After doing the fine tutorials and receiving a VISE, my first project was to make fuss-free, slightly sacrificial jaws for the vise, since my next project will be making 100 pc. of an aluminum doodad that will require machining into the jaw region, and I don’t want to mar my nice Nomad vise. The parts all start exactly 1" x 2" x 3" so I made a pair of jaws in one piece, with a channel on the bottom side to fit snugly on top of the Nomad vise, and be pre-spaced to 1.05" apart. The jaws are attached to each other by a springy pattern in the “renshape” That way I can pop in a piece of the aluminum part to be cut, center sufficiently by feel, bottoming it on the jaw’s platform, and tightening the vise. Here’s a pic on the vise:
The inset is a pic of the underside, the part that snugs over the vise runners.
I did it as a “flip” project with carpet tape, you can probably tell that my manual flip wasn’t perfectly aligned, but this happily doesn’t affect the function of the part.
Thanks, @UnionNine. It was a good learning experience for me. I did just post some ponderings and head-scratchings regarding the doo-dads in the How To section.
I just received my Nomad 883 and am starting to setup everything. Do you happen to have the MeshCAM file available for sharing? I totally understand if you are not up for sharing it. I just thought that I would ask. Thanks!
ajones, I’m sorry, somehow I missed your post. I am willing to share, but please be aware that it’s only for a specific width workpiece, and for use with the Nomad vise (you may not have that).
3dsteve, I’m sorry, somehow I missed your post. The “jaws” are designed to hold a 1 inch thick workpiece, and the relaxed gap is 1.005" …and can easily squish in .050" without damage. I don’t want to go further.
Hello Troy! No worries at all. That sounds great. I would love to get ahold of the files and practice a bit. I currently have the Nomad Vise and 3x2x1 blocks. How large are the files? Thanks so much! Adam
