Looking For A Post Re. A Homemade Vise Carrying Handle

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I saw a post some time back about a guy that made a carrying handle for his machinist vise.

It clamped within the jaws of the vise and had "pegs" that protruded into the jaw bolt holes.

Looked like it would make moving/carrying the vise a lot easier.

As a "first project", I'd like to have the kid at work make a couple of them on our new Hurco CNC machine for our Kurt D688 vises.

A picture's worth a thousand words. Can anyone direct me to the post, or post the pic?
 
Where the devil was it? I couldn't find it...

Need to do that for mine also. That and possibly a small jib hoist...
 
Where the devil was it? I couldn't find it...

Need to do that for mine also. That and possibly a small jib hoist...


Yeah, can you post a link to that thread please.
 
Sorry, I located it on my computer.

Have no idea where I found it originally.
 
Yes, that's likely where I found it originally.

I drew it up in AutoCAD, and would be happy to provide the dwg/dxf file if anyone would like it.
 
I'm going to proceed with making one of these. The operator here at work is way too green to make it for me on our new Hurco (long story), so I'll make it at home where I have a small machine shop including a manual Bridgeport with a DRO.

Can anyone advise an inexpensive method/tool for putting a radius on the inner edges of that big slot?

I can't justify buying a large radius end mill that can do the entire slot in one operation, but I also can't see myself using an inexpensive small radius end mill and "stair stepping" around the slot.
 
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I can't justify buying a large radius end mill that can do the entire slot in one operation, but I also can't see myself using an inexpensive small radius end mill and "stair stepping" around the slot.

If you use a 1/2 or 5/8 end mill the corner radii will be about right, it really doesn't need the nice large radius in the ends of the slot. If you have a rotary table, then just set up to do those radii.
 
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