Drill Rod Clamp Blocks

[Hank.W.E]

This is part of a larger project, and I snapped a photo because they look so nice... These were designed and machined this weekend.

[Harold_V]

I agree---they do like nice. Brings back fond memories of my years of building tooling.

Well done

Harold

[david5605]

Nice blocks.
Can you tell this newbee the parameters you used to make the saw slits? I want to slit a couple of everyday steel spacers that require 1+ inch depth of cut and a few inches of length and have never used a saw slitter in my life.
kind of saw?
saw diameter?
# of teeth?
rate of feed and depth of cut per pass?
lots of lubricant?

thanks, Dave

[Hank.W.E]

Hi Dave,
I'm a newbie too!
These cuts were 1" + and I very carefully used my bandsaw for the job. I spurted a bit of wd40 on it, and let the weight of the saw determine the cut rate. At the end of the cut, I was very careful not to let the saw cut the inside of my 3/4" reamed holes.

Hope this helps!
Hank