Tombstone Machining Fixtures

Cast iron tombstone fixture square plain tombstone rough casting.

Tombstone machining fixtures.

From wikipedia the free encyclopedia patent diagram of a machining fixture block a tombstone also known as a pedestal type fixture tooling tower tooling column or fixture block is a fixture of two or more sides onto which are mounted parts to be manufactured. Tombstones angle plates sub plates modular vise systems. They provide a practical inexpensive and lightweight means of holding work accurately in a vertical or horizontal plane for cnc machining operations. Zeman workholding tombstones can be cast from in stock patterns in different grades of cast iron or fabricated and machined to any specific configurations.

Abbott tooling columns also known as tombstones are made of tenzaloy naturally aged to t 6 condition. All our tombstones fixture rough cast iron casting esclused are pre worked and prepared on the bottom base face with 4 precision holes ø20 h7 for the use of our zero point gerardi system a type rough milled. Use in conjunction with our rotary unions. Our tombstones and vises are on display at various machine tool maker showrooms around the country.

Fast turnarounds are offered for custom fabrication of tombstone weldments based on those requirements. Call us for a quote today. Tombstonecity is the largest stocking workholding distributor in north america. Jergens workholding products include a full line of workholding vises quick change fixturing and tooling components for milling and machining as well as hoist rings for lifting quick release pins and other fastener products.

These tombstones are completely compatible with all nemi grid table fixture tooling. All tombstones and grid plates are built and then inspected using an in house coordinate measuring machine cmm. Tombstones for horizontal machining centers amrok cnc tombstone fixtures are designed to hold the industry s tightest tolerances for flatness parallelism perpendicularity surface finish and hole location. Machine flat plate materials add fixture plates and vacuum pods to name a few.

Compact 4 sided mini tombstone designed to work with smaller 4th and 5th axis machines.