Cross Slide Vice

[Short John Bronze]

This may not be the most robust, industrial strength item but it is well up to the task of holding bits of ship for drilling with my Dremel drill press.
If I had bought it years ago then my previous models might have had aligned, evenly spaced holes in their chain plates an pin racks.

 

[johnv]

I get it. I detest the uneven holes which I drilled for my Constitution belaying pin racks and that is what started a path towards making a CNC mini mill (and drill). See my more expensive and complicated solution at https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/...-a-mini-cnc-milling-machine.15478/post-411418

 

[Smithy]

Or learn how to use a rule, gently centre punch your locations and practice drilling straight holes with a hand drill? Just a thought.

 

[paul ron]

and jigs r us!

 

[johnv]

Jigs, measuring, centre punching, etc etc are not unknown to me. Age related handicaps unfortunately are. Hence the increasing use of mechanical aids.

 

[Roger Pellett]

Here’s an old time solution, cheap and easy to use. It’s what I call a Step Jig. It works by spacing a pin a given distance from the center of the drill. The hole just drilled is fitted over the pin determining the distance for the next. This same principal works well for other things such as sawing slots for gratings. Cost, probably $0.


First sketch illustrates the problem, second the jig.

A: anchor bolts to drill press table
S: wood guide strip spaced distance W from the row of holes
D: center of hole to be drilled
P: pin of diameter equal to the holes being drilled spaced distance L from D

That’s all there is to it.

Roger

 

[neptune]

Jigs, measuring, centre punching, etc etc are not unknown to me. Age related handicaps unfortunately are. Hence the increasing use of mechanical aids.

G'day John, I agree with you mate, I hav'nt used my mill drill too much, but this last eighteen months its been a godsend,

best regards John,