Munty Scruntfundle
Established Member
Hi there.
A small project I'm designing at the moment requires a flat aluminium bar, 22x8 x 300. I'll take this down to size from a length of 25x10. Or at least that's the idea.
The best order of machining will be to surface finish one of the top 300x22 faces. But. How the hell am I going to hold flat bar that thin on the bed? I don't really want to use multiple vices as I don't have multiple vices, and I don't want to move the part.
I've been looking around but I can't find any solutions for something this thin. If it were steel I could use a magnetic bed I suppose. Maybe I need to change to steel and spend a fortune on a magnetic bed! At least I'd have a magnetic bed!
Any ideas?
Many thanks. And merry festive stuff.
A small project I'm designing at the moment requires a flat aluminium bar, 22x8 x 300. I'll take this down to size from a length of 25x10. Or at least that's the idea.
The best order of machining will be to surface finish one of the top 300x22 faces. But. How the hell am I going to hold flat bar that thin on the bed? I don't really want to use multiple vices as I don't have multiple vices, and I don't want to move the part.
I've been looking around but I can't find any solutions for something this thin. If it were steel I could use a magnetic bed I suppose. Maybe I need to change to steel and spend a fortune on a magnetic bed! At least I'd have a magnetic bed!
Any ideas?
Many thanks. And merry festive stuff.