Here we go again . . . MK4

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The first plate has now been drill and counterbored:


The second one is cut out:


Spotted and ready for drilling:


The DRO I fitted to the pillar drill works really well for CBs. Although the depth is not critical, it looks nice if they are about the same height as each other. These are the CBs for the M6 bolts, drilled to a depth of 10mm as the thread needs to stick out to get good engagement:


All the top holes are now finished. Then onto a light sanding with well used paper, then green scouring pad to remove the scratches and after about a minutes work they look quite nice:


Another dry assembly fit:


Next job is the tapped holes in the sides. I bought one of these precision vices a while back to hold the work on it's side:


Mine is the second from the top - Precision Tool Vice Type 2 - 90mm wide

But I need to make some special clamps to fit into the groove. Here is some 10mm plate roughly marked out. I should get 4 clamps out of this strip. I'll put the usual stepped clamp triangles under the far end of each clamp initially, but may add a packer piece of the right height instead to make setting up quicker.