Does The D-Drive Vise Jaw Lift?
How much does the jaw of your machining vise lift? Minimal jaw lift is crucial to when it comes to machining precise parts on a vise. Less lift means less part movement and more reliable machining results. In this video, we test the D-Drive vise to see just how much lift it has and if it outdoes other machining vises.
What makes this tool different from others is its ability to efficiently convert from a standard milling vise into a dovetail, soft jaw and vice versa without having to remove in from your CNC machine or Haas Trunnion.
The machining tools used in this video include:
- The Elijah Tooling D-Drive Vise
- Haas TR210 Trunnion
- Haas VF11 CNC Mill
If you want to learn more about the D-Drive™ 5 axis vise for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections...
Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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How a D-Drive™ Modular 5 Axis Vise Works
This animation shows how the D-Drive™ 5 axis machining vise is able to be rearranged to hold 6 different kinds of parts. This allows the D-Drive™ vise to adapt to different machines and parts, making production faster and unrestricted by difficult machining scenarios.
If you're interested in a D-Drive™ vise for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/d-drive-5-axis-vise-accessories/products/d-drive-centering-modular-dovetail-milling-vise
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1/2" Invert-A-Bolt™ VS 4,900 lb. Plate | Will It Lift Or Break?
Rick tests the Invert-A-Bolt™ workholding fastener's strength by trying to use a single 1/2" model to lift a huge 4,900 lb steel plate off the ground!
The Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener offers more strength and security than most CNC workholding vises and clamps. It's the best low/no-profile and reliable workholding tool available to CNC machinists. It makes loading and securing parts fast, efficient, and super stable.
Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener Features:
- Fast part loading
- Low-profile .385" stud (height varies with model). No profile when not in use.
- Robust holding power
- Suitable for aluminum, steels, and titanium.
See immediate efficiency and speed increases when you switch from your vises and clamps to the Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener.
Want more info on the Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener? Visit our website: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/invert-a-bolt-fasteners
Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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Run 6x Parts On Haas Mill With This Setup
Here we show how using quick-change plates + the D-Drive™ modular 5-axis vise ADDS UP to a bunch of parts being machined at one time in one operation.
This fixture plate is compatible with Haas CNC mill models:
- VF2
- VF3
- VF4
- VF5
Or, machines with 80 mm or 125 mm slot patterns.
If you're interested in a Modular Fixture or quick change system for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections...
For a free quote, call: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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This Tool Is Making Bushings EXTINCT
The Patented Zipbushing™ Precision Threaded Locator Bushing allows CNC machinists to quickly locate and parts and hold tight tolerances with no need for using threaded inserts or bushings.
Zipbushing™ Features:
- Fast part loading
- Low-profile
- Precision Part Locating
- Suitable for aluminum, steels, and titanium.
See immediate increases in efficiency and speed when you switch from threaded inserts and bushings to the Zipbushing.
For more info on the Zipbushing, see:
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Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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The Secret to Faster CNC Machine Cycles
The Invert-a-Bolt accelerates cycle times and makes machining more precise by anchoring the part or fixture from below with 11,000 lbs. of pull down force.
Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener Features:
- Fast part loading
- Low-profile .385" stud (height varies with model). No profile when not in use.
- Robust holding power
- Suitable for aluminum, steels, and titanium.
See immediate efficiency and speed increases when you switch from your vises and clamps to the Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener.
Want more info on the Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener? Visit our website: https://elijahtooling.com/collections...
Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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CNC Machining 5 Axis Tombstone for Haas Trunnion
We're cutting chips to make a smart tombstone that's loaded with internal tools on all sides!
The machining tools used in this video include:
- The Elijah Tooling EZE-VISE™ Ultimates Modular Vise
- Haas TR210 Trunnion
- Haas VF3 CNC Mill
If you want to learn more about these production tombstones for your CNC machine, give Elijah Tooling a call. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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Best No-Profile Workholding Tool for CNC Machining | Invert-a-Bolt™ Fastener
The Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener offers more strength and security than most CNC workholding vises and clamps. It's the best low/no-profile and reliable workholding tool available to CNC machinists. It makes loading and securing parts fast, efficient, and super stable.
Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener Features:
- Fast part loading
- Low-profile .385" stud (height varies with model). No profile when not in use.
- Robust holding power
- Suitable for aluminum, steels, and titanium.
See immediate efficiency and speed increases when you switch from your vises and clamps to the Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener.
Want more info on the Invert-A-Bolt™ Fastener? Visit our website: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/invert-a-bolt-fasteners
Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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5 Axis Secret Vise Of The Future
Today, we show off the D-Drive™ Adaptive Modular 5-axis Vise' many abilities and how its different from other manufacturing methods by CNC machining a large 5 axis steel part.
This video shows how this CNC machining vise is used in a dovetail, straight jaw, and soft jaw vise configurations. The D-Drive™ is the worlds first 6-way vise and is extremely capable when it comes to 5 axis CNC machining work. Check out our other videos regarding those 3 other methods of use.
What makes this tool different from others is its ability to efficiently convert from a standard milling vise into a dovetail, soft jaw and vice versa without having to remove in from your CNC machine or Haas Trunnion.
The machining tools used in this video include:
- The Elijah Tooling D-Drive Vise
- Haas TR210 Trunnion
- Haas VF11 CNC Mill
If you want to learn more about the D-Drive™ 5 axis vise for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/d-drive-5-axis-vise-accessories/products/d-drive-centering-modular-dovetail-milling-vise
Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
Our website: https://elijahtooling.com/
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Rick's Embarrassing Story
Rick talks about a humbling moment he had in the early days of Elijah Tooling and of a how a customer converted to ELT products after their machine crashed. What begins as an embarrassing story can quickly become a foundation for advancement and insight.
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How Invert-a-Bolt™ Fasteners Work | Elijah Tooling
This flush-mounted back bolt system allows manufacturers to eliminate clamps and bolts when machining parts by securing stock and workholding materials from underneath. This flat plate system contributes to maximum flexibility of the fixturing, providing improved workholding solutions which ultimately leads to more parts produced, increased safety, and less waste.
Back bolts eliminate the need for costly clamps and vises and they dramatically reduce setup times, which allows you to machine more parts faster with less risk of damage. Back bolt systems can dramatically affect your pocketbook too.
More parts mean more efficiency, better cycle time, and more sales.
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Rapid Change Over of Haas Trunnion while showing Elijah Tooling Quick Change Products
This short animation shows several of the Elijah Tooling Products in action in a way that easy to understand/grasp. This video will preview the Trunnion Quick-Change Base Plate, the hybrid Universal Common Modular Fixture (UCMF), XZertZ™ retractable dowel pins, Zipbushing™ Precision Threaded Locator Bushings, Invert-A-Bolt™ Workholding Fasteners, both modular and T-slot types as well as the D-Drive™ Centering Modular Dovetail Vise.
If you're interested in a Modular Fixture or quick change system for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/quick-change-plates
For a free quote, call: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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The 4 CNC Workholding Components That Will Make Your Machine Shop More Efficient. Guaranteed.
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Quick Change A Haas TR210 Trunnion with Elijah Tooling Quick Change Plates
Quick Change A Haas TR210 Trunnion with Elijah Tooling Quick-Change Plates
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Why Quick-Change Your Kurt Vise_ It Only Takes 22 Seconds. _ Elijah Tooling
Why Quick-Change Your Kurt Vise? It Only Takes 22 Seconds.
March 10, 2018
Hi guys, this is Rick at Elijah Tooling.
Today I want to show you something that I think you'll get a lot out of.
First, I want to introduce this world class workholding product; this is our patented Invert-a-Bolt Fastener and it is an integral part of our flat-plate modular fixture plate workholding system. It's a captive work-holding fastener and It's used to connect any two objects with high precision. Specifically, in the CNC workholding solutions industry, you can connect a base plate to parts, plates, tooling, milling machine vises, or anything you want. Today, I'm going to talk about connecting it to a Kurt mill vise from Kurt Manufacturing.
Rick Miller From Elijah Tooling Explains How To Convert Your Kurt Workholding Vises To Quick Change
So, I've got a Kurt machinist vise body right over here. It's already prepped. It's basically upside-down. Okay, so don't get confused that this is upside down.
What we wanted to do is prep this to accept the Invert-a-Bolt Fasteners (Not Standard Kurt Vise Accessories) and then, we want to prep it to accept a locating product as well. So, I'm going to screw these in just for kicks so you can kind of see what it's gonna be once it's in the base plate.
Kurt Vise D675
You've got the four Invert-a-Bolt workholding fasteners and they're connecting the base of the Kurt workholding vise. Now I know what you're thinking, you're thinking "well that's just fine and dandy but I don't see a locator." Well, that's what this is all about. This is our patent-pending locator device, and it's a combination bushing and threaded insert.
That's that product we call it a ZipBushing. You can drive it with a driver and it drives straight in, and drives straight out. It's pretty cool. Locates on the center just like a bushing does.
But, what we use it for is we put this Xzertz™ Retractable Locating Dowel Pin in here. That's our name for a retractable dowel pin.
So, we can screw this pin in and out. We can even make it go flush, just like we can screw the Invert-a-Bolt Fastener flush. So, let me show you I could take this and it's going to go into this locating hole that we've prepped for on the Kurt vise.
Kurt Vise Body
So, these six products and their insertion tools right here form a kit and that kit is $325. (Replacement Parts Available). So, for $325 you can easily convert your Kurt vise to something that repeatedly locates over-and-over-and-over again, and will prevent your operators from spending an undue amount of time dial indicating that thing in and setting it up.
We're going to show you the loading and unloading of this vise and we're also going to show you the unloading and the loading of a Kurt vice that doesn't have the quick change hardware on it so that we can compare the Invert-a-Bolt system against the standard Kurt Workholding System.
So, I was just talking about quick-changing a Kurt machine vise, and that incorporates two different products. We have Xzertz™ Retractable Locating Dowel Pins right here and you have the four Invert-a-Bolt Fasteners right here. So, I realize that this fixture is a lot more complicated than what we're talking about and it's a special-purpose fixture that allows somebody to do this for almost anything but for the specific application that we're talking about.
A Kurt Machine Vise Will Be Quick Changed Onto This Machine
One thing I did want to also talk about is how to connect the base plate if you're doing a quick-change plate versus connecting to the T-Slot fixture and, of course, this plate is already connected to a T-Slot fixture, but what we've got is another kit that incorporates one of our T-Slot fasteners.
You see how it works the same way and it actually goes into a slot just like that.
Flate Fixture Plate Being Prepared For A Kurt Vise
Then, you can pull it up into whatever it is you're holding. In this case, it would be the base plate. The kit also involves a fixture key and it'll slide in the slot as well.
So, I just wanted to explain that that's one of the kits that's available and it allows you to create a base plate that then connects to the t-slot fixture below.
Now I'm going to have our CNC Machinist Aaron help me out. He's going to bring the vise over and we're going to show you how we can rapidly load it and then he's also going to dial it in and show you that it's repeating. So, I'll let him come and do that now.
Alright, it goes on there fast and, again check it out. Once again, rapid installation.
Kurt Mill Vise During Quick-Change
Hey, thanks for joining me today guys. I'm really happy that you spent the time listening. I just want to summarize this; here you've got a traditional setup that can't repeat, and it's always going to be slow. Because you're connecting it with some bolts.
Kurt Vise Being Quick Changed On A CNC Machine.
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The Best Way To Quick Change A Haas TR210 Trunnion from Elijah Tooling
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CNC Crash Fails
A compilation of CNC crash fails! These are some gnarly fails which leave you saying, "thank goodness that isn't my machine!" Faulty set ups are one of the major causes for crashes in CNC machines.
For more information on how to ensure you always have a stable set up and avoid these issues, visit us at www.elijahtooling.com
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CNC Workholding Modular Fixture Demo Kit by Elijah Tooling
Hey guys,
I get asked so many questions about our modular fixtures and the CNC workholding components inside them by curious CNC machinists and programmers. It really comes down to two main questions.
How do I use them?
How will they help me?
That's why we created a little plastic modular fixture that we can provide to you as a demo kit. It has all the basic elements of a full-sized modular fixture in it. This gives you the ability to actually test the fixture out and quick-change something yourselves!
Let me walk you through the demo kit.
The demo kit contains:
Invert-a-Bolt Fasteners
Modular Fixture for CNC Workholding Demo Kit
The Invert-a-Bolt Fasteners in this kit are our acrylic giveaway fasteners. The Invert-a-Bolt Fastener is used to hold the part from the bottom, eliminate obstructions to machining, and to drastically reduce setup times.
ZipBushings
CNC Workholding MOdular Fixture Demo Kit with Zipbushings
Our ZipBushing Precision Threaded Locator is our patent-pending multi-purpose hole. You would use this for Dowel Pins, Shoulder Screws, Screws, and our Xzert Retractable Dowel Pin.
Retractable Dowel Pins
Modular Fixture Tooling Plate with Retractable Dowel Pens (Xzerts)
The Retractable Dowel Pins are used for location and designed to go up and down, meaning they are always located in the fixture, and ready to pop-up whenever you need them. They can be used in the slot or in the ZipBushing.
The modular fixture also has little locating pivots that we call "Livets".
Livets
Locating Pivots & Livets
We also have our T-Slot Fasteners which slides in and out of the T-Slots.
T-Slot Fasteners
CNC Workholding T-Slot Fastener
The T-Slot Fasteners come in two sizes 16MM & 18MM. In this case, we are using 16MM T-Slot Fasteners.
What's great about this modular fixture demo kit is that is a hybrid between a standard grid modular fixture and T-Slot fixture.
All in all, this kit will allow you to show your team members how these workholding components work!
Check out the video and let us know if you would like a demo kit to try out for yourself!
Thanks, guys!
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A BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL 5-AXIS MODULAR WORK-HOLDING FIXTURE | ELIJAH TOOLING
A BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL 5-AXIS MODULAR WORK-HOLDING FIXTURE
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Hey guys, Rick here from Elijah Tooling.
I've got this fixture here that we are going to be sending out to a customer. I thought I would take a few minutes and show you a few things about it. As you can see, I can literally move it around because it is in this box.
Round Modular Fixture
This is a round cnc-workholding modular-fixture that is going into an Okuma Trunnion Type 5-Axis machine. And, as you can see, we have set it up with a standard two-inch pattern, just like we have talked about before. It has got the new Invert-A-Bolt Fasteners in it and it has also got the multi-purpose holes. We have talked about them before but, as you can see, it is a bored and threaded hole.
Flex Vise on a round modular fixture
In this case, we are shipping one of our dove-tail vises, the FlexVise with it. But, what I thought was cool and what you should see, is that we have made it so it would adapt to the T-slot fixture that it's going into.
Center Plug in round modular fixture
This particular machine has a center plug and we have created a screw-in, precise locating plug that then will locate with respect to a location in the slot.
Locator on a round modular fixture
Here is the other locator. So we have got a locator, another locator, and in between them is the center slot. You can see that we are using our 18-millimeter T-slot Fastener to hold the plate.
T slot fastener on round modular fixture
This is "kind of" set up the way it is going to look on the machine once it is in the fixture. The T-slot Fastener can come out quite easily and it is in line with the slots and makes for a perfect scenario, in which you have got this fastener that is sitting in this slot and is not moving around. This plate is made specifically for this. You have also got all these locations.
You can see that the threaded holes go all the way through; you do not have to really worry about how deep that screw is going in.
That's about it. We have talked about modular fixture plates before, but I thought this was a beauty, and that we ought to show it to you before it is out the door.
Notice this nice heavy box? That is how they are shipped. It also comes with an inspection port so that you know that this is precisely made and will do the job that you want it to do.
Thank you for your time!
-Rick
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This Is A Whole New Kind of Workholding Fixture. It Combines Modular Fixture Technology w/ T-Slots.
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Hey guys, It's Rick at Elijah Tooling.
I've got some exciting stuff to show you today.
Today, we're gonna work on a whole different kind of fixture.
This is a combination of our Modular Fixture,where you have Fasteners and ZipBushings incrementally.
But, we've also added an element, which is our T-Slot Fasteners with the slots that accept the Xzerts Retractable Dowel Pins.
So, I am gonna show you how we use that and I'm gonna kinda show you why we might use a riser or a different pattern at the same
time.
But, as you can see, we've got it set up for...
I've got three of the T-Slot Fasteners in here and I'm gonna add one in a minute when we load this riser.
But, right now, let me show you something.
So we're gonna, I'm gonna quick-load these guys...
These are the FlexVises...
We're quick loading them on there and we can then bring our Fasteners up into the piece and hold it.
And, you can see that it's gonna be pretty fast.
Alright...
So, this pattern works for this part.
Right?
This is a 2" Pattern. That's the idea. You get the idea.
Of course, I could have pulled up all of them. But, I'm trying to save time on the video...
Ok. We've also got this and in this case, I am gonna use the slot and the modulars.
So, we can drop it on here like that, and we are gonna pull the stud of our fastener up into it.
Again, we can do that at several locations here.
But, you can see it's on. Right?
Then, we're gonna do one more.
Are you seeing how fast I'm moving that stuff on and on, by the way?
Just FYI. Just trying to show you how this works.
Now, we've got...
Now, this particular product, by the way, has this slot in the bottom.
So, right now, these Xzertz are positively locating it.
So, you can use that.
That's part of the flexibility of this particular device.
If I didn't want it to locate, I could screw those Xzerts down and then it would move around.
But you can see, again...
The Pattern fits all these parts.
But, what do I do when my part doesn't fit the pattern?
And, I've got this modular fixture that is so cool, I can do all kinds of stuff with it...
Well, then you might want to think about sometype of quick-change plate.
This is a riser that we made for it.
You can see... Well, actually I am gonna need to screw down some of these Xzertz. So, that's pretty cool! Your dowels are still in the plate. They are there all the time.
Right? Ok.
So, now we are gonna load it on here...
There we go.
Check it out.
And now, remember...
I was going to use this and put it up there like that...
And now, we're using our T-Slot Fastener hold this.
There you go.
Check it out.
Now, this particular riser has a pattern that accepts...
This is a 5" pattern.
So you can screw it in here, like this...
And as you can see...
Now, we've accommodated a different pattern.
We're not using the 2"X2" pattern anymore we're using a 5" pattern.
And that was the point of this riser.
Now, in this particular case...
The riser...
We made it so that it fit certain parts and then the rest it we inserted a 2"X2" pattern again, so that it would be common with many
other things. Anyway, that's the idea.
And, uh... I wanted to show it to you today.
By the way, this is gonna be in a big reveal here in the next few months.
We are getting ready to release the Incredi-Vise for production.
So, FYI...
That's down the road.
Thanks, guys!
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How To Get More Out Of Your Haas CNC Vertical Mill | Elijah Tooling
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February 20, 2020
Hey guys, it's Rick at Elijah Tooling.
Give me two and I will make it worth your while.
Hey, today I am standing in front of a brand new Haas CNC vertical mill.
As you can see, this is what everybody starts out with.
CNC Haas Machine
Fixtures and slots.
So, what I want to do today - is kind of show you what it could become, and how more flexible and usable we can make this table by incorporating our products.
So, I'm going to be with you in just a second in another location.
See ya.
Hey guys, I'm back.
Check it out; we're standing in front of a vertical milling machine.
Again, smaller.
But, now it's been enhanced with this modular fixture plate, which involves having other characteristics that are available to it.
For example - our fastener, that allows you to quick-change things in and out of it.
Like this vise, which ultimately could be this plate.
And then, we also have multi-purpose hole for location.
So, the reality is - this thing creates a lot more capability than the regular old standard t-slot fixture.
You can see it's an oversized plate as well, which means that - we can use this area over here.
So, that we can use the entire x-axis, y-axis of the machine.
So, we get a bigger machine out of it as well.
So, I thought I'd just quick-change something really fast and you can note how fast it goes, so that - one we're going find out for the programmers and the machinist, "This is easy, this is fast.".
For those execs out there, that got to pay the bills - ROI on it is great.
And, for those buyers, and those people that are buying this stuff - I can assure you that we've got our act together.
You're not going to have a problem with the sale, or with the shipping, or any of it.
Anyway, let's go through this.
Just another few seconds guys.
Plate off, right.
I'm just going to show you the device coming off at the same time.
Just like that brother.
Put it back on, okay.
This vise is pretty cool, it's got these specialty nuts in it and it allows the fastener to be used with it.
But, it can also be used with bolts if you don't have the fasteners.
There we go - let's put the plate back on.
Tada.
Hey, if you're looking for something that makes a lot of sense for your shop consider this solution.
Hey, we'll see you next time.
-Rick Miller
Elijah Tooling
Here we show how using quick-change plates + the D-Drive™ modular 5-axis vise ADDS UP to a bunch of parts being machined at one time in one operation.
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Lean Manufacturing Principles Applied To Your CNC Machine's Workholding
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Why CNC machinists should use a modular fixture? Is this the future?
Rick shows off Elijah Tooling's Universal Common Modular Fixture Plate (or UCMF) and explains how it can be helpful to machinists in every industry. Our UCMF speed up part times, make parts more precise and make CNC machining easier and more intuitive for CNC machinists. By utilizing the perks of Lean Manufacturing and modular workholding, machinists and machining companies can push their CNC machines to be more efficient, faster, and have higher precision.
If you're interested in a Universal Common Modular Fixture plate for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/quick-change-plates
Give us a call and we'd love to work with you to get the tooling you NEED for the future. Our office number is: 940-591-1340 or toll free 877-462-BOLT.
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HIDDEN T-Slot Capabilities Of D-Drive™ 5 Axis Vise
Rick shows how how the D-Drive 5 axis vise can be used with T-Slot fixtures and plates to help cnc machinists with any work holding setup to hold their parts securely. Whether it's a modular fixture or T-Slot, the D-Drive 5 axis vise performs to bring strength and security to any machine shop.
If you're interested in a D-Drive vise for your CNC machine, visit Elijah Tooling's website here: https://elijahtooling.com/collections/d-drive-5-axis-vise-accessories/products/d-drive-centering-modular-dovetail-milling-vise
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