Almost forgot to add the link to the e-drawing. It is quite simple but should be good enough for you to get started. imgur.com/a/dIIQWqd EDIT: Revised drawing with slightly reduced angles to help prevent the moving jaw from sticking.
@mysterysniper9102 жыл бұрын
link is not working But thats great and simple thanks for sharing cant wait to make my self.
@dsimental62 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, now I have something to work on rather than sitting on the Couch. Cheers my friend.👍🍻
@rjordans2 жыл бұрын
@@mysterysniper910 the link works fine here
@dieselwelds86452 жыл бұрын
Maybe next time you use a file and hacksaw to cut steel, instead try using a cut off tool 😜 or steel cutting wire 🤣
@tonywilson47132 жыл бұрын
great version of this type of clamp and thanks for the drawing. TheMetalRaymond did a similar thing, but bigger, chunkier and didn't bother with the dovetail. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4OVoWyZmsxkmNk The other thing he did which might interest you before you harden the front edge is the step the front so it has a much lower front face. You could easily do the same with you clamp if it were a bit thicker or you could bolt a jaw onto it. That way you'd be able to completely face a slab of material like the one you demoed.
@ferrumignis2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully simple design, I really like it. In the absence of hard teeth to bite into the workpiece you could probably use a piece of emery paper between the clamp and workpiece to get some extra bite.
@jdshanahan42152 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea. I nevet thought of that.
@Hendreh12 жыл бұрын
I had once these clamps . Be aware they hold much less than a vise or regular clamps
@howardosborne86472 жыл бұрын
@@Hendreh1 The effectiveness of the clamping force is dependent on how steep or shallow the wedging angle is. There are 2 piece bed jaw systems working on this principle that hold the workpiece very firmly
@Hendreh12 жыл бұрын
@@howardosborne8647 as I said , I have really used These clamps. And the angle was not an issue . But the Holding force of the t-nut in the table . It Moves sideways.
@howardosborne86472 жыл бұрын
@@Hendreh1 The simple solution there is to make a longer Tee nut which has a larger surface footprint.
@InheritanceMachining2 жыл бұрын
Nice work, man! You've got me thinking of some projects I would need these for just as an excuse to make a set
@JacobPaul1232 жыл бұрын
Side project- 1
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Go ahead, i'd love to see you improve upon these
@InheritanceMachining2 жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes Not much I would change honestly. Maybe a unified t-nut so it all stays together. But thats just me being picky 😁
@branchandfoundry5602 жыл бұрын
@@InheritanceMachining Looking forward to it...this is gonna be good!
@youwillneverguess2 жыл бұрын
Side projects for the side projects??
@RibeyeReaper Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the lengths you’re willing to go to maximize what you can do on a modest sized mill.
@michaelbrocato75352 жыл бұрын
Wow....easy to make , reliable method of clamping, and cheap.... all 3 points a home diy machinist is looking for thanks for sharing!!!!!
@howder19512 жыл бұрын
Great project and simple to make, I can see having a set of these will get me down to ground zero when the vice isn't the greatest choice. Cheers and thanks!
@sparkiekosten59022 жыл бұрын
The ole k.i.s.s. method for the win! I always feel you need to clamp something down, not across but that is a solid idea. The best part is if you need to clamp low objects you could use some thin stock in between the clamp and the part to be machined to give the cutter clearance? Just thinking out loud on that one. Keep up the good work!
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm sure there are many ways of going about using them
@mattweeks714210 ай бұрын
I actually love how clean your machine is and how nice you keep it. My machines are always covered in coolant and swarf. Great work 👌
@howardosborne86472 жыл бұрын
I like the design and simplicity of these clamps. I reckon these would also be useful on the shaper table to hold stock for light finishing cuts.
@revgro2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. If you take a few millimeters off the bottom of the moving jaw (making it shorter than the fixed piece), it will probably be useful in more situations/configurations.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
I am sure that would be an excellent idea
@bulletproofpepper22 жыл бұрын
I like it and a sliver of sandpaper between the part and the clamp could be added for extra holding. Thanks for sharing!
@Mr986Willis Жыл бұрын
What an elegant solution! I've been pondering how to make a clamp to do this job I will be making my own set very soon!
@Lmarc19822 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for your work. I have just one suggestion for the moving part of the clamp. As you you tighten the screw, the T bolt will be both moved forward and upwards. This tiny forward movement could damage your milling bed from underneath. In order to prevent that, just mill an ellipse into the moving part, instead of a exact hole for the allen screw. I believe that this will allow a kind of "tilt" of the screw and this will prevent the milling bed from getting damaged. I am not quite sure if this is the best solution for that, but it is the one that I thought now.
@Smallathe2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful design. I thought of a floating vice (e.g. this old tony)... yours is much simpler and a very elegant design.
@zounds0102 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea. I'm guessing it would work without the dovetails too...
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
I made a prototype without them, and you might see them in the video where I use them. They worked fine, but I seemed to get slightly better clamping with the dovetails, and they were a little easier to set up ands store. That's how I saw it, but you can always do it without them if want. Cheers
@branchandfoundry5602 жыл бұрын
I'd guess even a simple keyway would be fine. Anything to keep the halves located in the presence of lateral force would serve the purpose, no?
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Im sure you could approach this many different ways and get similar results
@fredbloggs48292 жыл бұрын
Great design and I may well make up some myself. For the moveable jaw, if you milled it with an L shape so that only the bottom 5 - 10 mm is holding the work, this pushes the clamp back and allows access to mill the top of the work.
@bryanwanek46 Жыл бұрын
Have always had to use hold down dogs but often they get in the way and anytime you unclamp and reclamp to continue a pass you chance introducing errors. I love these and plan to build some of varying thicknesses. Thanks for a great video!
@arbjful9 ай бұрын
What an Excellent design, simple and effective, the way it should be…
@jibeji2 жыл бұрын
This is brillant ! I am watching your videos for a long time and really appreciate all you achieve with hobby tools. And by the way, english is not my mother language, I love your accent !!!
@rfisher792 жыл бұрын
I like the Eccentric Cam Lock style but I can see myself making a set of these in S7 and run them Thru the Ovens.
@JohnDoe-ls2ww Жыл бұрын
Idk about anyone else but I really enjoy watching / hearing that fly cutter
@bhein672 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That is a really simple but very useful tool. Cheers from Canada
@stumcconnel2 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, I think I might make some of these for my CNC! To get around the height issue, you could put another piece of material under the work piece to raise it up slightly. You would need something approximately the same size though, which might not always be practical.
@tomherd41792 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of the same thing. Perhaps the riser piece could be longer on one axis and clamped at the ends sticking past the actual work piece?
@jeffanderson49799 ай бұрын
Nice. I never think of using my fly cutters that way. Smart
@JETHO3212 жыл бұрын
That's absolutely ingenious!
@dustinandtarynwolfe55402 жыл бұрын
Man your parts have come a really long ways. Nice work brother. Those dovetail clamps look really nice.
@HM-Projects2 жыл бұрын
Simple and effective design. Love it.
@TalRohan2 жыл бұрын
Thatsa fantastic mechanism, simple but elegant and sensible....very cool.
@ncstudio3332 жыл бұрын
Beautiful design! Hats off to you.
@frogandspanner2 жыл бұрын
I am concerned by potential T-slot damage. The fixed jaw is clamped to the table, with a compressive force applied to the cast iron table - equal and opposite along the T-slot bolt. The moving jaw is pulled down to the T-slot nut, but there is no equal and opposite force applied in the axis of the bolt (there is a gap between the jaw and the table), so there will be a torque and tension in the T-slot. Overtighten the clamp and the T-slot might break.
@cinobro63932 жыл бұрын
Great design! I’ve been looking for something exactly like this. Any chance you’ll be making any more?
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
I probably will once I get more material, everything seems to be on backorder at the suppliers these days :)
@BasementEngineer2 жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes Make friends at a local scrap yard! Tell them you're a hobby machinist and take along some items you have made. Offcuts from screw-machine shops and fabricators go a long way to reducing costs. Tool steel you can get from annealed automotive springs. For complex items such as machined-from-solid crank shafts I purchase a piece of stressproof aka 1144 machinery steel. Your low rise clamps are very nice and useful indeed. To resist wear and tear, case hardening or pack hardening would be a useful.
@bigblue1402 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very adaptable idea. Simply brilliant
@travistucker73172 жыл бұрын
Great idea and execution. True engineering.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@jamesmcintyre99853 ай бұрын
Nice idea. I wonder though - Couldn't a simpler 'tongue and groove' joint be made to work just as well?
@burningdieselproduction5498 Жыл бұрын
Nice video Artisan! If it would help you, there are hardened grip inserts on the market for brand name vise jaws. You could machine pockets for these and add them in your design if need arise. Have fun
@artmckay67042 жыл бұрын
I like yours better than most store bought ones! Very clever! :)
@allengentz75722 жыл бұрын
Hi , Thank you for sharing this helpful item, will be a great asset, thanks for supplying the plan. Top videos and top knowledge passed on.
@marceloiannini8199 Жыл бұрын
Very good design! So far, I like your the most, than I like Harold Hall's. I'll be needing them really soon.
@iancraig19512 жыл бұрын
Well thought out young fellar--first class idea and explanation..--thanks a million E
@kmackmachines Жыл бұрын
Hi, could you tell me why the dovetail slots are necessary? Would a regular straight slot not suffice? or maybe no slots at all since the bolts will keep the clamps from sliding away? This is a genuine question to gain understanding and not intended to question your design.
@artisanmakes Жыл бұрын
Helps keep everything aligned when it’s not clamped
@phrozenwun2 жыл бұрын
Will the off-axis engagement of the inner t-nut cause damage to your t-slots/t-nuts? I'm guessing that the cam-over will be pretty small, but I can't figure out if it is too small to cause problems. (PS comment mostly for algo bump ;-)
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
To answer your question, i don't know but I wouldn't assume so. If it is something that you might be worried about you can always just make one long t nut with two threaded holes so any deflection is taken up by the cap screw threads and the t nut should sit flush.
@rjordans2 жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes of you do that you will probably need to make the hole in the moving part of the clamp into a slot
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
You could also do that too
@michaelguzzi12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this with us!
@dineshvyas Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely wonderful.
@ortonscustoms25772 жыл бұрын
Like it, the dove tale wasnt entirely nessasery,, as the bolts center in the tslot? Whats your thoughts?
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
I made a prototype without them, and you might see them in the video where I use them. They worked fine, but I seemed to get slightly better clamping with the dovetails, and they were a little easier to set up. That's how I saw it. Cheers
@hootinouts2 жыл бұрын
Instead of hardening the clamping jaw, you could incorporate hardened serrated gripper inserts. McMaster Carr and CarrLane carry these. I was a tool and die designer years ago and designed many a fix and fixture with these type gripper inserts.
@donindusted2 жыл бұрын
Lovely work, if the piece clamping the work had a step to clear the cutting tool I think that would help as well, nicely done.
@terrycannon5702 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for the video and the drawing
@branchandfoundry5602 жыл бұрын
Great project & tutorial! QUESTION: Does the fact they're not hardened yield a better bite? Seems the softer metal would be "stickier" whereas hardened metal would be more "slippery." So, the un-hardened may actually function better, no? I could be wrong. I'm thinking in terms of woodworking where we want soft-wood or even cork-lined clamp jaw faces for best holding function. Wondering if same principal applies to metal ??? Thank you!
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely. A good analogy that I use is that copper soft jaws usually hold much better than hardened steel but of course you have to deal with wear and tear. I'm sure if would apply here and if you choose to to harden it would depend on your use case
@roberthiggins11422 жыл бұрын
Im am going to try to make some of them, the only thing i would add is some serrations on the clamping face & maybe case harden them. Is it possible to get the drawings in PDF format?
@neffk2 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Have you considered case hardening your clamp? From what I read, it will improve their wear characteristics dramatically.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Wait about two weeks and ill have a case hardening video up. Case hardening does work but it is a very involved and drawn out process. cheers
@patrickd95512 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure you also need double T-slot nuts for this project ;) Basically a double length nut with two threads. It will serve many purposes: - clamp alignment - keeps the clamps together in storage - better force distribution and above everything else: It will just make some additional content for us to consume 😁😁😁
@coolm982 жыл бұрын
that would actually work against the mechanics of the clamp as the two bolts slightly move together while clamping...
@girliedog2 жыл бұрын
What a clever design.
@gordonwatt10 ай бұрын
Great idea and video. I've started making a set of these using your drawing as a starting point - just finished the dovetails (my first ever). I notice you have changed the drawing slightly so the moving jaw is the male part of the dovetail, but in the video you have them the other way round? Is there a preferred orientation for this kind of application or does it really not matter?
@NASA-AU.2 жыл бұрын
Very nice job well designed and executed. Can you tell me what is the end mill holder in the last scene? I know you usually use R32 collets but this looks different. Cheers,
@Jabba4102 жыл бұрын
Looks like an hydraulic chuck...
@NASA-AU.2 жыл бұрын
@@Jabba410 Im relatively new to machining so never heard or seen one before. A little googling revealed something new- thanks.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
It is a custom heat shrink tool that i made a while back
@Khether00016 ай бұрын
I got curious about how would you make the one with the captive screw
@homemadetools2 жыл бұрын
Good work yet again, and thanks for including the drawings. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
@roseroserose5882 жыл бұрын
when you were adding the angle, around 2:30 or so, i noticed you did a deeper cut left to right than right to left - was there a reason for doing so? looks as though maybe right to left was a ""spring pass"", i didn't think that would be necessary for a fly cutter?
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
The insert was a bit worn on the front but still very sharp on the back so it could take a deeper cut on the back pass
@roseroserose5882 жыл бұрын
@@artisanmakes Ahh that makes perfect sense, thanks (:
@dermotkelly29712 жыл бұрын
Great work. Amazing stuff
@mwistrach78092 жыл бұрын
Hey, that’s a great idea. Well done!
@camillosteuss2 жыл бұрын
Those should have a slight dab of moly or graphite grease, on the sliding surfaces of the dovetails and the Tnuts should be well greased aswell as the whole mechanism has a lot of interference with itself, the part its holding and the table`s tslots via tnuts while being tightened... A great design, tho its one, like a two piece vise, that i would use with a separate tslot base affixed to the mill table, as not to mangle the table, given that it essentially relies on the strength of the Tslots for its max clamping capacity, and when shit shifts around, you tend to crank it down doubly as hard, and that is a surefire way to excavate a chunk of your table... And the only thing as bad as that is getting caught by a machine itself and being mangled unto death...
@MrJoeGarner2 жыл бұрын
Excellent clamps my friend!
@jiritichy68552 жыл бұрын
Couldn't yo use a spacer or set of small parallels to lift the part above the clamps??
@aceroadholder21852 жыл бұрын
Nicely made. Making the clamp with a dove tail isn't really necessary. A square slot or no slot at all would suffice. The clamping jaw isn't seeing any side loading or twisting as it is screwed down. Slotting the clamp screw hole, as some have suggested, isn't much needed either. A good clearance hole in the moving clamping block would be ample. Once set, the clamping block is only moving a few thousants of an inch against the work as it is clamped down If you don't bother cutting mating tongues and slots, you could make two or three of these clamps in no time. As rarely as you need them, I wouldn't bother hardening them. That way you can always modify the jaws for a specific job or just cut into them if needed since replacements are so easy to make.
@Axel_Andersen2 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly!
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
You don't have to add them.i made one without them and the clamping force was slightly better with them. Plus it helps align them so they are easier to set up and store. In my opinion they are worth adding
@jacekf3 ай бұрын
dove tail or just a groove? for those who don't have a dove tail cutter?
@drjohn1482 жыл бұрын
Great Idea. I will definitely make a couple of them.
@rickpalechuk44112 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@920204zul2 жыл бұрын
Hi, superb design. Can the clamp push the part flat downward to the table? Or will there be a little gap?
@isb_t2 жыл бұрын
What's the point of the dove tail? It prevents the clamp from pivoting too much, but since your stock isn't squared nor your fixed side aligned...
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
I made a prototype without them, and you might see them in the video where I use them. They worked fine, but I seemed to get slightly better clamping with the dovetails, and they were a little easier to set up ands store. That's how I saw it, but you can always do it without them if want. Cheers
@zooobidooo2 жыл бұрын
I like it . Simple and works excellent.
@ayubasghar13455 ай бұрын
very nice, but the second locking bolt should be a stud for more downword gripping movement !!
@mikiauto7310 ай бұрын
Why not prefer a cam screw eccentric clamp instead? That way you would have access to all the part?
@leadgindairy37092 жыл бұрын
such a cool design
@mattinkel73422 жыл бұрын
really nice , definately make some for my mill, thankyou for the video
@gomlin31082 жыл бұрын
You could make extra long T-Nuts with an additional threaded hole and run a stud and nut through it as well, clamping the nut and a 123 block onto the top of the table. This would greatly increase the resistance of the fixed block to keep it from moving.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm sure that would work very well
@andrewbarney55032 жыл бұрын
Love it. Simple. Thanks for sharing!
@szki2722 жыл бұрын
Nice project. I would think that the dovetail isn't actually needed. Just the slot and tang would hold it in place. Not everyone is going to have dovetail cutters.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
You don't have to add them.i made one without them and the clamping force was slightly better with them. Plus it helps align them so they are easier to set up and store. In my opinion they are worth adding but of course you can change up the design as much as you want to suit your set up.
@Arslan03262 жыл бұрын
I like it, I want to make it! What are the tolerances in metric of the dovetails?
@mftmachining2 жыл бұрын
Excellent job. Very good idea.
@ParsMaker2 жыл бұрын
Simple and effective, nice work
@philmenzies24772 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Very impressed! I think I may make a pair of these. What is your opinion on giving the moving jaw some teeth for bite? Do you think thats warranted?
@GrimResistance7 ай бұрын
Could these be made with straight cuts instead of dovetails to simplify the machining or would they not work correctly like that?
@artisanmakes7 ай бұрын
you certainly can, they just take a bit more care to keep aligned before tightening
@jimsvideos72012 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, thank you for sharing the process.
@lasdiralfreedom2 жыл бұрын
Side clamps underestimated but very important
@Itsdirtnaptime2 жыл бұрын
I will say that these are a modified version of clamps I (eventually) learned to love. This is a great alternative. Only downside is the possibility of pulling the part down to the table. Aka if the part is warped and you pull it straight, when you loosen the clamps, the part will spring back to not flat.
@JaakkoF Жыл бұрын
Not a downside of the clamps, every holding method has the same problem. The problem can be solved by shimming the workpiece from the clamping location, so that it when it pulls down, it as a solid rest under it, thus no warping.
@4GibMe Жыл бұрын
LOL, why better then the ones This Old Tony tried to make.
@robertwalker74572 жыл бұрын
Really nice idea, probably worth not hardening them to protect the stock?
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
That would really be up to you and what you intend to use these for. I wont but I am sure that some people will.
@luciano48412 жыл бұрын
Você poderia aplicar o mesmo princípio horizontalmente, assim poderia liberar completamente o topo para usinagem fazendo uma peça mais baixa que o material a ser trabalhado.
@cheizaguirre54949 ай бұрын
Any tips i can use for my table ? I don’t have t slots any other thing i can use to hold it down?
@artisanmakes9 ай бұрын
www.clickspringprojects.com/vise-sub-table.html
@dannyarendall52332 жыл бұрын
I think that’s a GREAT idea
@Joe_Bandit2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Love the downward clamping force these must offer over other designs
@JonasRabbe Жыл бұрын
Keeping them unhardened also means you can use them on finished surfaces on some materials and it won’t mar them. Of course you can add a softer face if that is a concern for other materials.
@DersNoNem2 жыл бұрын
I think with the softer metal, it will hold up together better. If it's harder, it easier slip the workpiece.
@artisanmakes2 жыл бұрын
Probably but in sure there are some set ups where one might benefit from having a hardened jaw. Cheers
@muppdeluxe2 жыл бұрын
Very elegant!
@emilcladoveanu18752 жыл бұрын
Thank You man for your work
@android4cg2 жыл бұрын
Really great idea! Thanks for sharing!
@davidrule13352 жыл бұрын
6:18 Just how dose the T-nut slide?
@sky1732 жыл бұрын
Great video. I just might make a few of these today. :) Thanks for sharing.
@normchampine4722 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done indeed, it’s simple, it’s clever, and supremely strong of all things well done I think I’m going to have to make myself a couple sets of these they’re beautifully made. Only things are I’d harden them and chamfer those sharp edges a lil even just breaking that edge .010 - .015 would do I think 🤔, well we’ll see I suppose.