Crank Your Panavise in Turbo Mode

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By Matt Richardson
Posted 2011/11/06 @ 6:00 am
Category 3D Printing, Electronics, Hacks

We’ve previously covered a popular mod to the Panavise Jr., which makes it easier to quickly open and close the tool. Even the people at Panavise liked the idea so much that they started manufacturing it. Chris from The New Hobbyist has taken this mod to “a whole ‘nother” level with his 3D printed drill bit which allows him to use the speed of his drill to open an close the vise. Getting the design right on his so-called “Panavise Jr. Speed Winder” took six revisions, but his persistence paid off and now Chris is sharing his design with us slow-winding folks. Thank you, sir!

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BY Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a Brooklyn-based creative technologist, contributing editor for MAKE magazine, and co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi. He's also the owner of Awesome Button Studios, a technology consultancy. Highlights from his work include the Descriptive Camera (a camera which outputs a text description instead of a photo) and The Enough Already (a DIY celebrity-silencing device). Matt's work has been featured at The Nevada Museum of Art, The Rome International Photography Festival, Milan Design Week and has garnered attention from The New York Times, Wired, and New York Magazine.

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0 Responses to Crank Your Panavise in Turbo Mode

Elliott J. Olson on November 6th, 2011 at 1:56 pm said:

So, how many of us actually have one of those 3D printers, or access to one?

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- VRAndy on November 6th, 2011 at 9:55 pm said:
  
  Everybody?
  
  If you don’t have one yourself (And they’re not as exotic as they once were) there are a number of services online where you upload a file and they send you the object.
  
  In any case, there are LOTS of tools I don’t have, I want to hear about what they’re good for now, so when I DO get one I’ll already know.
  
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Charles P on November 6th, 2011 at 5:24 pm said:

Reminds me of a rechargeable drill capstan winder for a sailboat.

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Charles P on November 6th, 2011 at 5:30 pm said:

Answering to Elliot,

Try some PVC pipe a hacksaw to make the notch, a bolt though a PVC end cap with a nut on the exterior side, of the center drilled end cap with a bolt though it.

Some PVC glue, and a bit of epoxy to hold the bolt you have a Panavise adapter, very cool printer though liked it.

Best,

Charles

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Anonymous on November 6th, 2011 at 8:02 pm said:

This looks just exactly like an electricians power drill wire nut attachment, thats been around for about 15 years.

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M. Eric Carr on November 6th, 2011 at 9:11 pm said:

Cue the liquid-nitrogen-fired version in 3…2…1…

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