Re: Tapered Pins

On 7/22/2024 4:23 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

On 7/22/2024 3:30 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"pyotr filipivich"  wrote in message news:9s5r9j9cjpgoerl1k0v0h6e12numoa5rvk@4ax.com...
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I know that feeling.  Is what it would cost more or less than what
I would spend making one?  And how soon do I need 'it'?

 I have 4 drill presses.  Maybe 5 if you count the little mill/drill.  I rarely use any them anymore.  Most drilling gets done with one of the CNC Mills followed probably by a hand held drill motor these days.  I very rarely finish a tapped hole with a tapping head.  However, do use the floor drill press once in a while.  Sometimes its just the fastest and easiest way to waller out a hole in something.  I've got a few drill press vises, but tended to use a "CNC" mill vise more often as its much heavier, and can be squared up on the table in any orientation.
 A couple Christmas holidays ago my son and I made a slide lock drill press vise and gave it to my dad for Christmas.  As far as I know he never used it.  I did put it on his drill press once when I was out that way, but there is no sign he ever used it.  When I started cleaning out his shop I brought it home and put it on my floor stand drill press. Once you get a feel for how to use it (wish it had a faster screw) its a pretty amazing device.  I haven't used any other vise on that drill press since.  I machined two grooves and a step in the jaws.  So far it has worked for most everything I've drilled on that machine.
 All of that being said for manual drilling I use the knee mill much more often than I use a drill press.  I might use it more if I put a slide lock drill press vise on it too.  LOL.
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One thing I would change is to set the bars and screw in the middle of the split clamp instead of above center.
I have it set so it angles down towards the jaws slightly so when the split clamp is tighten the bottom of the jaws put slight pressure on the table.
Often when finding a hole with a punch mark, I'll put the drill in the punch mark, and then tighten the split clamp.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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