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Milling the saw cuts flat.
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Roughing it out.
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Milling the 90 degree vee.
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Milling the far end for relief from the ways.
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Milling out a bit more.
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Drilling for the clamping bolt.
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Transferring the bolt hole to a clamp plate.
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Tapping the plate.
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Looking good!
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Hole for the indicator laid out.
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Drilling.
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Reaming to 3/8"
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Tapping for the indicator lock screw.
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Drilling out the end of a #10 screw.
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A small piece of brass was pressed in and faced off.
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It works!
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I lifted the magnetic base indicator off the lathe and it fell apart...I guess this was the cause of the slop. I can't believe it was just pressed together...
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Match drilling the plate and stop.
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A dowel pin pressed into the hole to keep the clamp plate aligned. The clamp plate hole was drilled slightly larger.
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I sanded and deburred all the surfaces and edges. About an hour and a half of relaxing and imprecise machining. It locks up rock solid. Little accessories like this pay for themselves the first time you use them.