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I cut the stock to rough length in my power hacksaw. |
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One end was then milled square, |
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The length of the angle was laid out to better help locate were to stop milling the angle. This is not a critical dimension. |
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The vise was set at the proper angle using a protractor. The part was milled until the scribed line was reached that was marked in the previous slide. |
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A stop was bolted to the table so all the clamps of one size could be finished to the same length, |
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The holes for the threaded ready rod were laid out next. I use a sharpie marker to mark the steal. Black works nice. |
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Using a very sharply pointed drill rod I located the spindle over the scribed lines using a magnifying glass. This is close enough for this work. |
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All the holes in the one set of clamps was then drilled. After this hole was done the table was moved to the hole located near the front of the jaw and the same procedure was used. |
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Once all the holes were drilled, then the holes in one jaw were tapped with the proper tap for that size jaw. |
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The ready rod was turned down to fit into the blind hole in the jaw. |
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As you can see on the smallest set of one of the clamps I used a piece of round rod. That doesn't work very well when tightening the clamp. I came up with silver soldering wing nuts on the end. They give a much better grip. The scale gives a sense size of these useful clamps. |
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