Machine vise parallel with angled edges
AssigneeKurt Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorDavid L. Schmidt
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Abstract
A work orienting plate or angled vise parallel for use with a machine vise and which angled plate has first, second and third reference edges with the second and third reference edges being spaced apart side edges that are perpendicular to the first edge. Angled work piece support edges join the second and third reference edges, respectively. The angled work piece support edges are at different angles from one another so that a work piece can be supported on any one of the edges relative to a reference surface of a vise on which the work orienting plate is mounted to position the work piece at selected angles for machining angled surfaces.
Claims15
An angled vise parallel for supporting work pieces in a clamp comprising a flat smooth plate portion defined by first, second and third reference edges, the second and third reference edge being spaced apart, parallel and perpendicular to the first reference edge, a fourth support edge intersecting the second reference edge and extending in direction away from the first reference edge and toward a center portion of the plate portion at a pre-determined selected angle relative to the first reference edge, and a fifth support edge on the plate portion intersecting the third reference edge and extending in direction away from the first reference edge and toward the center of the plate portion at a second angle relative to the first reference edge different from the first angle.
For use in combination with a clamp jaw, the clamp jaw having a width and a height, the height of the clamp jaw extending above a reference surface on a clamp on which the clamp jaw is mounted, the improvement comprising a work piece orienting plate having a width and height not substantially greater than the height of the clamp jaw, said work piece orienting plate having a first edge and second and third edges perpendicular to the first edge and spaced apart to define the width of the work piece orienting plate, a fourth edge on the work piece orienting plate formed at a first angle relative to and intersecting the second edge of the work piece orienting plate, a fifth edge formed on the work piece orienting plate at a second angle relative to and intersecting the third edge of the work piece orienting plate, said second angle being different from the first angle, and an opening in portions of the work piece orienting plate through which a screw can pass to hold the work piece orienting plate relative to the clamp jaw.
A machine tool parallel for mounting on a vise jaw comprising a flat metal parallel having a reference base edge, a first side edge perpendicular to the base edge, a second side edge perpendicular to the base edge and spaced from the first side edge, and an angled edge intersecting the side edge at a location spaced along the first side edge from the base edge and extending laterally from the first side edge at a preselected angle relative to the first side edge such that the angled edge extends away from both the first side edge and the base edge, and an opening for a fastener in portions of the machine tool parallel oriented so a fastener extending through the opening may be centered at the same distance from the base edge and the second side edge.
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