b'\x1b\x1a\x19 \x1f\x18\x1d\x17\x16 Machinists CornerGAUGE BLOCK FIXTURINGBy Brandt Taylor and a couple of parallels, I do athe parts in the vise ready for ma-setup for this job thats quick and ef- chining. When the vise is clamped, H ere is another fixturing trick.fective, with no out-of-pocket costs. the Z position will be maintained by The problem is to make 100Pieces of 0.375" square 12L14 arethe vise through the milling opera-1.5"-long-by-0.375"-wide squarecut 1.625" long five at a time on ation. If the parallels are left in, they keys with radiused ends. I get thisbandsaw. Then the mill cuts thecan cause trouble, so get them out job every year or two, so I dont0.187" radius on one end two partsof there. I cut one end of 100 parts want to spend a lot of time makingat a time. so they are 0.04" long, then I re-in-a dedicated fixture. This is a sim- Figure 1 shows all the pieces index zero and finish the parts.ple part that deserves a simple fix- the vise to set the position of the keyFigure 3 on Page 9 shows the dif-ture, but I want the parts to comeblanks. Figure 2 on Page 9 showsferent gauge blocks with the key out nicely in a reasonable amount of time, so this is what I do.I have a job shop, and like mostabout the author job shops, I have sets of gaugeBrandt Taylor is owner of Berlin, Massachusetts-based Taylor blocks and parallels in my toolingEngineering, a machine shop and manufacturer of lathe inventory. I also have a milling ma- chuck jaws. He can be reached at [email protected] that usually has a 6" vise on it.com. For more information about the chuck jaws, visit www.So with the vise, some gauge blocksstopjaws.com.This photograph shows all the pieces in the vise to set the position of the key blanks.B. Taylor8DECEMBER 2022MachinistsCorner.indd 8 11/16/22 10:33 AM'