Hey guys, a little help required here:
We do a lot of batch production jobs which involve secondary operations on shafts held in V-blocks on a VMC. (No Turnmill for me yet !)
The Shafts range from Dia 20 upto 45 mm and length range 300-1000 mm.
One of the (rather, crude) setups is as shown in image where series of grooves are cut in shaft while being held in V-Block with help of Straps. These straps, are in turn, clamped on V-block using M12 bolts on both sides and hence secure clamping.
My Question is: What will be the better way to clamp these shafts on V-block ?
Milling operations are quite aggressive in shafts, and hence clamping has to be quite secure. Current setups waste a lot of time in clamping / declamping.
(For smaller shafts, we quite often use Lockdown vice equipped with custom V-groove cut soft jaws. Setup is very rigid then. But can't use those for longer shafts.)
We do a lot of batch production jobs which involve secondary operations on shafts held in V-blocks on a VMC. (No Turnmill for me yet !)
The Shafts range from Dia 20 upto 45 mm and length range 300-1000 mm.
One of the (rather, crude) setups is as shown in image where series of grooves are cut in shaft while being held in V-Block with help of Straps. These straps, are in turn, clamped on V-block using M12 bolts on both sides and hence secure clamping.
My Question is: What will be the better way to clamp these shafts on V-block ?
Milling operations are quite aggressive in shafts, and hence clamping has to be quite secure. Current setups waste a lot of time in clamping / declamping.
(For smaller shafts, we quite often use Lockdown vice equipped with custom V-groove cut soft jaws. Setup is very rigid then. But can't use those for longer shafts.)