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JCDammeyer's 42 projects

One idea I've had is first use the boring bar to cut the Long Arm side to bearing press in diameter with table XY locked. Then clamp down a piece in place of the part, swap the cutter around and cut a disk the diameter of the bearing which will still be on axis with the spindle. Use the previously cut piece to size to a tight slip fit.
Then fasten the piece down on that disk and bore the opposite side after turning the cutter back in to do a hole instead of a plug. Now the two holes should be on axis and in line.
If I bolt a couple of 1-2-3 blocks against the straight edges I should be able to line up the planetary drive clamp plate so that hole is also bored concentric with the spindle.
All with the XY table locked in place.
I think it's all about jigs. A lot of work for one piece. But then one could make 10 or 100 pieces too.
 
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