WillD10
Plastic
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2012
- Location
- Chambersburg PA
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Probably easier to make something "ruff but effective" than find the correctly sized clamps, which will be shockingly expensive even at Evil Bay prices unless you are dead lucky.
In that case I'm creative enough to make something work. Now that I have a drill press at all, even temporarily, it makes me want a good vice and x-y table even more.
Apply for a job at a machine shop on campus? I think I learned more doing that than engineering school.I think my craving an x-y table comes from wanting a mill and other higher grade machines that my college budget doesn't allow for. Homework hasn't hit too hard yet, so I might get to do some shop re-arraigning tomorrow to get this thing in place.
Does your college have any shops on campus? I'd say that you might be better off seeking employment or access to a shop on campus, if they are there. That is how I started out, and it is a hell of a lot nicer using a knee mill than a drill press with an x-y table. You're also going to run afoul of the machinery discussion guidelines on this page if you mention your setup (drill press with x-y table). Feel free to ask about techniques or methods, but don't dwell on "non-professional" equipment on this forum.
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