Re cutting your soft jaws

Soft jaws offer several benefits not provided by hard jaws

Soft jaws are available in a few different sizes

Andrew is considering whether to use standard soft jaws or pie jaws to ID grip this part

The soft jaws will be distorted, actually decreasing grip force

We learned about the fundamentals of cutting lathe soft jaws

When boring OD gripping soft jaws cut the inside diameter of the jaws to the nominal work piece diameter

When the soft jaws are held tight for cutting, the master jaws should be at the middle of their travel

There are many reasons to go back and recut your soft jaws

The Proper Way to Cut Soft Jaws Part One OD Gripping Fundamentals

The soft jaws are clamping inwards on the boring ring at 100 psi

In this video, we will demonstrate the proper way to cut OD gripping soft jaws and cover soft jaw fundamentals

It's a good idea to clean the serrated faces on the soft jaws and master jaws, and the t slots as well

When machining soft jaws, they must be clamped tightly against some type of object

If he were to use regular soft jaws to hold this thin walled part

In contrast, with a standard set of soft jaws cut to grip this part

This pulley has sufficient wall thickness to allow us to use standard soft jaws

Soft jaws will allow us to maintain the best concentricity to the accurate surfaces we've already machined

For this reason, when cutting soft jaws it is important to try and use the same holding pressure

And scribes a line on the soft jaws to locate them at this exact tooth position in the future

One of the best ways to keep soft jaws in position for cutting is to use an adjustable boring ring

When attaching the uncut jaws to the chuck always torque the jaws in place

When the auction's soft... Soft?

Before we mount the jaws

Once the jaws have been cut, make a shallow groove at the bottom of the jaws

Well, if they're soft, I'm soft.

The master jaws are at the center of their stroke. Now we're ready to cut these jaws

As the jaws are forced outward

The master jaws at mid stroke

Adding a taper to your jaws

into the dreadful jaws awaiting him.

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Undersize jaws will grip along six edges, whereas oversize jaws will grip only along the center of each jaw

We de burr the jaws as necessary

Andrew cuts the taper in the jaws

Whether it's like the shark in Jaws

CA It's a soft crowd, Julian, a soft crowd.

Species Species in this genus are traditionally classed into two skull groups longirostrine (long, narrow jaws) and brevirostrine (short, broad jaws).

Soft proofing

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