Vise square device and method of use
First Claim
1. A milling machine table device, comprising:
- a rigid longitudinal body having flat longitudinal surfaces parallel to each other along a length of the body configured to be clampable within a vise jaw; and
two rigid legs of equal length, one of each extending from an end of the longitudinal body in a rigid fixed position, each leg comprising an ankle portion configured to extend from a respective leg end at an obtuse angle and engage a surface on the milling machine known to be parallel to the longitudinal travel of the milling machine table,wherein the body and the two legs and the respective ankle portions comprise a single rigid device configured to indicate a square orthogonal relation of the legs to a longitudinal travel of the milling machine table and a parallel relation of the body to the vise jaw.
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Abstract
A milling machine table device comprises a rigid longitudinal body having longitudinal surfaces parallel to each other along a length of the body configured to be attachable to a vise; and two rigid legs of equal length extending from the longitudinal body in a fixed position, each leg comprising a portion configured to engage a t-slot of the milling machine table there beneath. Also, a milling machine table device comprises two legs of equal length extending from the longitudinal body, each leg configured with a portion configured to engage a t-slot of the milling machine table and indicators disposed in one of the body and the two legs, the indicators comprising an adjustable probe configured to indicate an orthogonal distance from one of a vise jaw and an edge of a t-slot to an end of the probe. A method for calibrating and squaring the device is also included herein.
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19 Claims
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1. A milling machine table device, comprising:
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a rigid longitudinal body having flat longitudinal surfaces parallel to each other along a length of the body configured to be clampable within a vise jaw; and two rigid legs of equal length, one of each extending from an end of the longitudinal body in a rigid fixed position, each leg comprising an ankle portion configured to extend from a respective leg end at an obtuse angle and engage a surface on the milling machine known to be parallel to the longitudinal travel of the milling machine table, wherein the body and the two legs and the respective ankle portions comprise a single rigid device configured to indicate a square orthogonal relation of the legs to a longitudinal travel of the milling machine table and a parallel relation of the body to the vise jaw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A milling machine table device, comprising:
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a rigid longitudinal body having longitudinal surfaces parallel to each other along a length of the body configured to be adjacent to a vise; two legs of equal length extending from the longitudinal body, each leg comprising a portion configured to engage a surface on the milling machine known to be parallel to the longitudinal travel of the milling machine table; and a plurality of indicators disposed in one of the body and the two legs, the indicators comprising an adjustable probe configured to indicate an orthogonal distance from one of a vise jaw and a surface on the milling machine known to be parallel to the longitudinal travel of the milling machine table. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for adjusting a vise to t-slots in a milling machine table via a device, the method comprising:
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providing a rigid longitudinal body of the device having longitudinal surfaces parallel to each other along a length of the body attachable to the vise; and providing two legs of equal length of the device extending from the longitudinal body, each leg configured with a distance indicator; and calibrating an indicator probe of the device, the probe configured to indicate a normalized distance from an end thereof to an independent surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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