Hi, I'm Mike Corliss from Tormach.
And today I'm going to show you...
...fixture plates,
a couple different fixture plates we have,
and different ways to locate then or other large flat pieces that you might be...
machining
For using the fixture plates...
...you can nest multiple parts, or if it's a big part you have a hard time holding any other way,
with fixture plates it's easy to...
...just drill and tap..
...mounting holes, whatever you need.
uh... if you are using these to do multiple parts...
...it's nice to put...
...a couple holes in...
...for picking up your zeros,
and then you can cut a reference edge too.
One of the quickest ways, if you are going use them for a quick change...
...fixture plate...
...we have these little locators.
Tighten these set screws down in the back,
and that's going to lock them against the...
...t-slot.
They just slide in.
There's some play in them.
So what I'll do is to split the difference.
And then tighten up the set screws...
...to lock them into position.
Now the fixture plate can lift on and off.
It's going to locate off those two pins.
And no I can clamp this plate down,
and cut a reference edge, cut a reference mark, cut a reference part,
drill and ream a hole, whatever I want.
And then the plate's...
...marked and I can have as many plates as I want to interchange them.
Now they'll just slide on and off those pins.
Now if we wanted to use the bigger plate,
like this,
we can use this other style of locators.
These locators you tighten the screw through the dowel so you put them on,
locate the plate,
and then tighten them into position.
Again, the first time I put a fixture plate on...
I would either split the difference in the play in the t-slot,
or I'd indicate it to the edges
as I was clamping it down.
Ok, once the locators are tight
you could clamp your fixture down,
machine your nests or whatever you're going to do.
And then this plate,
you can rotate it. Snap it on the pins.
And you can have multiple plates, because the spacing will all be the same. They'll just swap in and out.
So if you're using locators...
...to locate the long edge...
...of a flat part,
you've already had those in,
that'll straighten your part for you, squared up to the machine.
And then you can use this for a stop.
Just put a socket head cap screw in,
with a washer,
and then lock it against the t-slot.
And then you can just...
...switch your plates.
And then clamp them down.
Another way to hold these plates down,
instead of using a strap clamp set,
you can...
drill and counter bore or drill and counter sink for a flat head cap screw...
...to hold these in place.
You can also use miniature clamps for holding,,,
...multiple work pieces.
That's about it on the machine.
That's just different...
...fixturing plates...
and different uh... ways to locate them repeat good for you.