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This is a build log of making a simple clamp for holding a milling vise on a milling table. I'm a novice machinist, so there might be some mistakes or...
The bottom surface of the vise's clamping slot is about 0.595 inch above the table, and the top surface of the clamping slot is about 0.300 inch above...
I put an abrasive cut-off wheel on my wood-cutting compound miter saw and cut the angle iron on that. It cut fine, but it got hot enough to melt the ...
I set up the angle iron in the milling vise and milled the long cut edges nice & flat (& somewhat to size, though this dimension is not terribly impor...
Next I did the "foot" of the clamp, the part that rests on the milling table. This operation cleaned up the hacksaw job & established the height of th...
Here it is with all three faces in order and all the edges of those faces filed smooth.Now it's all over but the slotting.
For the slotting, I set it up like this.It's nice to have the workpiece roughly centered in the jaws, because it gives even clamping pressure, not so ...
Touch off against the "inside" of the foot. Remember to compensate for the radius of the edge finder.
Drill bits are easier to sharpen than milling cutters, so I drilled holes to hog out most of the metal for the slot. I started with a smallish bit (I...
Next I used a 3/8 inch milling cutter to turn the row of holes into an actual slot. With the spindle running, I lowered the (center-cutting) cutter do...
I bought some 3/8"-16 tpi threaded rod from ye olde hardware store. It was cheap and it came with three pies.I cut it to length with the hacksaw and ...
It looks good!
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