CNC MACHINING OF A ROCKER CLAMP FOR A MILLING MACHINE

CNC milling a side frame piece for a self adjusting rocker clamp used on a milling machine. These types of clamps can be used with either the milling table T-Slots or on a custom fixture plate as shown in video. The clamp is easily re-sized to suit most any milling table.

Enjoy and thanks for watching!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• CNC
• TAIG
• MILLING MACHINE
• FIXTURE PLATE
• TMC1000
• TMC-1000

[WildTangentUnit]

nice clamps.

well said about watching the cnc milling,it never gets old!

[backyardcnc]

@WildTangentUnit well I started doing a little 3D milling and actually after the first hour or so of a 6 hour cut it does get a little repetitive :-)

[backyardcnc]

@WildTangentUnit Well the SHOPBOT has a 3.25HP Porter Cable and even at slow speeds of 10K rpm it is very noisy. Ear protection a must. Add in the shop vac based dust collection and the ceiling mounted air filter and is a noisy place for sure. Be great to have a spindle and get the new 2stage dust collector installed

[backyardcnc]

While tiny vises do have their place, these small clamps are much more versatile for holding large pieces that just do not fit into small vises. The more options you have for holding and clamping the better chance you have of successfully producing useful parts. In fact if I need to make more than one of anything I make a custom jig and sometimes that is teh best route even for a single piece!

[backyardcnc]

Tnx for the comments. The 2 side peices are separated by 2 small spacers which are the same diameter as the ends of the sides. There is a short piece of round stock that goes thru the sides and the spacer and it is peened on both sides to keep it in place or can be made as a press fit.You could also use a nut and bolt but that is not as nice looking.

[WildTangentUnit]

@backyardcnc eheh,true. The problem I have is the noise,even with ear protection I feel numb after one hour or so,and i've an "humble" Kress 1050.

The longest I've done was 3 hours,and that was tiring indeed after the first passes.

Kudos for your patience :)

[sonnykenpo]

Try some Tiny Vises

[AiRGuNNeROriginal]

Nice Vid, and nice clamps! How are the two rounds at each end held in place in the sides? It looks like the rounds have a step down on each end that goes through the side plates, but I can't see how the sides are held in place.

[backyardcnc]

It never gets old watching a CNC mill make chips! Hope to have a full sized knee mill online soon! Watch for more video to come!

[dragonflymetalworx]

Great video I've had my cnc machine for about 4 .5 yrs now and I'm just starting to use the router(it's plasma or router)and no matter what I'm cutting with or how many times Ive cut a part I absolutely love watching it! I was really glad to hear you say you like it too, I thought I might have been a little crazy.