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making vise clamps on the milling machine

Step 2Rough cut the angle iron

Rough cut the angle iron
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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 plastic part of the saw's table.... That made me feel kind of stupid, I hope no one notices.

Anyway, I cut about a 1 inch wide piece off the length of angle iron. The exact size is not very important.

Then I cut off part of one "leg" of the piece, this will be the foot of the clamp later (where it stands on the mill's table). I learned my lesson about the plastic-tabled saw and made this cut with a hacksaw.
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