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Vices, chucks, towers, pillars, cubes, tombstones - prismatic work
News Release from: Kurt Manufacturing | Subject: 5C Angle Boss
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 December 2007
Workholding angle boss mounts in 6in
vices
The 5C Angle Boss allows machining any custom angle desired or 24 precision indexes (+/-2 arc.min) and has been designed for use in any Kurt 6in vice (vise).
Kurt has introduced its 5C Angle Boss (Model K5CVMAB) for mounting in any Kurt 6in (vice) vise Kurt said that this manually clamped 5C fixture allows machining any custom angle desired or 24 precision indexes (+/-2 arc.min) using the mount's special index pin
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Jan 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Set-up is fast and easy, said Kurt to manufacturingtalk.com.
Once the machining position is determined, simply clamp the 5C fixture using the massive 1.1/4in thick ground steel jaws.
The vise will now hold the 5C fixture for most machining operations.
Parts can be clamped and unclamped using the 5C clamp screw.
Collets may also be changed from the top of the fixture without disturbing the original set-up.
The 5C Model No.
K5CVMAB Angle Boss accepts a 3.1/4in three-jaw chuck (sold separately).
This is a high quality, dead length 5C holder designed to save many hours of expensive setup time, giving Kurt vise users yet another option for improving machining center productivity.
In addition to standard vises and accessories, Kurt provides integrated custom engineered workholding systems and custom gaging systems for automated manufacturing.
Workholding and gaging products are designed around a customer's requirements with systems available for many industries including automotive, medical and aerospace applications. Request a free brochure from Kurt Manufacturing ...
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