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Fireball releases a giant vise - the Hardtail

Ill be on discord this morning tapping jaw blocks and starting the front bearing cover. If anyone wants to heckle
 
Ill be on discord this morning tapping jaw blocks and starting the front bearing cover. If anyone wants to heckle
Maybe I'm out of touch with social technology but Ive never used discord and only have a shallow idea of what the fuck it is.
 
Maybe I'm out of touch with social technology but Ive never used discord and only have a shallow idea of what the fuck it is.
It’s a like a internet messenger/video streaming app. Usually used for video game bs. I actually have come around and am starting to enjoy it.

Dl the app and I’ll see if I can find a invite to the ibb server. I think Motorcharge was the discord guru. I may be mistaken.
 
It’s a like a internet messenger/video streaming app. Usually used for video game bs. I actually have come around and am starting to enjoy it.

Dl the app and I’ll see if I can find a invite to the ibb server. I think Motorcharge was the discord guru. I may be mistaken.
Should be in TP per: Irate Zoom...
There was an old link from Nov 2020, but the invite has expired now.

Aaron Z
 
All the jaw holders are drilled and tapped. Got 20 front bearing blocks cut and squared up. These things are gonna be a pita. The counter bore is gonna suck. I’m not gonna single point then. Thinking about tossing the rotary table in the bp and just using that and a endmill to make the counterbore.


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My 5 hours of free time is used up for today. Need to get cleaned up to go to my sons basketball game. Need to leave at noon for a 2:00 game :eek:.

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Slabbing the front bearing blocks up in the band saw. Only cut 4 slightly too short trying to be a miser/ in too much of a hurry. I’ll use those for my shit .

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My squaring setup lol.

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All ready for holes and counterbores tomorrow.
 
That's a pile of awesome. Thanks Panzer.

Too bad the discord thing didn't work out. I was ready to say stupid shit like "needs more triangulation"!
 
We’ll see how good my memory is. I sent out the Amazon jaws I had for Austin’s Christmas present. Hopefully I didn’t drill and tap 26 jaw retainers in the wrong spot. I didn’t have any hesitation until the last one for jptbay. It had a different dimension than what I was doing for the 6”. :homer:

I’ll know early next week when another set shows up:lmao:
 
Got a good half day in today. Worked on the front bearing blocks.
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Punched a through hole with a annular cutter.
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Then once all the through holes were done, I drilled and counter bored for the 5/16 Allen head bolts.
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I then churched them up a bit by chamfering the edges.

Once this step was completed the vise needed to come off the Bridgeport.
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Pretty good piles of chips. Not bad for a low hp manual machine lol.
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I made a centering jig for my rotary table.

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I made it a slip fit. To give it just a touch of a interference fit i smacked it with a center punch in a few places .
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I then started milling the bearing pocket. It takes like 5 times around to get it opened enough enough.

60 turns per rev 5 times per block 20 blocks that’s way to much turning for my ass.
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Milwaukee to the rescue. I got 5 completely done, should be able to finish the rest up tomorrow night. My jaws should be here tues-wed, to verify I didn’t fuck up the bolt pattern. After that I’ll be working on sending shit out.
 
This was the ones I was leaning towards.

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Record-Replacement-Mechanics-T6D/dp/B0002JT60E/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2S5O6N5UEB6CE&keywords=6”+irwin+vise+jaws&qid=1638188352&qsid=146-8232021-9944320&sprefix=6+irwin+vise+jaws%2Caps%2C376&sr=8-3&sres=B0002JT60E%2CB019VOT6JG%2CB081QZ88HF%2CB01LZS58CB%2CB0040UGSY8%2CB07848T22X%2CB078MVLSZS%2CB0001LQY4O%2CB00J5AE8EU%2CB009ACC7GY%2CB07DJF5QYL%2CB07DJD8Q9J%2CB0068EVEIO%2CB0002JT5ZK&srpt=HARDWARE_CLAMP_VISE

6” Irwin

6”x1”x.5” bolts spacing is 4” apart .5” up
My jaws measure the same fwiw
 
My 5 hours of free time is used up for today.
Hey, I speak (type) for myself but, no hurry on this stuff for me, live your life and fit it in when you can. Don't stress and we will get the parts whenever it's convenient. I'm feeling guilty with how much time and effort you are putting into this for us all. However Thank you!!:beer:
 
Hey, I speak (type) for myself but, no hurry on this stuff for me, live your life and fit it in when you can. Don't stress and we will get the parts whenever it's convenient. I'm feeling guilty with how much time and effort you are putting into this for us all. However Thank you!!:beer:
i am with you buddy. take your time
 
Hey, I speak (type) for myself but, no hurry on this stuff for me, live your life and fit it in when you can. Don't stress and we will get the parts whenever it's convenient. I'm feeling guilty with how much time and effort you are putting into this for us all. However Thank you!!:beer:
Same here, once my parts show up they will probably sit on the shelf for a month or two before I end up doing anything with them, so not in a rush.

Aaron Z
 
I really should have volunteer to throw these on the cnc and ship them back in a flat rate box.

Your arm muscles are getting a good work out.
 
I really should have volunteer to throw these on the cnc and ship them back in a flat rate box.

Your arm muscles are getting a good work out.
Yes, yes you should. :smokin:
 
ThePanzerFuhrer

I think you mentioned something like this in one of these recent threads... can't link to it because I can't facespace from this computer. But I can post a cell phone screenshot.

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I'm in the same group and saw that too. Fuckin' steal. If it wasn't 4 days of driving and way too heavy for any trailer I own, I'd be on my way!
 
so that makes two assholes
where's it at and how much :madfawk:

ETA: huh, coulda swore that was the counterpart to :fo2:
 
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