Re: Looks like the Stonehenge sketch from "Spinal Tap" :-) (nt)

Posted by powermatic (A) on December 18, 2005 at 18:28:05

In Reply to: Looks like the Stonehenge sketch from "Spinal Tap" :-) (nt) posted by Dave Pogue on December 18, 2005 at 17:19:44:

From your sketch, it appears to be something that could be easily machined for you, or even diy'ed by someone with a few tools. What you are showing is basically a vise assembly. A cap screw through two pieces of metal, with the hole through the plate large enough for the screw to slide through at the "head" [bottom] piece, and the top piece either threaded for the screw or a nut welded to the plate for the screw to pass through. The two round shafts are there to stabilize the whole thing. A 'lock' for the screw could be a spring over the cap screw. With this, you can 'clamp', 'pull', or push' as long as you secure one end of the device.

Your drawings are actually pretty good, but they would be more helpful if you showed exactly what you want to do with them. Perhaps you can conceptualize that and take it to a machine shop, or post back here.

I realize you are looking for something off the shelf, but this looks so simple you could probably have it made to your exact specs for little or no more than buying something that will be half assed.

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Topic - what do you call it, where do you buy .. sketch - J.D. 16:09:17 12/18/05 (14)

A translation stage? - bkearns 09:54:59 12/19/05 (3)

translation stage - J.D. 18:28:43 12/19/05 (2)

DIY translation stage - Mark Kelly 13:59:25 12/20/05 (1)

pretty close, mark - J.D. 16:05:26 12/20/05 (0)

Re: what do you call it, where do you buy .. sketch - user510 02:07:12 12/19/05 (1)

Re: what do you call it - J.D. 18:38:04 12/19/05 (0)

looks like the clamps we used to use to stop/control flow in plastic tubing... - mhardy6647 18:46:28 12/18/05 (3)

Kinda like this? - Fretless 19:05:36 12/18/05 (2)

yup, that's the ticket... - mhardy6647 05:31:45 12/19/05 (0)

Or this? - Fretless 19:18:44 12/18/05 (0)

Looks like the Stonehenge sketch from "Spinal Tap" :-) (nt) - Dave Pogue 17:19:44 12/18/05 (3)

Re: Looks like the Stonehenge sketch from "Spinal Tap" :-) (nt) - powermatic 18:28:05 12/18/05 (2)

spinal tap & die works - J.D. 18:44:43 12/18/05 (1)

Rube Goldberg - powermatic 19:08:10 12/18/05 (0)

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Re: Looks like the Stonehenge sketch from "Spinal Tap" :-) (nt) - powermatic 18:28:05 12/18/05 (2)

spinal tap & die works - J.D. 18:44:43 12/18/05 (1)

Rube Goldberg - powermatic 19:08:10 12/18/05 (0)

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