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TILTING ANGLE PLATE (and more) FOR YOUR MILLING MACHINE
A tilting angle plate is a very useful accessory for your milling
machine.
Most tilting angle plates, bought or shop-made, involve the use of
castings.
However, a tool & die maker in Seattle sent me drawings for one
he made from aluminum plate, which would not be
hard
to duplicate.
(Yes, aluminum would be a hopeless choice of
material
for an accessory of this sort in a commercial shop, but it’ll do fine
in
the hands of the guy who makes it for his own use.)
Note: these plans also include drawings for 5
other simple workholding aids for your milling machine table:
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a pair of locating/stop buttons
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2 type of stops for the front edge of the
table
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a "catch-the-corner" work stop
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a set of small planer-style toe clamps, and...
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a big hold down for use on a drill press or
milling
machine. This last idea came from one of my guys who is an engineering
professor. He frequently does "impossible" motorcycle repairs for his
friends,
and told me he uses this big clamping device to hold awkward jobs like
motorcycle cylinders for honing on the drill press.
US Customers: US$7 ppd.
Canadian Customers: C$10 ppd (includes GST).
Customers outside US or Canada: C$11 ppd.