I-Beams

[fro_matt]

I have to cut a radius thru the end of some 10" I-beams, which is more or less a repeat job, except that they only used to be 8", which I could hold really well in my vise/vises. Now I've got to come up with a way to clamp them to the table, toe clamps have been unsucsessfull in the past, becuase of the thin 'legs' on the stock, and the fact that the radius extends thru the end of the part, so no clamps on one end, any suggestions?

Thank you

[iowajim62]

Some tall custom soft jaws for your vise could be made to hold them.

[fro_matt]

kinda like a Tetris "z" shape? (sorry love that game!) Thanks

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

I would look at some snadwich plates. One that will go to the I part of the beam. Put a recess inside of them to allow it to spead the clamping force top to bottom from the jaws. I have even made the bottom part like a half moon that way they pivot on the radius and provide clamping force to the upper.

 

HTH