Custom Wood Fixtures Photos courtesy Damien Connolly
Colt Case Plaque Fixture Wood Block & Adhesive
Colt Backstrap Fixture Clamped & Screwed Between Two Wood Blocks
SAA Case Compartment Lid Fixture Clamped & Screwed Between Wood Blocks, Super-Glued to Light Steel Plate
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This article could never encompass all of the ways parts can be held, but we hope it serves as a good starting point for ideas. Sometimes simple wood blocks and glue will do the trick; sometimes a project requires specific holding to meet a specific need. You are only limited by your imagination.
Thank you to Mike Dubber, Brian Powley, Jim Blair, Justin Blair, Bruce Farman, Ralph Bone, Diane Simpson, Sam Alfano, Rex Pedersen, Sandy Popovich, Greg Gentry, Damien Connolly, and Marianne Kelley who contributed their fixtures and photos to make this article possible.
Chip Blower
E.L. “Sandy” Popovich Photos courtesy Marianne Kelley
Sam Alfano Photos courtesy Sam Alfano
Although this is not a workholding fixture, it is a useful idea worth sharing! This is a custom chip blower created by Sandy Popovich for our Lady Sharpshooter class with Sam Alfano. We were sawing our gold sheet and the chips got in the way, so the chip blower was created! Sam Alfano had also already designed a version which is attached to the saw itself.
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