As I’ve posted before I love my Panavise Jr. I’ve used it to hold just about anything you can imagine and it always works like a champ. I do however have one small complaint, it takes forever to open and close. The threading on the threaded rod that opens and closes the jaws is very small and so it takes (approximately) between 2 and 3 million turns to move the jaws from fully open to fully closed.
Well This is a problem no longer. I’ve used my Makerbot in the past to create replacement parts and toys but never actual tools until now. Inspiration struck on a particularly messy project that left my drill out on my workbench next to my soldering station and electronics tools. It was so obvious, I had my “Speed winder” right there the whole time, I just needed the right drill bit to leverage it’s AWESOME POWER.
I took some measurements from the Panavise Jr.’s crank knob and I was off to Google Sketchup. The model itself was pretty straight forward, just a cap to go over the crank knob and something to feed into the chuck of my drill. As you can see below despite being a fairly simple model getting the sizing and scale right took quite a few revisions.
I was pretty shocked at how well the “drill bit” held up in my drill. The rod that feeds into my drill is surprisingly strong considering the diameter. As you can see in the gallery and video below it works great! Not a bad little upgrade for one of the handiest tools on my workbench.
Surprisingly about a week after I had a working model I found that Paravise was shipping their own simliar attachment for their vice. The “Easy On/Easy Off” is available through Panavise directly, though I would point out it’s still very manual…
As usual I’ve made the model available on Thingiverse. I have to imagine I can’t be the only person that would find this handy. Every good Maker has a Panavise!
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- Half printed
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- Fully printed "Speed Winder"
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- The "Speed Winder" ready to use
I’ve put together a little video for this project as well (I was looking for an excuse to learn Final Cut Pro X anyway…)
My name is Chris. I'm a Chicago area maker and 3D printing enthusiast. This blog is a home for my DIY projects, 3D designs and other miscellany.
Crank Your Panavise in Turbo Mode | STEMroots
November 6, 2011 at 9:19 am
[...] 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 [...]
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November 7, 2011 at 12:11 am
[...] 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 [...]
jack lecou
November 7, 2011 at 5:32 pm
That’s a really good idea. And great execution.
One small correction though, at least I think so: I do not see where you could possibly be getting the 2 or 3 million number from — that little knob is truly a pain to turn. I think my fingers would remember that!
I expect it’s actually not much more than 30 or so TPI, which would cover the 2.875″ range of the Jr. in less than 100 turns. (Note that the drill closes it in about 7 seconds. If that was 2 million turns, your drill runs at over 17 million RPM!)
chris
November 7, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Yeah that was a touch of hyperbole, didn’t think it would be too hard to pick up on.
This Panavise Jr. Speed Winder should be in every maker’s toolbox | ro-Stire
November 7, 2011 at 9:12 pm
[...] Like many makers, [Chris] has a Panavise Jr. on his workbench that he uses for just about everything. The tiny vise is great for all sorts of tasks, and is often considered an indispensable tool. The only problem with the vise is the amount of time it takes to open and close the thing. [...]
This Panavise Jr. Speed Winder should be in every maker’s toolbox | The Depot of Talk
November 7, 2011 at 11:01 pm
[...] Like many makers, [Chris] has a Panavise Jr. on his workbench that he uses for just about everything. The tiny vise is great for all sorts of tasks, and is often considered an indispensable tool. The only problem with the vise is the amount of time it takes to open and close the thing. [...]
This Panavise Jr. Speed Winder should be in every maker’s toolbox | CisforComputers
November 8, 2011 at 12:03 am
[...] Like many makers, [Chris] has a Panavise Jr. on his workbench that he uses for just about everything. The tiny vise is great for all sorts of tasks, and is often considered an indispensable tool. The only problem with the vise is the amount of time it takes to open and close the thing. [...]
Fernando Lopez Jr.
November 18, 2011 at 10:15 pm
i love those zebra mechanical pencils =)