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Fork Building and Alignment Tools

This is a V-block clamp for a fork steerer. I will use it both for building forks and aligning them. It is more or less a copy of a Bringheli but setup to mount to the T-slots on my alignment/fixture table.
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Transferring the location of the fixing holes from the cap to the base.
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Transferring the location of the fixing holes from the cap to the base.

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  • This photo shows the setup for cutting the V in both the base and cap.  I used an adjustable angle table (setup to 45 degrees using a 45/45/90 gauge...the angle table scale is way off) and mounted my normal vise to it.  It was tedious cutting the steel block where I could only take off about 0.020" at a pass, but easy with aluminum where I could take off 0.060" at a pass.
  • Transferring the location of the fixing holes from the cap to the base.
  • The marks left by the transfer punch.<br />
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I wasn't very careful with my measuring when drilling the holes in the cap, so they aren't always centered in the V.  That is just an asthetic concern, not a functional one.
  • The finished product.  The securing bolts are 1/2" and fit into T-nuts.
  • Everything put together and laying sideways on the table.
  • BB whipping post installed on the table.  The brass washer goes on top of the BB.
  • BB whipping post for a Bridgeport table.  Installed to the table using a 1/2" x 13tpi T-Nut.  The handles can be moved to the bottom to secure it to the table, or the top to secure the frame.
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