R8 & 3/4” Shank Tooling Holder

[erikmannie]

I am building a home for the R8 and 3/4” shank tooling for my knee mill. This will be a three level shelf, each shelf looking like a collet rack.

The shelves will each be a 14” X 14” square of 1/4” thick aluminum. I haven’t bought the aluminum yet because I am still saving up.

I am working on the three *frames* for the shelves with steel that I had laying around. Each shelf was made with 12 small pieces that I welded together.

Today I am side milling the edges of the steel shelves to make them flat & square.

 

[erikmannie]

The deeper that I side mill, the more I mill off the edge weld between the two pieces of .125” sheet, in some cases milling off all of the edge weld.

 

[mmcmdl]

Fix your clamps Erik . Why aren't you using the heel blocks instead of 2 studs ?

 

[C-Bag]

The deeper that I side mill, the more I mill off the edge weld between the two pieces of .125” sheet, in some cases milling off all of the edge weld.

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Your shaper would do a much nicer job

 

[Jim F]

Fix your clamps Erik . Why aren't you using the heel blocks instead of 2 studs ?

Clamps are upside down, also.

 

[erikmannie]

I just read this. I will fix the clamps now.

 

[erikmannie]

I tried the very best that I could, and this was my solution:

 

[DavidR8]

Hi Erik, this is what you should be striving for.

 

[mmcmdl]

Exactly ! You're over thinking this Eric .

Hi Erik, this is what you should be striving for.

 

[erikmannie]

Thanks. I needed a visual. I have a lot of strap clamping ahead of me today, including drilling 1-1/4” holes.