Turn your clamps 90 degrees and get them on the larger piece of the frame also . That is why you're getting that chatter on the edges . You want a very solid set-up when possible .
The back of the clamp MUST be higher than what you're clamping ! Once again , you're clamping the clamp and not your part .
Erik , put an aluminum pad on your plate . Raise the clamp up on the heel block and crank er down . You don't need the rear clamp as it is doing nothing . I would also move the plate edge closer to the mill table edge to reduce all the chatter .
No , don't do that . The first witness mark in the table is a killer in your mind , just like a new car or truck .but I am drilling, and I don’t want to drill in to my new table!