Looking for fixture idea for securing typeboard

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I purchased carvey to assist with my letterpress printing and the type boards are exactly 0.918" high as required by the letterpress. With the Carvey I have two challenges

  1. The type boards are small and I need to use every inch of them for the design, so I cannot afford to lose the little bit on the bottom left where the carvey clamp goes.
  2. I would like to continue to use the carvey zeroing feature.

I know I am going to have to make something for this, I am just not sure what and I am hoping to find an inspiring concept here. Thanks for any ideas you may have.

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Here is one idea I have for a jig (using carvey to make it).

  • The long block in the center is to be used for the clamp
  • The narrow part of the block opening is where the type block would be placed.
  • The light lines are marking where I would drill through so I would add clamping bolts.
  • To support the zeroing, I would either make the jig board the same thickness or glue in a shim to the bottom right corner.

Seems like this might work. Any thoughts?

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Just for fun… It is now Thursday and my second attempt, looks good this time.

This clamp makes it possible to use a fully recess printed block with no borders in Carvey. This one is 3/8" 4x6

  1. The depth of the square is the depth of the target block.
  2. The bolt is a 5/16" x 7 carriage bolt.
  3. Using a wingnut for tension.

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Brilliant idea! My guitar body clamping and routing will benefit greatly from this!!

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Very happy if it can help you out. I am glad I can finally move on to the block printing now. :slight_smile:

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My wheels are turnin! With that set up, I can glue up a body blank, clamp it, leave it in the fixture, set it on the XC, locate with the bump stop and clamp the fixture. Boy am I going to be busy this weekend :slight_smile:

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