Sanjay F

Now that looks far more rigid, I like it; I’ll need to invest in a steel plate as all I have in that sort of thickness is Ali

Quote from: JasonbTo me the clamps were not ideal

The rear one has the stud at the packer end of the clamp not near enough to the work so most of the force is going into the packer.

The left one is making contact with it's side not the end so will easily twist.

Right not too bad but can't really se it fully.

You need a traveling tool kit and a small restoration project to pass away those lonely evenings in the hotel.

It was after I fixed the work to the jig that I realised I’d should have more room all round to clamp it in place on RT. I’ll make a bigger one milling the smaller end and should get a firmer hold

No micro lathe unfortunately but I’ve packed some reading material 😀

The bearings look the part and worth investing time in; I like your anvil 🙂

Full disclosure, that’s what I couldn’t work out what had slipped; I think I reset the pins in each boss and forgot to tighten one up. So the clamps didn’t give, but the workpiece on the jig🤨

Live and learn! 😁

No more workshop updates from me for the next week or so, work has sent me away from family and workshop 😕

Welcome to the forum from Essex and hope to see your builds  - we have the same mill although I think mine is a WM-16 without the 'b'