Milling Fixture

	I'm making the fixture from 1/4" thick aluminum plate. I'm going to use my 10" table saw with a carbide ripping blade to cut the pieces to length.
	This is the blade I use. A 10" carbide tipped ripping saw. Works good on aluminum, brass, and bronze.
	The blade is set to a height just so about 1/8" above the work.
	I then use a piece of scrap wood over the top of the aluminum. It keeps the chips under control. You won't get sprayed with hot aluminum chips this way.
	The two pieces, top and bottom of fixture.
	Next I needed to cut the top piece in half or about a 3" wide strip. I used a carpenters square to make sure I got some what of a square cut.
	Again the scrap board over the top to keep the chips from spraying all over the place.
	The 3" wide stripe.
	Test fitting the parts.
	All screwed together. I Loctited© the screws so they won't come loose.
	On to the mill. Milling a straight edge on the front.
	Finishing the edge on the backside. This will be the side that the fixture will be set against.
	The cross slot on the left has been mill perpendicular to the front. Part is in the fixture to see how it'll work.
	The fixture ready for the first piece to be milled to length.
	The large clamps were to bulky when changing parts so I drilled holes for 1/4"-20 threaded bolts and used smaller clamps. Works a lot better.
	First piece being trimmed to length. I used the same size bar for the support of the clamps to keep them level with the part being milled.
	Here I'm drilling the holes for this particular bar. I'm only using one clamp near the hole. The machinist clamp holds the back support bar in place while changing parts.

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