DFM A2 Steel Dowel Plate 17 Holes MADE IN USA (English 17 Holes)

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Steel plates receive a Black Oxide treatment to protect them from rust while aluminum plates are anodized. Now, having made sure the Fixture Plate is in the right place, you can see where the T-Slot Nuts are. The design optimises both materials and labour, keeping costs down and ensuring a fast and hassle-free installation with reduced time on-site compared to standard alternatives. Let’s say the coordinates of the fixed rear jaw, left front corner, on the left vise in the picture above are X20. Plus, the larger size means there is room for fixture related stuff to sit outside the work envelope.

Unless you’re an exceptional machinist, you probably won’t be able to build a plate larger than your machine’s travels that is also accurate enough. A dowel plate’s job is to turn square sticks into round dowels, and the new offering from DFM fits the bill nicely. With up to 20% less CO2e per installation, we support the sustainability of your build and help you deliver tangible cost and time savings.That means we probably have to know exactly which holes the sub-plate will be mated to and it can’t sit just anywhere on the table. Our Dowel Plate features 17 carefully spaced holes, each increasing in 1/32" increments from 1/8" to 5/8". Constructed from robust, 3/8" thick American-made A2 tool steel, this plate is precision-machined and ground to meet your most demanding woodworking requirements, with hardness levels ranging from 59 to 61 on the Rockwell C scale for enduring sharpness. For full details on how to use G10, check out the new chapter I just created for our free g-code course: G10 setting tool and work offsets. Veritas uses individually sized inserts, or “formers,” made from A2 steel, that snap into a steel plate.

If we take care while clamping to ensure the vise remains in contact with the three pins, we will have installed it ready to go in a very short time. The Veritas system is a good value if you only need a few, but the Lie-Nielsen plate is a cheaper way to go if you want them all.To make dowels, you'll need the basic tool ("Grundgerät"), one of the two drives ("Mitnehmer") we offer to produce the desired dowel size, and an adapter sleeve insert ("Einsatzhülse") of the corresponding diameter.