bebeaux Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I needed to get some 1.5" holes drifted into 1.5" x. 188" flat bar. It was a struggle getting the slit hole opened up, so I rigged up this spring loaded bottom tool. It supports the work nicely without leaving any marks and gets the hole about halfway opened, at which point a swage block (or in my case, a chunk of DOM tube) finishes the drifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartW Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 That is cool... I was wondering to modify a leg vise in a manner so the jaws would pinch shut with a spring; so I could use it to hammer a drift down without needing to adjust the opening. But this method is way more simple, and seems more efficient. I'm going to try it at some point ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hmmmm...getting ideas for a version that could fit in my portable hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 The spring is fairly easy to implement if you can find a die spring that will fit around the screw on the postvise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartW Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Well I used 2 trampoline springs and two steel wires around each post just below the box and screw. So I'd have a spring on each side pulling the jaws shut. I need to be able to remove it easily whithout unscrewing the whole vise to use the vise "normally" again. Still; bebeaux's idea seems better. Mount a hardy hole under it; and replace the one spring with 2 springs; and it's a good solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Slick idea. Good thinking, very blacksmitherly. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.