DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SELF

CENTERING VICE

Submitted by
R.ARJUN 813814114011
A.DANIEL 813814114021
B.HARIHARAN 813814114035
K.MARUTHA LOKESH 813814114306

GUIDE: Mr A.SARAVANAN Assistant professor ,Mechanical

Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Saranathan College of Engineering
Panjappur, Tiruchirappalli 620012.
 OUTLINE
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
LIST OF COMPONENTS
SELECTION OF MATERIAL
PRO-E ASSEMBLY DESIGN
DESIGN CALCULATION
FABRICATION
WORKING PRINCIPLE
BILL OF MATERIALS
COST ESTIMATION
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

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 ABSTRACT
This project mainly deals about Design and fabrication of Self
centering vice. The work consists of vice which is used to hold
circular objects for drilling and milling operations. It is used
when machining circular compounds.
A self- centering vice features two movable jaws that center
themselves around the workpiece. Self centric clamping is done
by the rotation of right-handed or left-handed threaded spindle.
This type of vice is used for complicated jobs because it needs to
be set horizontal and square planes before starting work. It is also
used in slotting and planar machines.

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 INTRODUCTION

A vice is a mechanical screw apparatus used for holding or

clamping a work piece to allow work to be performed on it
with tools such as saws, planes, drills, mills, screw drivers,
sandpaper, etc.
Vices usually have one fixed jaw and another parallel jaw
which is moved towards or away from the fixed jaw by screw.
Vices can be separated into four categories- metal working,
wood working, handheld and machine.
A machine vice is a device used to hold a work piece when
operating a milling machine or a drill press.
One such type of machine vice is the self centering vice.

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 LIST OF COMPONENETS

BASE PART
V-BLOCK
TAIL ENDS
LEAD SCREW
RECTANGULAR BARS
BOLTS

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 SELECTION OF MATERIAL

BASE PART MILD STEEL

V-BLOCK MILD STEEL
TAIL ENDS MILD STEEL
LEAD SCREW MILD STEEL
RECTANGULAR BARS MILD STEEL
BOLTS MILD STEEL

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 MILD STEEL

Mild steel contains approximately 0.050.25% carbon making it

malleable and ductile.
Mild steel has a relatively low tensile strength, but it is cheap and
easy to form ; surface hardness can be increased through carburizing.
This type of steel is a very popular metal and one of the cheapest
types of steel available. Its found in almost every metal product.
This type of steel contains less than 2 percent carbon, which makes it
magnetize well. Since its relatively inexpensive, mild steel is useful
for most projects requiring huge amounts of steel. It is very strong
due to the low amount of carbon it contains. In materials science,
strength is a complicated term. It has a high resistance to breakage.

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PRO-E ASSEMBLY DESIGN

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BASE PART

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V-BLOCK AND TAIL END PART

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RECTANGULAR BAR AND WORKPIECE

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BOLT AND LEADSCREW

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DETAILING

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DETAILING

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DETAILING

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 DESIGN CALCULATION
Cutting force (Drilling)

FC=PSx MRR/v (N)

Where PS=Specific Power=6.777x10-2 kW min/mm3 (For Mild Steel)
MRR=(D2/4)Fr x N
Fr=Feed Rate(mm/min) =1.8
N=Drill Speed (rpm) = 1220
D=Drill Diameter (mm) = 6
v= DN (mm/min) = 22984.8 mm/min (peripheral velocity)
MRR=(D2/4) x Fr x N=(3.14x36/4) x1.8x1220
= 6205.896 mm3/min
FC =PS x MRR/v=(6.777 x 10-2 x 6205.896)/22984.8
FC=180.279N

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Cutting Force (Milling)

The 3 components of the cutting force

Axial component of force, PX: 0.15PZ
Radial component of force, PY: 0.45PZ
Tangential force, PZ: 6120N/V
Drill diameter, d: 0.012 m
Spindle Speed, n: 360 rpm
where,
N: power at spindle in kW
V: cutting speed in m/min
Cutting Speed, V= dn/1000 m/min
V= x 0.012 x 360/1000
V=13.572 x 10-3m/min
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Power at the spindle, N = UKhKQ
Where,
U - Unit power in kW/cm3/min
Kh - Correction factor for flank wear
K - Correction factor for radial rake angle
Q - Material removal rate in cm3/min
To find U we need average chip thickness, as which is given by,
Average chip thickness, c=114.6 x SZ x t/(s x D)
Where,
SZ : feed per tooth (mm per tooth)
From DDB Pg.No.12.29 for Mild Steel workpiece and HSS cutter SZ is
given by 0.15 mm per tooth.
t : depth of cut (2 mm)
D: cutter diameter (12 mm)
s : angle of contact with the workpiece in degree.
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Metal removal rate, Q=btSm/1000 cm3/min
Where,
b: width of cut= t/sin x
sin x=c/SZ
sin x= 0.0595/0.15
sin x= 0.9367
So, b= 2/0.3967
b= 5.042 mm.

Feed per minute, Sm=SZ x Z x n

Sm= 0.15 x 360 x 4
Sm= 216 mm/min

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Q=5.42 x 2 x 0.216
Q=2.1782cm3/min.

Power at the spindle, N=UKhKQ

N=45 x 10-3 x 1.18 x 0.93 x 2.1782
N=0.1076kW.

Tangential force PZ = 6120 x N x 9.81/V

= 6120 x 0.1076 x 9.81/13.572
PZ= 475.98 Newton.

Axial component of cutting force, PX=0.15Pz=0.15 x 475.98

PX=71.397 N

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Radial component of cutting force, PY=0.15Pz=0.15 x 475.98
PY=214.191N

Resultant cutting force, PR = (PX2 + PY2 +PZ2)

PR = (475.982 + 71.3972 + 214.1912)
PR = 526.813 N

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 FINAL CALCULATION

Cutting force (drilling) ,FC=180.279N

Cutting force (milling) :
Tangential force ,PZ= 475.98 N
Axial component, PX=71.397 N
Radial component,PY=214.191N
Resultant cutting force, PR = 526.813 N

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 FABRICATION
Baseplate and Rectangular bars are welded.
Left side tail end part is welded with the base.
Lead screw is made by using threading.
V-Block is made using notching on a T Shaped bar.
Drilling and Boring done on the end of the V-Block.
Internal threading is done on bottom end of the V-Block.
Drilling is done on the right face of rectangular bar and right
side of the tail end.
Tapping is also done on the drilled portion of the rectangular
bar.

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 SELF CENTERING VICE
A self centering vice is a device used to hold a work piece when
operating a milling machine or a drill press.

In Our project it is specially used to hold the circular workpiece with

the help of V-block.

The machinist can mount the work piece and adjust the vice to
horizontal and vertical positions.

It can be used in any machine tool, which is provided with slots in their
bed.

The other cross-sections that can be hold are gears, square workpieces.
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 WORKING PRINCIPLE
A self- centering vice features two movable jaws that center
themselves around the workpiece. Self centric clamping is done
by right-handed or left-handed threaded spindle. According to
the rotation of the lead screw the two jaws provided in the vice is
moved towards or away from the center of the vice. In milling
and drilling applications where an accurately centered workpiece
is essential to the operation, a self- centering vice can save time.
Both the vice and jaws are often made of steel, and the smooth
jaws are replaceable. It can be placed and worked in milling,
drilling, shaping, slotting and planar machines.

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 BILL OF MATERIALS
S.No MATERIAL SIZE QTY

01 Base Plate 300mm x300mm 1

02 Side Plate 100mm x100mm 2

03 Mild Steel (Job) 40mm x 40mm 1

04 Bolt and Nuts M12 4

05 Pin M12 1

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 COST ESTIMATION
S.No COMPONENT DESCRIPTION QUANTITY COST (IN
RUPEES)

01 M.S. Plate 300 mm x300mm 1 660

02 M.S. Plate 100 mm x100mm 2 200

03 M.S. Plate 40 mm x 40mm 1 60

04 Bolt And Nut M12 4 80

05 M.S. Pin M12 1 20

06 ---------- ---------- Total 1170

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 ADVANTAGES

Portable and easy to handle.

Can be fixed at anywhere and re-positioned when
needed.
Holding cylindrical workpieces rigidly.
Workpieces can be easily holded as it is a self
centering vice.
It saves time when fitting the workpiece in the vice.

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 DISADVANTAGES

It is not strong enough for heavy-duty clamping.

Risk of vibration or moving during work.

Portable vices with an integrated clamp may not fit

on to all surface edges.

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 APPLICATIONS
Self centering vice can be used for drilling and milling
operations.
It is used to drill the hole in both horizontal and vertical
directions.
Tapered milling and drilling also can be done by making small
modifications in the base plate by adding angle plate.
Holes can be drilled at angles of (80 ,70, 60)degrees.
Rectangular surfaces can be milled at an angle of (10 20
30)degrees.

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PICTORIAL VIEW OF SELF CENTRING
VICE

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EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

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PROJECT VIDEO

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SELF CENTRIC CLAMPING

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