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This fun setup is an example of what you have to do when you have a really
weirdly-shaped part you need to clamp to the mill table. I needed to drill and countersink
two holes for a sort of clamping bar, the spacing of which was only determined after the
assembly had been welded together. I didn't bolt it directly to the table as I
wanted the support under the crosspieces, since they were essentially just tack-welded.

Since the drilling is a low-stress process, I simply found that a coffee-can have me the depth and diameter
I needed, so I poked a big hole in the base, and ran a clamping stud down through the middle. Worked quite well.

And yes, the little drill-press type vise is supposed to be bolted down at
an angle like that. It's actually a jig for a short-run production project.





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