FABRICATION OF PIPE VICE

PARTS OF PIPE VICE

Base Plate:It acts as a support for all different components to be mounted. This piece is made of mild steel (MS).

Operational Plan: To fabricate this part, the following steps were

taken: 1. The initial plate was of the dimension were 130669 mm. 2. Side facing were done on the plane shaper machine using helical cutting tool.

Side Pillars:It acts as a support or guide on which the moving jaw moves. On its upper end, it supports top plate. This piece is made of mild steel.

Operational Plan: To fabricate this part the

following procedure were taken: 1. The length of the square rod was 255 mm. 2. Facing on sides was done using centre lathe machine.

On one sides turning was done by centre lathe machine while on the other side, turning and threading was done by lathe machine.

Top Plate:It is the plate which acts as a mounting support for the box nut. This piece is made of mild steel.

Operational Plan: To fabricate this part. The following steps were

taken: 1. The initial dimension was 175809 mm. 2. Side facing and facing were done using centre lathe machine.

Fixed Jaws:Two fixed jaws act as support on which the pipe (for job operation) is mounted. This piece is made of mild steel.

Operational Plan: To fabricate this part, the following steps were

taken: 1. The initial dimension was 143659mm. 2. Side facing was done on plane shaper. 3. Facing was done on centre lathe machine. 4. The V-shaped groove was cut using band saw. The final teeth of jaw were fabricated using milling machine.

Moving Jaws:To fabricate this part, the following steps were taken: 1. The initial dimension was 1157023 mm. 2. Side facing was done on plane shaper. 3. Facing was done on centre lathe machine. 4. A hole was drilled in the centre for the lead screw.

Box Nut:It is mounted on the top plate so as to fabricate the movement of the lead screw. It has internal threading. This piece is made of mild steel.

Operational Plan: To fabricate this part, the

following procedure was used: 1. Facing was done on centre lathe machine. 2. A hole of desired diameter is drilled in that. 3. Internal threading was created inside it on centre lathe machine.

Lead Screw:This is the main screw thread used for moving the moving jaw up and down. The lead screw has external threads where the box nut has internal threads so as to drive the screw. This piece is made of mild steel.

Operational Plan: To fabricate this part, the

following were used: 1. The initial cylindrical piece had the height 235 mm and outer diameter 28 mm. 2. Facing was done on circular faces of the cylindrical piece using centre lathe. 3. The piece then underwent turning operation to have the desired nominal diameter. 4. Threading was done by using centre lathe machine.