Mitee Bite clamps

[psychomill]

don't like to make purchases on ebay because you can't physicaly see what your paying for until you get it in the mail.

I can sympathize with that. I've got buddies who bought something and it turned out to be junk. The picture would be the product when it was brand new..... not what it is now. But auctions are a great source.... even the internet on places like Craigslist or something. There's also other publications for "fire sales" in many of the larger cities or areas where there is good concentration of industrial shops.

I almost always buy everything brand new. That way I know what I'm getting and when I'm getting it. For me, the ROI is just way too easy. But it's always a good thing to keep a "third eye" on the other stuff. Never know what you mind find when you "look down".....

[tobyaxis]

I'll have to agree with that Psychomill.

[RP Designs]

Resurrecting an old thread... Do these leave marks on the workpiece? I noticed on their website a fixture for use in a vise which clamps to 0.60". It looked pretty versatile and the example they used in their video is that they used the same fixture for both operations which implies clamping on the finished side. it seems like you might wind up marring the finished piece. any insight?

[big_mak]

It depends what mighty bites you use.

I have experience with both the smooth sided ones and the knife edge ones.

The knife edge ones have great hold down power, but will mark the part. I've used these to hold down modified 4340 forgings.

The smooth edged ones, were used to hold a finish machined part against locating surfaces, but screws were used to actually hold the part down. So unless you are doing extremely light machining, you should have some other method to help keep the part from lifting. Mighty bite has a huge array of products. You may be refering to the pitbull clamps which I haven't used yet, but I've had my eye on them for a while. Just waiting for the right application to come about!

[RP Designs]

Actually I was looking at this for vice work. Looks like it would work very well for the small runs:

http://www.miteebite.com/
Click the new products link and check out the versa grip talon grip line.

My main concern would be for milling aluminum If I could hold the finished piece without marring it up while trimming the back of the work piece.

[big_mak]

Those look like they will mar the part, as they have a knife edge point. Even in the pics they show, they are all doing first ops.

I find for normal parts generally a straight vise works well with a torque wrench, and odd shapes soft jaws on a vise.

IF the part is thin, then it would be best to MAKE a parallel that will give you full support underneath the part!