Workholding Introduction

  • Locating & Clamping
    • Locating
      • Arresting the Degrees of Freedom
      • 3-2-1 Principle
      • Locating Features
        • Planar Surface
        • Machined Pads
        • Pins
          • Round Pins
          • Diamond Pins
        • Conical Locators
          • Tapers
          • Tapered Pins
          • Centers
        • Concentric
          • Inside Diameter
          • Outside Diameter
        • Adjustable Locators
        • V-Shapes
        • Nests
        • Soft Jaws
        • Conformal (example)
    • Clamping
      • Resisting Cutting Forces
        • Using Friction Effectively
        • Machining Forces
          • Milling
            • Peripheral
            • End
          • Drilling
          • Tapping
      • Methods
        • Screw Mechanisms
        • Cams
        • Tapers
          • Collets
        • Toggle
        • Magnetic
        • Power
          • Pneumatic
          • Vacuum
          • Hydraulic
          • Electromagnetic
        • Multiple Part Clamping