I wanted a tilting table I could quickly set up and use for small jobs without disturbing the alignment of the Thiel mill table.
'Elsewhere' I have seen pictures of a simple device that fits in the machine vice, so I made a copy of the idea with the material I had available.
The half diameter of the round bar must be less than the height of the vice jaws otherwise it will not be gripped securely, about 7/8" in my case. The piece of 1/2" ally plate is about 4" x 4-1/2", large enough for my purposes. By drilling a hole through the bar, I can secure the table to the bed of the mill as an alternative to holding it in the vice, saving precious head room.
A small bar 7/16" on the other end permits a jack or other means of support to take some of the pressure.
The threaded holes are M5 and are spaced to hold a Myford machine vice in either portrait or landscape orientation. Spacer washers help with the alignment and the use of M5 keeps the screw heads below the level of the vice sliding base.
I have a digital angle gauge for setting the required angle, close enough for my work. Those with gauge blocks could calculate the angle for a more precise measurement.
Dave
The Emerald Isle
'Elsewhere' I have seen pictures of a simple device that fits in the machine vice, so I made a copy of the idea with the material I had available.
The half diameter of the round bar must be less than the height of the vice jaws otherwise it will not be gripped securely, about 7/8" in my case. The piece of 1/2" ally plate is about 4" x 4-1/2", large enough for my purposes. By drilling a hole through the bar, I can secure the table to the bed of the mill as an alternative to holding it in the vice, saving precious head room.
A small bar 7/16" on the other end permits a jack or other means of support to take some of the pressure.
The threaded holes are M5 and are spaced to hold a Myford machine vice in either portrait or landscape orientation. Spacer washers help with the alignment and the use of M5 keeps the screw heads below the level of the vice sliding base.
I have a digital angle gauge for setting the required angle, close enough for my work. Those with gauge blocks could calculate the angle for a more precise measurement.
Dave
The Emerald Isle