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AJAX04/10/2021 21:37:12
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I'm not sure about this. It came with a milling machine I purchased recently but may have nothing to do with it. There appears to be no mechanism to lock rotation but I would welcome your correction.

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Can you help with identification or suggest a use?

Many thanks,

Brian

not done it yet04/10/2021 22:07:29
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Maybe set to the desired angle and secured in position via whatever was fitted to it?

No ideas apart from that initial thought.

Pete.05/10/2021 03:49:50
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Looks like a vice base, a very specific vice that fits between the two raised edges on the ground surface.

Tony Pratt 105/10/2021 08:35:58
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Likely to be a cutter grinder vice base.

Tony

AJAX05/10/2021 10:57:28
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Posted by Tony Pratt 1 on 05/10/2021 08:35:58:

Likely to be a cutter grinder vice base.

Tony

That seems quite possible. Thanks

old mart05/10/2021 19:39:52
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The two studs may have the dual purpose of holding whatever was intended to sit on it and locking the rotation. Take it apart and all will be revealed.

Roger Best05/10/2021 20:59:26
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That looks to be good quality. laugh

AJAX05/10/2021 21:46:41
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Posted by not done it yet on 04/10/2021 22:07:29:

Maybe set to the desired angle and secured in position via whatever was fitted to it?

No ideas apart from that initial thought.

Upon dismantling the base it's quite clear the two studs do lock off rotation. If I'd looked more carefully I would have noticed the studs were partially threaded and the nuts were at their limit (thus not locking off). But adding some drilled flat across the studs I can confirm it locks solid.

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AJAX05/10/2021 21:48:51
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Posted by old mart on 05/10/2021 19:39:52:

The two studs may have the dual purpose of holding whatever was intended to sit on it and locking the rotation. Take it apart and all will be revealed.

Quite right - should have done that first! But I'm still none the wiser as to what it's from. The 90 degree scale should narrow things down, I guess.

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AJAX05/10/2021 21:50:57
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Posted by Roger Best on 05/10/2021 20:59:26:

That looks to be good quality. laugh

I think so.

And it was well looked after with a thick layer of grease (and so presumably was not being used on a grinder).

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