Hammond Miter Vise - How to use?

Mike Henry · Post by **Mike Henry** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:19 pm

I picked up one of these recently and am having a hard time understanding how they are used, despite the instruction plate on the vise itself.

Is the swinging arm intended to hold the workpiece down?

What dies the knurled thumb-nut do? Near as I can tell the threaded shaft it turns doesn't bear on anything anything in the vise itself

This is for a G4B, in case that matters, and near as I can tell all of the vise parts are there and in decent shape.

Mike

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:53 am

Hi Mike.
Nice find, the miter vise is great for doing 45 work.

The vise is designed for use in conjenction with the finger scale. The knurled knob on the left clamps onto the lip of of the finger. It has holes so that an extension can be used- normally you find te right hole for your machine and then leave it in that hole so it is really only like an 1/8 turn to lock it into place. Mine have for the most part come with that extension in place.

I like to set the finger to the 35 pica they request , but then dial it in so it is flush to the edge of the cross-slide- I figure my saw is just not set to the scale perfectly, as I have no need for pica. (Although ther are 6 pica to the inch- those zany printers)

the clamps usefullness is debatable, It swings down and hold the workpiece. I am always amazed that the saw blade always misses it. I think it is probably more useful with smaller pieces- ie printers stuff rather than my woodwoking stuff.

I do not use the batter gauge technique they mention in the directions, seems like more of a printers thing......

Pete

Mike Henry · Post by **Mike Henry** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:25 am

Thanks Pete.

It was the knurled nut clamping against the finger that escaped me - all is well now.

I'll probably rarely, if ever, use the miter but it went a little cheaper than I figured.

Mike

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:58 am

where did you pick it up, Ebay?

How much did it sell for?

Pete

Mike Henry · Post by **Mike Henry** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:00 am

Pete,

Yep, it was Ebay - $38 give or take. It's in pretty decent shape with all of the parts so far as I can see:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

The G4B is pretty much operational with a DC motor & controller installed and working, but a new motor tensioning rod needs to be fabricated as the belts are rubbing a bit on the guard. The rubbing disappears with a bit of hand force on the motor mount, but the existing rod was jury-rigged by a PO and doesn't have enough adjustment.

I also still need to clean up the work clamp you sold me. It's an easy job, just haven't had much time lately.

Mike

Mike

Tim64 · Post by **Tim64** » Thu May 06, 2010 5:33 pm

Can someone post some pictures of the miter vice attached to the Finger of the micro meter gauge? I think I understand, but it does not seem right to me based on how well these machines go together. Thanks.

crzypete · Post by **crzypete** » Sat May 08, 2010 10:56 pm

Hi Tim, Here is a pic on my G100

More thoughts later.

Pete

Tim64 · Post by **Tim64** » Mon May 10, 2010 10:32 am

Thanks Pete! I really appreciate you taking the time to post a pic for me. Thats what I thought you were describing. Seeing how well built these saws are I figured they would have come up with a better way of connecting the miter vice, but I guess given the original use of the machine, miters probably weren't used all that much.