands around a lot as in setting up the vise, you can get a rather nasty gash on the back of your hand if it comes in contact with a sharp end mill in the spindle while doing so. Please don't ask me how I know. Also check that the vise handle isn't long enough to get hung up on the ways of the "Y" axis when traversing the "X" axis. The handles on the 6 inch Kurt and knockoff vises could do that and it was a bad scene if the machine had a power feed table. I used to cut the handles down to avoid this but I have three leg spider handles on all the vises now. Again no question on how I know please
See you on the next video..
Dick B. USA
P.S. the centrifugal (or is that centrifical) casting video was very interesting
Hi Richard, Yes I need to get back in the habit of putting cutters back, I'm looking for some good boxes to sort the cutter into for storage. The handle on this vice is removable but it does clear by about 1inch!!! Which is lucky. See you in the next video! Matt.
Matt I have a block of hard wood that I have milled 25 different radius groves into with a ball endmill that I keep currently in use endmills in. The rest i keep neatly in a tool box draw untill I need them
Dick B. USA
Machine vices have only 2 bolt holes because fixing something on diagonals can warp the Bridgeport bed if over tightened. that's what i was told.
There is no chance of warping the bed of a Bridgeport with a tiny vice, the casting of the bed is humungous! All the best, Matt
@@MattChiversWorkshop There are videos on YT how to staraighten Bridgeport bed. It is humugous when you look at it from the top, once removed and flipped over you realize that casting is thin in the middle.
Not to bad for a cheap vise and who has 2000 in their back pocket.
R B, definitely not me! I have a steam engine boiler to save up for!!