[BobWarfield]

It's nice to have a mill as big as the IH so you can mount two 6" Kurt-style vises complete with continuous "Jaws of Doom":



I had to turn down my acceleration a tad to stop the servos faulting with that much weight on the table!

It's also nice to have enough Z travel to use those Jaws of Doom as a bending brake:



Just clamp the workpiece in the jaws, and I used a handy piece of cast iron to fold it over. The clamps help make a little tighter crease. The material is 12 gage stainless.

It makes for a nice way cover:



It would be so easy to add a hinge and handle so the jaws really could serve as a brake. I also really like this stainless material. Currently eyeballing the possibility of making up a telescoping cover out of it for the column.

Cheers,

BW

[Kipper]

Even nicer to have a box and pan folder....Horses for courses and all...

[BobWarfield]

Even nicer to have a box and pan folder....Horses for courses and all...

That's all very well for those with a full stable, kipper. But, just you wait until I've figured out how to build a CNC press brake out of all this.

:devious:

Lemme see, I'll set up the head so it acts as a bend gage, then I'll have it reach over and grab that handle, gotta make it work without stressing the spindle bearings, hmmm....

LOL,

BW

[Kipper]

Yupper...just remember to smooth the sharp edges....don't want to cut ourselves eh