[TheForge] Holdfast

[Paul N]

I bought one of those too, and extended it as well. But I find mine 
disappointing, and it often release in reaction to the shock of 
hammering. It may be just poor quality control and I got one of the many 
poor examples. But with the cheapy HF stuff, as always, your mileage may 
vary...

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James Davis wrote:
> I bought from Harbor freight a drill press holddown (large one) made like a visegrip but with a nut and bolt to go through the drillpress table ...I added a piece of rod to the bolt making it longer so I can use it in the 1/2" prichel hole 
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>> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:19:17 -0600
>> From: stryker at vulcanpro.com
>> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Holdfast
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>> The holdfast I use the most is made from a pair of square jawed vice 
>> grips. I cut one side of the jaws off and welded on a tube to fit my 
>> hardy hole. this has a u-shape welded on where it goes thru the anvil 
>> to cinch it down with a wedge. Then is just works as a vice grip on the 
>> anvil face, adjustable to size etc. If that description doesn't work, I 
>> could send you a pic.
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>> Wayne
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>> Noah Morris wrote:
>>> I have been trying to make a holdfast for doing hot cutting. I have the shape right (I think) but I am having trouble. The darn thing won't stay in the the hardie hole. I have tried several different tempers, everything from spring purple to just hardened. I can get it to clinch in the hole, but not on the piece I am working on. Once I got it to clinch down the piece of flat bar stock I was cutting and the Holdfast EJECTED itself up a good two feet in the air. 
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>>> Help me, please?
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