Cole2534
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2010
- Location
- Oklahoma City, OK
Hello.
I was using some soft jaws this weekend (steel parts, AL jaws) and got to wondering if there any not-so-obvious tricks I should be using. Currently I'm talking round work, so the profiles are simple but I have a few questions-
1) Do you the cut the jaw to exact size, or maybe a little over? For say a 1" diameter round feature, would you bore them to 1.000 or maybe 1.003"? Undersized will pinch and make them a pain to remove, too far O/S won't grip well.
2) Do you cut any relief on the bottom of the relived profile? Either to accommodate the errant chip or unseen bur?
3) Is it possible to safely get more than 2 items in soft jaws? I've always been taught and experienced that more than 2 objects (stacked laterally) in the jaws will leave at least 1 loose.
4) Is using a roughing endmill to leave a serrated profile of sorts a benefit? I had a rougher in the TC so that's I used and it worked very well so was just curious.
Thanks
I was using some soft jaws this weekend (steel parts, AL jaws) and got to wondering if there any not-so-obvious tricks I should be using. Currently I'm talking round work, so the profiles are simple but I have a few questions-
1) Do you the cut the jaw to exact size, or maybe a little over? For say a 1" diameter round feature, would you bore them to 1.000 or maybe 1.003"? Undersized will pinch and make them a pain to remove, too far O/S won't grip well.
2) Do you cut any relief on the bottom of the relived profile? Either to accommodate the errant chip or unseen bur?
3) Is it possible to safely get more than 2 items in soft jaws? I've always been taught and experienced that more than 2 objects (stacked laterally) in the jaws will leave at least 1 loose.
4) Is using a roughing endmill to leave a serrated profile of sorts a benefit? I had a rougher in the TC so that's I used and it worked very well so was just curious.
Thanks