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. - AlexAndChristine's Photos- powered by SmugMug

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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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AlexAndChristine > 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.

AlexAndChristine > Transferring the location of the fixing holes from the cap to the base.

AlexAndChristine > The marks left by the transfer punch.

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.

AlexAndChristine > The finished product. The securing bolts are 1/2" and fit into T-nuts.

AlexAndChristine > Everything put together and laying sideways on the table.

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.