dandrummerman21
Stainless
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2008
- Location
- MI, USA
I am getting low on my stash of soft jaws for 6" mill vises, and I was wondering what (if any) features that those of you who make their own jaws add to them when making them?
They are standard 6" long kurt style soft jaws.
I have 1.75" x 1" and 2" x 1.5" blanks cut already. I will be setting them up on a horizontal machining center so I can do end work.
What I usually do is have the regular bolt pattern in front, with 5/16" tapped holes on both of the sides for stops.
Anyway, I am just posting this thread in case there's some features or ideas that I haven't really thought to do for blank soft jaws. Generally speaking, most of my soft jaws either end up with a carved out shape for 2nd ops, or they turn into milled step jaws with relief for cutting the OAL of whatever part I'm running. Many custom jaws get put away on a shelf for the next time we run that part.
They are standard 6" long kurt style soft jaws.
I have 1.75" x 1" and 2" x 1.5" blanks cut already. I will be setting them up on a horizontal machining center so I can do end work.
What I usually do is have the regular bolt pattern in front, with 5/16" tapped holes on both of the sides for stops.
Anyway, I am just posting this thread in case there's some features or ideas that I haven't really thought to do for blank soft jaws. Generally speaking, most of my soft jaws either end up with a carved out shape for 2nd ops, or they turn into milled step jaws with relief for cutting the OAL of whatever part I'm running. Many custom jaws get put away on a shelf for the next time we run that part.