Hi Folks
I`m looking for a way to enable me to mount my small toolmakers vice quickly onto my milling machine without having to clock it every time. On most of my other stuff I have mounted a couple of steel " Buttons" which mount in the T slot of the table and then its just a matter of clampming the item to the table. I was going to do the same with the toolmakers vice but the steel is hardened and my centre drill would not touch it. I bought the vice from Chronos and the blurb reads :
75 mm Pin Type Precision Vice Ref: PTV1These pin type vices are made of hardened steel 55-60HRC and are precision ground all over. The rapid positioning notches allow the vice to be locked in any position by means of a hex key. V grooves in the sliding jaw both horizontal & vertical facilitate the holding of round jobs.Superb quality. Jaw Width - 75 mm Jaw Opening - 100 mm
I was thinking that the hardness would only be surface deep and would it it possible to drill around HRC 60 with a solid carbide drill?
I have mounted the vice in a larger vice but this loses me some height on the table.
I also thought of "glueing" the buttons on to the vice with loctite or araldite as they take no strain due to the vice being bolted to the table - any ideas welcome.
Thanks for reading
Paul